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American food corporation Cargill has opened its first biodiesel plant that converts waste oils and fats into renewable fuel at the company’s Ghent facility in North Sea Port. The biodiesel is destined for shipping...

Maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted an approval in principle (AiP) for K Shipbuilding’s design of a 7,700 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containership. The AiP certification is...

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for three new roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessels being built for Swedish ferry company Stena RoRo. Two of the ferries will have a...

New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has welcomed the world’s first full size, ship-handling electric tugboat. Named Sparky, as voted by New Zealanders in a public vote in 2020, the e-tug is part of an innovative project...

Belgian shipping company Exmar has informed that the FSRU S188 arrived in the Netherlands from Singapore and is under full preparations to start at the Gasunie-operated Dutch LNG terminal in Eemshaven. On 20 June,...

A broad coalition of energy providers, shipping companies and NGOs has called on the EU to introduce a minimum quota of at least 6% sustainable and scalable hydrogen fuels by 2030. Last year, the European Commission...

Ellen, the world’s longest-ranging fully electric ferry, set a new world record on 9 June in Sønderborg, Denmark, during the International Energy Agency (IEA) 7th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency. On...