Green

DNV’s Alternative Fuel Insight (AFI) for April has been released, providing a snapshot of how the alternative fuel orderbook is developing.

The electrification of large commercial vessels is emerging as a complex but important pathway in the shipping industry’s transition toward lower-emission operations.

According to Bunker Holding, the outcome of MEPC 84 at the International Maritime Organization confirms what many across the industry already sensed: progress is being made, but uncertainty remains.

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) welcomed the outcome of the 84th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84), where IMO Member States agreed to continue intensive discussions aimed at reaching a global agreement on shipping decarbonisation as soon as possible.

On 30 April, Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) announced the order of twelve 13,600 TEU container vessels from Hudong‑Zhonghua Shipbuilding.

According to GMS' latest report, the deepening supply shock and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, overrides earlier expectations of a ceasefire-driven stabilisation.

On May 4, KSS Line announced plans to invest in three Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs), placing newbuilding orders with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.

In April 2026, the Maritime Just Transition Task Force (MJTTF), made up of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), and the UN Global Compact (UNGC), delivered a “Training-the-Trainer” program in Hong Kong.

The American Biofuels Maritime Initiative (ABMI) has urged the U.S. government to take a leading role and highlight the role biofuels at the IMO, as it develops new global rules for shipping fuels.

Venture Energy Limited and Shanghai Shenji Energy & Environmental Technology Co Ltd announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), upgrading their existing spot trade relationship into a broader, full-spectrum partnership focusing on green fuels.