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Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Farizon Auto, Bosch Commercial Vehicle Group Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Methanol-Hydrogen Electric Technologies

On April 25, 2025, at AUTO SHANGHAI 2025, Geely’s Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group (Farizon Auto) and Bosch Commercial Vehicle Group signed a strate…

Metal

Lindian Resources Secures Full Ownership of Lelouma Bauxite Project in Guinea

Lindian Resources has finalized a binding share purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire the remaining 25% interest in Bauxite Holding, securing full ownership of th…

China

Wan Hai Lines Seals $816M Deal for Methanol-Ready Boxship Quartet

Wan Hai Lines, a leading Taiwanese shipping company, has contracted two South Korean shipbuilders to construct four dual-fuel methanol-ready container vessels. …

Battery

BW ESS Secures Green Loan

BW ESS, in partnership with Ingrid Capacity, has obtained a SEK628 million (€57 million) green loan from Nordea Bank to support its 211MW/211MWh portfolio …

Thailand

RCL Boosts Boxship Orderbook

Thailand’s Regional Carrier Lines (RCL) is expanding its fleet by ordering four new containerships from shipyards in China, as announced in a recent stock…

Canada

Canada Maintains Strong Canola Exports

Canola exports from Canada are continuing at a strong pace, despite concerns about potential U.S. tariffs. In the first two weeks of April, Canada shipped 516,0…

China

China Accelerates Shift to Brazilian Soybeans, as US Agricultural Exports Plunge Amid Tariffs

In April 2025, China’s Zhejiang Province is seeing a significant increase in soybean shipments from Brazil. Around 40 Brazilian soybean vessels are expect…

China

Mainland China’s Smartphone Market Grows 5% in Q1 2025, Xiaomi Takes Top Spot

Mainland China’s smartphone market shipped 70.9 million units in the first quarter of 2025, a 5% year-on-year increase, according to research from Canalys…

Gas turbine engine

Duke Energy Taps GE Vernova for Gas Turbine Partnership

Duke Energy and GE Vernova have entered into a partnership to supply natural gas turbines and related equipment to address increasing energy demands driven by a…

China

JD Logistics, Faurecia Enter Into Strategic Partnership to Drive Green, Digital Innovation of Auto Supply Chain

On April 25, during the "FORVIA Group 2025 Sustainability Day" event, JD Logistics and Faurecia (China) Holding Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of FORVIA Group, signed …

Norway

Marrying Sails and Biofuel, Odfjell Tanker Demonstrates ‘First’ Near Carbon-Neutral Transatlantic Voyage

Norwegian shipping company Odfjell reported that its chemical tanker, Bow Olympus, is crossing the Atlantic using a combination of wind-assisted propulsion and …

Oil and Gas Equipment

CHC, Court Helicopters Partner to Enhance Offshore Safety, Transportation in Namibia

CHC Helicopter (CHC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Namibian aviation operator Court Helicopters to explore a strategic partnership focused…

Decarbonization

Wärtsilä Signs Deal to Decarbonise Caribbean Island of Curaçao

Wärtsilä, a global technology group, has entered into a five-year services agreement with Aqualectra, the energy utility company of the Caribbean isla…

United States

Cruise Ship Boom Fuels New Records for Port Canaveral

Port Canaveral in Central Florida has achieved record-breaking passenger volumes in its current fiscal year, driven by the thriving cruise ship industry. March …

LNG

PIL’s First 8,200 TEU LNG Dual-Fuel Boxship Named in China

Pacific International Lines (PIL), a Singapore-based shipping company, celebrated the naming of its first 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership, Kota Oasis, at …