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HMM and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) contract signing. HMM orders eight LNG dual-fuel container ships in newbuild push  

South Korean carrier commissions 13,000-TEU vessels from HD Hyundai, with deliveries due to begin in 2029.
Keel-laying ceremony of vessel with builder's hull no. S1125. CIMC SOE advances construction on three LNG bunker vessels  

Chinese shipbuilder progresses three bunker vessel projects in the same week.
Verde Marine Energy (VME) logo. Verde Marine Energy adds two staff as it expands bunkering operations in ARA region  

Dutch bunker supplier hires former Melroh Trading employees and launches RMG 380 3.5% HSFO barge service following Sunoco Marine tie-up.
Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies (FEET) signing ceremony. Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies finances first wind-assisted propulsion projects with Eastern Pacific Shipping  

GCMD and AIM Horizon Investments link verified fuel savings to financing for two EPS vessels fitted with wind-assisted propulsion.
Launching ceremony of Yacht Prime and Yacht Star. Pinnacle Marine launches two B100-compatible utility boats for Excelessel Offshore  

Singapore shipbuilder nears completion of six-vessel B100 series.
Maersk Torino vessel. BSM takes over methanol-fuelled Maersk Torino, building alternative fuel experience  

Ship manager adds methanol-fuelled container vessel to its fleet, citing growing expertise in alternative fuel operations.
Albert Park vessel. Bureau Veritas marks naming of Union Maritime's wind-assisted Aframax tanker  

Albert Park, fitted with three WindWings sails, is Chinese yard's first wind-assisted Aframax product tanker.
Maersk Halifax ship-to-ship (STS) ethanol bunkering operation. Singapore completes world's largest ethanol bunkering operation  

Maersk, Golden Island and PSA perform ethanol bunkering in Singapore, drawing on methanol handling experience and safety protocols.
WinGD Global Service personnel. WinGD signs five-year service deal for NYK LNG carrier fleet  

Swiss engine designer WinGD will support ten dual-fuel engines across five Japanese-operated LNG carriers.
Steel-cutting ceremony for vessel with builder's hull no. N1036. Steel cut for third methanol-ready chemical tanker in ROC-Essberger series  

Chemical tanker series is designed with provisions for methanol fuel and wind-assisted propulsion systems.
Tangier Maersk vessel. WinGD engine completes first in-service ethanol voyage on Maersk container ship  

Tangier Maersk sails from Houston to New York using 100% bioethanol in WinGD's X-DF-M/E engine.
Platform supply vessel (PSV) render. Breeze Ship Design wins contract for Union Vega Offshore's battery-hybrid PSVs  

Two battery-hybrid platform supply vessels, with options for four more, will be built in China.
GRSE and ONGC contract signing. GRSE signs contract with ONGC to build four hybrid platform supply vessels  

Indian shipbuilder adds offshore support vessels to its portfolio with hybrid propulsion contract for state oil firm.
Felicitas vessel. AMS Barging christens methanol-ready tanker as fleet reaches 17 vessels  

Dutch inland shipping company adds 9,000-cbm diesel-electric tanker Felicitas, designed for future conversion to methanol bunkering.
Estonia's fully-electric ferry render. Steerprop to supply next-generation CRP units for Estonia's first electric ferry  

Finnish propulsion specialist Steerprop will equip a CRIST-built electric ferry with upgraded contra-rotating propeller technology for the Estonian State Fleet.
BGN and HD HHI contract signing. BGN orders four more dual-fuel LPG carriers from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries  

New contract brings BGN's 2026 orders with HD HHI to 10 vessels and will increase its owned VLGC fleet to 23 ships.
Shenghang Yongle ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation. World's first ship-to-ship green ammonia bunkering operation completed in China  

Shenghang Yongle supplied 1,000 tonnes of green ammonia to CMB.Tech's Mineral Europa, connecting the fuel's full supply chain.
CMA CGM Lorenzaccio naming ceremony. 15,000-TEU methanol-powered boxship named CMA CGM Lorenzaccio  

French carrier adds literature-inspired vessel to its methanol-powered fleet for deployment on the REX2 service.
China Zorrilla vessel. Battery-electric ferries grow in scale as aluminium multihulls gain market share  

DNV highlights the rise of battery-electric aluminium ferries, spotlighting the delivery of the world's largest such vessel.
Bjorn Hauschild, IBT Bunkering & Trading. IBT Bunkering & Trading appoints Sales Support Specialist  

Björn Hauschild joins from shipyard broker CombiTrade.