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World Fuel logo. World Fuel’s marine gross profit surges 86% as bunker price volatility drives Q1 results  

Higher bunker prices and volatility propel World Fuel to a strong first quarter, prompting upgraded full-year guidance.
Green Pearl and Lapis Ace (STS) bio-LNG bunkering operation. Axpo completes first ship-to-ship bio-LNG bunkering at Barcelona  

Swiss energy company supplies bio-LNG to MOL's car carrier Lapis Ace at Spanish port.
Dimitris Mertikas, Island Oil. Island Oil appoints Dimitris Mertikas as head of international trading in Dubai  

Bunker firm says hire will strengthen its trading capabilities and knowledge of the Middle Eastern and Greek markets.
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) logo. LNG and biofuels seen as most viable near-term options, ICS Barometer finds  

Geopolitical instability emerges as shipping’s defining risk in ICS report.
Changhong International Shipyard aerial view. Zhoushan ship exports nearly double in five months amid decarbonisation push  

China's Zhoushan reports 93.7% surge in ship exports driven by rising demand for more advanced and environmentally friendly vessels.
Naming ceremony of Kota Elok and Kota Elan vessels. PIL names two 13,000-teu LNG dual-fuel vessels at Shanghai shipyard  

Two newbuilds are equipped to operate on LNG as well as low-sulphur fuel oil.
Deepwater offshore installation vessel (OIV) render. Contract signed to build methanol-ready deepwater installation vessel  

Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Raffles to construct vessel for Solstad-SBM joint venture.
Verde Marine Energy (VME) logo. Verde Marine Energy completes its first B100 biofuel bunkering in ARA region  

Supplier delivers B100 advanced FAME to Vertom vessel.
CMA CGM Notre Dame vessel. Bureau Veritas classes CMA CGM’s first 24,000-teu LNG dual-fuel mega boxship built by Yangzi Xinfu  

BV highlights work carried out during design, construction and commissioning of new new ultra-large container vessel.
ECSA and A4E logo. Shipping and aviation bodies urge EU to redirect ETS revenues into sustainable fuels  

ECSA and A4E say more than €11bn in annual ETS contributions must fund decarbonisation efforts.
Scotland flag. Bunker One deploys supply barge at Aberdeen South Harbour ahead of July launch  

Marine fuel supplier targets Aberdeen’s growing maritime sector with dedicated barge.
Steel cutting ceremony of vessel with builder's hull no. H2840. Jiangnan Shipyard breaks ground on LPG-fuelled ammonia carrier for Jaldhi Overseas  

Constructions starts on 95,000-cbm vessel set to be world’s largest liquid ammonia carrier.
Mineral Latvija vessel. Fortescue and CMB.Tech sign charter deal for up to 12 ammonia-capable bulkers  

The agreement covers 12 Newcastlemax vessels, with three to be delivered as dual-fuel ammonia ships by end-2026.
Federal Beaufort vessel. Verra publishes new carbon methodology for alternative fuels in shipping  

VM0053 framework offers an accounting structure for emissions reductions in maritime transport.
NYK LNG-powered vessel connected to shore power. ICO launches Belgium’s first commercial shore power facility for ro-ro vessels at Zeebrugge  

NYK Group subsidiary connects pure car and truck carrier to green shore power at Belgian port.
Ocean Express ship-to-ship (STS) LNG bunkering operation. Dan-Bunkering completes LNG supply in China for Sallaum Lines’ newbuild PCTC  

Bunker firm delivers approximately 1,400 tonnes of LNG to Sallaum Lines’ newbuild car carrier in China.
Seaspan Lions (STS) LNG bunkering operation. Low-GHG methane could keep LNG-capable fleet compliant as regulations tighten, DNV paper argues  

Biomethane and e-methane offer a compliance pathway for LNG-capable ships, says DNV.
HaiSea Kermode and Valencia Knutsen vessel at sea. HaiSea's fleet of electric and dual-fuel tugboats completes 100th LNG carrier escort into Kitimat  

The Haisla Nation and Seaspan joint venture marks one year of LNG carrier escort operations in British Columbia.
Mount Vision naming ceremony. Naming ceremony held for LNG dual-fuel VLCC Mount Vision  

Crude oil tanker named in ceremony held in China.
Green Pearl and Cielo Ace ship-to-ship (STS) bio-LNG bunkering operation. MOL signs bio-LNG supply deals for car carriers across Northern Europe and Mediterranean  

Japanese shipping group expands bio-LNG bunkering to Spanish ports as part of its net-zero strategy.