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Map showing existing and planned Emission Control Areas (ECAs). Alliance calls for urgent black carbon action as new Arctic emission control areas take effect  

Canadian Arctic and Norwegian Sea ECAs now in force, with compliance deadline set for March 2027.
Artistic impression of battery-electric ferry for operation on Perth’s Swan River. Lloyd’s Register to class Western Australia’s first electric ferry fleet  

Echo Marine Group partners with Lloyd’s Register on five battery-electric ferries for Perth’s Swan River.
Thomas Kazakos, secretary general of The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). ICS condemns Middle East shipping attacks as 20,000 seafarers remain trapped  

Industry body calls for urgent state action to resupply vessels and enable crew changes.
Molslinjen ferry illustration. Molslinjen order propels Australia to top of battery vessel production rankings  

Danish ferry operator’s three-catamaran order at Incat Tasmania shifts global manufacturing landscape, analysis shows.
Petrobras logo. Petrobras doubles invoiced price of MGO and LSMGO  

Export tax by Brazil's federal government forces Petrobras to double distillate invoice values.
Bunkering of Viking Line's Viking Glory by a Gasum vessel in Turku, Finland. Gasum renews FuelEU Maritime pooling partnerships with Viking Line and Wallenius SOL  

Nordic energy company extends compliance pooling arrangements with two shipping companies operating bio-LNG vessels.
Naming ceremony for CMA CGM Carmen on 18 March 2026. CMA CGM names methanol-powered container ship CMA CGM Carmen  

French shipping line christens 15,000-teu vessel as part of its alternative fuel fleet expansion.
Graphic promoting Singapore Shipping Association marine green fuels training course. Singapore Shipping Association launches marine green fuels training course  

One-day programme covers supply chains, emissions accounting and infrastructure for biofuels, methanol, ammonia and hydrogen.
The Hua Hong 68 at the terminal of Sinochem Xingzhong Oil Staging, Zhoushan. China launches first domestic biofuel blending pilot at Zhoushan port  

Sinochem Xingzhong begins processing 2,000 tonnes of biodiesel with high-sulphur fuel oil.
'AeroLNG' ship with WindWings installation. Bureau Veritas approves BAR Technologies’ WindWings power calculation method for tanker installations  

Classification society validates computational approach for quantifying wind-assisted propulsion under IMO frameworks.
The bunkering tanker Avenir Accolade. Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% stake in Avenir LNG to NYK Line  

The two shipping groups will jointly own the LNG bunkering business.
David Ortiz, trading manager at Sonan Energy Panama. Sonan Energy Panama appoints David Ortiz as trading manager  

Former US Marine brings nearly a decade of bunker trading experience to Panama role.
The M/T Jutlandia Swan, operated by Uni-Tankers. Project CLEANSHIP begins collecting operational data from wingsail-equipped tanker  

M/T Jutlandia Swan serves as floating laboratory to measure wind-assisted propulsion performance.
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement's (BSM) second methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier. BSM adds second methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier to managed fleet  

Ship manager now operates two methanol-capable vessels as alternative fuel adoption continues in the bulk sector.
Petrobras logo. Petrobras suspends MGO export sales following Brazilian government’s 50% export tax  

State oil company halts distillate fuel exports while assessing impact of new levy.
The LNG bunkering vessel Alisios LNG. Scale Green Energy launches 12,500-cbm LNG bunkering vessel in Spain  

Alisios LNG will supply marine fuel from the Huelva plant, chartered by Axpo Iberia.
The pure car and truck carrier Tourmaline Ace. Piraeus port signs LNG-fuelled car carrier deal with MOL  

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' LNG-powered vessel made inaugural call at Greek port on 10 March.
Hydrogen ship render. DNV study recommends design-based safety approach for hydrogen-fuelled vessels  

Study for EMSA calls for secondary enclosures across all hydrogen components, including open deck.
The pure car and truck carrier Grande Seoul. Grimaldi takes delivery of ammonia-ready car carrier Grande Seoul  

Ninth vessel in series joins fleet for Asia-Europe service with 50% lower emissions.
Photograph of Oğuz Yazici, Country Manager at Oilmar DMCC. Oilmar appoints Turkey country manager as part of regional expansion  

Dubai-based bunker and cargo trader promotes from within to lead Turkish operations.