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MOL joins tri-fuel ore carrier project

MOL joins tri-fuel ore carrier project

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 9, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

MOL Ocean Bulk has signed a 25-year contract with Vale International to transport iron ore using two vessels. The project will employ the world’s first 210,000-mt ore carriers equipped with a tri-fuel propulsion system that can run on ethanol, methanol, and...
K Shipbuilding, LR explore ethanol in new tanker design

K Shipbuilding, LR explore ethanol in new tanker design

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 16, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Tankers

K Shipbuilding and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop an ethanol-fuelled 50,000-DWT Medium Range (MR) tanker. The project will assess the technical feasibility, safety and regulatory compliance of the design....
WinGD to supply methanol/ethanol engines to Polaris

WinGD to supply methanol/ethanol engines to Polaris

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 11, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Ship propulsion

WinGD has won an order for four X72DF-M-1.0 engines that can operate on methanol and ethanol for Polaris Shipping’s future Newcastlemax fleet. The ability to operate on either fuel allows Polaris to respond to changes in fuel availability, pricing and regulatory...
EU is raising taxes, whilst Chinese industry reaps the real profits

EU is raising taxes, whilst Chinese industry reaps the real profits

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 28, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

From the magazine – Efforts to make international shipping carbon-neutral are stalling. Now that the IMO’s Net Zero Framework (NZF) has been scuppered by the Trump administration and the major oil- and gas-producing nations, it remains to be seen whether it will be...
VIDEO: First ever ethanol bunkering in Rotterdam port

VIDEO: First ever ethanol bunkering in Rotterdam port

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 5, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ports, Shipping

During the weekend of 23 May, the container ship Eco Levant, operated by X-Press Feeders, was bunkered with ethanol in the Port of Rotterdam. It is one of the first times worldwide, and the first time in Rotterdam, that a bunker vessel supplied ethanol to a sea-going...
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