Decarbonisation news

The agreement between Nippon Paint Marine and RightShip will include the sharing and validation of data covering coating and operational performance areas, such as hull roughness and emissions reduction.

Marubeni Corp. has reached an agreement to invest in Gearbulk Holding AG the world’s largest open hatch shipping operator, headquartered in Switzerland.

This vessel is the first bulk carrier in the NYK Group to be equipped with a dual-fuel engine that uses methanol and fuel oil.

The product was formulated by Petrobras Singapore (PSPL) itself in its locally leased tanks, by blending 76% fossil fuel oil from the refineries of the Petrobras System and 24% UCOME, a biofuel originating from the processing of used cooking oil (UCO), purchased in the region.

Technology group Wärtsilä will upgrade the Wärtsilä RT-flex main engines on two bulk carrier vessels owned by Turkey-based Ulusoy Sealines. The planned engine retrofits and upgrades will extend the vessels’ operational life and improve performance and fuel efficiency, thereby reducing emissions. The orders were booked by Wärtsilä in 4Q24 and 1Q25.

Study in collaboration with Oldendorff finds that for large bulk carriers, heavy fuel oil with a scrubber can outperform low-sulfur fuels.

To ensure quantifiable numbers on emissions Jotun coated vessels have avoided thanks to its coatings in 2024, DNV Maritime Advisory has performed a technical evaluation and verified that 11.1 million t of CO2 were avoided in 2024 for Jotun coated vessels.

Achilles, a provider of supply chain risk management solutions, and Procureship, the world’s leading e-procurement platform have agreed a long-term partnership to enhance the ESG capabilities of the shipping industry’s procurement processes.

These will be the world's first ammonia dual-fuel Capesize bulkers and chemical tankers.

Baltic Exchange and Veson Nautical have announced the launch of the latest version of the official Baltic99 questionnaire for the dry bulk sector.