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RSP and RST logo. Agreement signed to bring shore power to Rotterdam shortsea terminal by 2030  

Shore power partnership at Rotterdam’s RST terminal targets AFIR compliance and reduced ship emissions at berth by end of decade.
Equatorial logo. Equatorial Marine Fuel receives dual sustainability recognitions in 2026  

Singapore-based bunker firm earns the LowCarbonSG logo and an EcoVadis Bronze Medal.
Red Sea topographic map. Red Sea diversions and Mediterranean emissions rules set to squeeze bunker supply, warns Peninsula  

Bunker supplier Peninsula warns rerouted tankers face soaring fuel costs and regulatory penalties.
Hydrogen maritime workshop. Hydrogen maritime workshop held to push early regulatory alignment  

Classification society and French maritime authority explore pathways for hydrogen deployment at sea.
Launching ceremony of MSC Licia X vessel. Changhong International undocks seventh LNG dual-fuel container ship for MSC  

Vessel is part of a series fitted with ammonia-ready and methanol-ready provisions.
IBIA logo. IBIA urges further investigation into marine fuel concerns linked to shale oil components  

Industry body says evidence does not establish a direct link between shale oil and reported operational issues.
KUSPC grand opening. ABS grants AiP for LNG bunkering barge design  

Samsung Heavy Industries and Conrad Shipyard receive AiP for basic design under joint development.
Waalvliet vessel. ABB and Econowind combine wind propulsion with digital routing to cut ship emissions  

The partnership integrates wind-assisted propulsion with weather routing to reduce fuel consumption.
Peninsula logo. Peninsula seeks junior cargo trader for Dubai role  

Position centres on the procurement of marine fuels, blending components and associated products.
Island Oil Summer Students Programme. Island Oil opens operations to students in summer internship programme  

Cyprus-based firm gives students hands-on experience across its bunker business.
Launching ceremony of a 20,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessel with hull no. S1129. New 20,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessel for Somtrans Group launched at Chinese yard  

Exmar’s newbuilding supervision team oversaw the launch at CIMC Group’s shipyard in Qidong, China.
BP logo. BP seeks bunker trader for Singapore marine sales role  

Selected candidate will be responsible for key accounts, day-to-day marketing and marine trading.
Yangtze Canal widening project signing. Van Oord consortium completes first phase of Rotterdam’s Yangtze Canal widening  

The project will enable two-way traffic for container vessels of up to 24,000 TEU.
Orca Fisher vessel. James Fisher’s first LNG-capable chemical tanker named at London ceremony  

The Orca Fisher is the first of four dual-fuel FKAB T68 vessels built in China.
World Kinect Corporation logo. World Kinect marine segment posts record quarterly gross profit amid bunker price volatility  

Marine division delivers its best-ever quarterly result as the conflict in the Middle East drives bunker price swings.
Explora III vessel. Explora Journeys takes delivery of first LNG-powered ship in its fleet  

Explora III, delivered by Fincantieri in Genoa, marks the brand’s first LNG-fuelled vessel.
Patrick Ryan, Keyyong Hong and Jinyoung Cho. ABS grants approval in principle for nuclear-powered 15,000-teu containership concept  

The concept design, developed with two Korean research institutes, features a marine molten salt reactor.
Tsuneishi logo. T-SOL delivers first Japan-built methanol fuel supply system  

The system, which received ClassNK approval in principle in 2024, will be installed on a Kamsarmax bulk carrier.
Port of Rotterdam. Rotterdam records 0.4% rise in total throughput for H1 2026  

LNG throughput up 1.7% to 6.4m tonnes, with exports increase attributed partly to greater use of LNG as a marine fuel.
Steel-cutting ceremony of vessel with builder's hull no. S1151. Construction begins on LNG bunkering vessel for Shell  

Ceremony held for first of two 18,900-cbm vessels being built for Purus Marine.