Alternative Fuels

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to a hybrid nuclear-ready power concept developed with Australian ship design group Seatransport.

26th February 2026

Hybrid nuclear power gains approval

26th February 2026

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Everllence and Brazilian mining and logistics group Vale are joining forces to develop ethanol as a marine fuel, marking a significant step toward lower-carbon propulsion for large ocean-going vessels.

25th February 2026

Joining forces to develop ethanol power

25th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new insight brief by the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group for the Getting to Zero Coalition warns that weakening the International Maritime Organization’s proposed Net-Zero Framework would significantly increase transition…

20th February 2026

EXCLUSIVE: IMO net-zero framework delay risks

20th February 2026

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

A new report examining the safety of ammonia as a marine fuel has been commissioned and published by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), providing fresh guidance to support the sector’s decarbonisation…

16th February 2026

EMSA releases ammonia safety report

16th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Technical and engineering leaders from across the maritime sector will gather in Hamburg, Germany, from 1–3 December 2026 for the 47th Propulsion & Future Fuels Conference, the longest-running technical forum dedicated to…

16th February 2026

Hamburg to host future fuels conference

16th February 2026

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract worth more than NOK 300 million (€26.7 million) to design and equip four methanol/ethanol-ready handy size product tankers for Brazil’s Transpetro.

12th February 2026

Kongsberg wins Brazil tanker contract

12th February 2026

METHANOL

METHANOL

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its partners have successfully completed Japan’s first ship-to-ship bunkering of methanol fuel at anchorage, marking a major milestone in the country’s transition toward cleaner marine fuels.

9th February 2026

Japan completes first STS methanol bunkering

9th February 2026

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

An international working group has been formally launched to develop global safety management and marine discharge standards for ammonia effluent generated by ammonia-fuelled ships, addressing a critical regulatory gap as the maritime…

9th February 2026

Ammonia effluent standards group launches

9th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and CIMAC have signed a two-year agreement aimed at strengthening the maritime sector’s preparedness for using alternative fuels.

4th February 2026

Coalition boosts alternative fuel readiness

4th February 2026

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published the maritime industry’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation, addressing a key gap in the safe design and integration of hydrogen generator technologies on ships.

2nd February 2026

LR issues hydrogen generation guidance

2nd February 2026