Questions remain around the training and certification of seafarers, the availability of alternative fuels and government policy on net zero, according to N2 Tankers commercial director, Madhu Vadakkepat

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Fuels & Lubricants

LNG bunkering vessel trio added to the orderbook

12 Feb 2026by Craig Jallal

Chinese yard reports new LNG bunkering vessel contracts - two 20,000-m³ units and an 18,900-m³ design

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Floating LNG Fuels & Lubricants Propulsion Small Scale LNG

GTT gains second AiP for cubic LNG fuel tank

12 Feb 2026by Craig Jallal

Cubic LNG fuel tank concept receives class AiP, including 1-barg design-pressure verification, with a focus on a simpler build and installation

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Floating LNG Fuels & Lubricants Propulsion Shipbuilding & Design

Maersk orders eight dual-fuel container ships

09 Feb 2026by Rebecca Moore

Maersk’s 18,600-TEU newbuilds will boost deployment flexibility and can run on liquefied gas

Fuels & Lubricants Shipbuilding & Design

Yang Ming takes delivery of first LNG dual-fuel box ships

09 Feb 2026by Rebecca Moore

Box ship duo were designed as part of an initiative to meet the 2050 net-zero target

Fuels & Lubricants Shipbuilding & Design

LNG-fuelled box ships topped alternative fuels orderbook again in early 2026

06 Feb 2026by Riviera News

Container ships continue to dominate the so-called ’alternative-fuelled’ vessel orderbook, as figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight platform show

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Fuels & Lubricants Regulations & Compliance Shipbuilding & Design

Green Pearl LNG bunkering vessel starts work in Genoa

06 Feb 2026by Craig Jallal

Ship-to-truck LNG transfer reaches Genoa as Green Pearl enters service, adding flexible bunkering for LNG and bioLNG across the Western Mediterranean

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Floating LNG Ports & Terminals Propulsion Shipbuilding & Design

Dual-fuel container and vehicle carrier fleet soars to 400 ships on the water

06 Feb 2026by Rebecca Moore

The number of dual-fuel box ships and vehicle carriers delivered or on order has soared by 28% compared with last year

Fuels & Lubricants

Shipping’s competitiveness tested like never before, says UGS president Travlos

05 Feb 2026by Georgios Georgiou

Melina Travlos stresses the urgent need for Europe’s strategic reassessment at the UGS annual meeting

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Business & Finance

NZF delay: what next for IMO’s headline policy?

15 Jan 2026by Craig Jallal

Shipping associations and policy advisors outline options in the wake of a postponed vote on IMO’s Net-Zero Framework in 2025, warning that politics and fund design still dominates a fractured debate

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Fuels & Lubricants Regulations & Compliance

2025 box ship orders led by 'alternative' fuels despite industrywide retreat

13 Jan 2026by Rebecca Moore

LNG-fuelled container ships bolster the alternative fuel share of the global orderbook amid industry slowdown, in class society DNV’s reading

Fuels & Lubricants Shipbuilding & Design

Orderbook low-carbon readiness outpaced in-service fleet uptake

05 Jan 2026by Craig Jallal

Clarksons’ data shows alternative fuels dominate tonnage on order, while scrubbers remain far more common across today’s trading fleet

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Methanol-fuelled tugs to begin operations in 2026

Finally, the tug and towage sector will discover how methanol can become a credible alternative fuel to diesel

Batteries & Electrical Systems Ferries Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Passenger Ship Technology Propulsion Tugs / Workboats

Electric propulsion: powering the decarbonisation of close-to-shore shipping

17 Feb 2026by Luciano Santos

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Take care if local laws govern contract terms

16 Feb 2026by Simon Tatham

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Can Europe’s new e-fuel strategy for maritime help solve the fuel availability conundrum?

29 Jan 2026by Valentina Keys

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2026 in marine environmental protection: rules tighten to reduce ship discharges post-2026

13 Jan 2026by Craig Jallal

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2026 in dry bulk: more ships, lower average earnings

09 Jan 2026by Craig Jallal

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2026 in tanker shipping and trade: deliveries, decarbonisation, shifting geopolitics

07 Jan 2026by Craig Jallal

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2026 in tug and salvage: electric and methanol-fuelled tugs arrive

31 Dec 2025by Martyn Wingrove

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2026 in maritime optimisation and communications: key digitalisation technologies to transform shipping

31 Dec 2025by Martyn Wingrove

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