
Japan Opens $95m Subsidy Pot for Hydrogen, Ammonia and Battery Ships
Japan has opened a five-year subsidy programme worth $95m to accelerate orders for ships powered by hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and batteries, covering up to half the equipment cost.

World's First Methanol Escort Tug Heads For British Columbia
The escort tug SD Aisemaht, described as the world's first purpose-built dual-fuel methanol tug of her type, has been spotted west of Gibraltar bound for Las Palmas on the first stage of a delivery voyage to Canada.

COSCO Approves Fifteen Newcastlemax Bulkers Worth 7.9 Billion Yuan
COSCO Shipping Development has approved an order for fifteen Newcastlemax bulk carriers of 210,000 tonnes capacity each, to be built at two Chinese shipyards for a total contract value of 7.92 billion yuan, around 1.1 billion dollars.

IHC delivers a 31,000m³ mega-dredger to Boskalis
A next-generation 31,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger has been handed over to Boskalis after sea trials.

Evos and HyFive sign LOI on e-methanol storage in Rotterdam
Evos and HyFive have signed a letter of intent to explore storing and handling e-methanol in the Port of Rotterdam.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen takes delivery of first Shaper Class car carrier
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has taken delivery of Arctic Tern, the first in its dual-fuel, methanol-ready Shaper Class series.

Concordia Damen to build two methanol-ready river cruisers for TUI
TUI River Cruise has ordered two methanol-ready river cruise newbuilds from Concordia Damen, due in 2028.
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