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The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has announced the completion of the first methanol bunkering to take place at the Belgian port.

Of the 19 vessels with alternative fuel propulsion ordered in May, 12 were methanol-fuelled compared to seven for LNG, according to the latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform.

The global nature of shipping means ‘only a truly global regulator such as the International Maritime Organization’ can provide the level playing field needed for the industry and all the nations it serves, INTERCARGO has warned.

MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has announced that China Merchants Heavy Industry has ordered two MAN B&W 7S60ME-LGIM engines, marking the first order for the methanol variant of the engine and the first to be constructed by a Chinese manufacturer.

New investment from Shell Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Shell, and Norwegian venture and growth capital firm Idékapital takes the value of the industrial software company Kongsberg Digital to $540 million.

Smart Green Shipping (SGS) has informed Bunkerspot that it will be working with Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) as part of the Winds of Change project.

Netherlands-based Tune Chemical Tankers has placed an order with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey for the construction of four (2+2) methanol-fuelled chemical tankers.

The Port of Barcelona's Board of Directors have approved the start of the procedure for building a battery of seven underground conduits that will connect the Energy and Adossat wharves and support its plans for onshore power supply (OPS).

Announcing the completion of its acquisition of La Méridionale, CMA CGM says it intends to order two LNG-powered, methanol-ready vessels in support of its plans for the freight and passenger shipping company to provide ‘one of the first “green corridors” in the Mediterranean.

Unmanned Air System (UAS) manufacturer Schiebel, under contract to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), is providing ship emission monitoring for the German Federal Police and Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency using its CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS.