Transport

Singapore

Pinnacle Marine Introduces Singapore’s First Fully Biodiesel-Powered Harbor Craft

On July 7, 2025, Singapore-based Pinnacle Marine launched its first utility boat powered by B100 biofuel, named President 100. This milestone advances Singapore…

Australia

World’s Largest Coal Port Plots Post-coal Course as China Slashes Imports

The port of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, the world’s largest coal export facility, is adapting to a shifting energy landscape as global coal d…

Germany

$1.3bn Set to Be Spent Developing Hamburg Port

The Port of Hamburg, Germany’s largest port, has launched a €1.1 billion ($1.29 billion) investment to modernize its container handling facilities at…

Singapore

Transworld Takes on Its Largest Boxships to Date

Singapore-based Transworld Group has purchased two 2,478 teu sister ships, Seaspan Loga and Seaspan Hannover, from Canadian shipowner Seaspan Corp for a total o…

China

China’s First Hydrogen-Electric Tugboat Enters Service at Qingdao Port

On July 4, CATL announced via its WeChat account that China's first hydrogen-electric tugboat, "Hydrogen Electric Tug No. 1," has officially started operati…

Netherlands

World’s First Hybrid Solar-Powered Inland Shipping Vessel Starts Work

Dutch solar technology company Wattlab and German inland shipping company HGK Shipping have introduced the Blue Marlin, the world’s first inland vessel to…

China

AD Ports, Ningbo Zhoushan Port to Establish Smart Automotive Corridors Serviced by Green Car Carriers

AD Ports Group, a UAE-based terminal operator, and Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group, which manages China’s Ningbo Zhoushan Port, h…

Sweden

New 25-Year Agreement to Help Port of Gothenburg Become Energy Hub of the Future

On July 1, 2025, the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, finalized new agreements with Inter Terminals Sweden, a leading Scandinavian provider of bulk liquid storage, t…

Germany

‘Get Used to More Construction Sites’: Germany to Spend €166BN on Infrastructure

German Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder has announced a €166 billion investment plan over the next five years to address the country’s ag…

China

BHP Signs Charters With COSCO for Ammonia-Powered Newcastlemax Newbuilds

BHP has entered into five-year charter agreements with COSCO Shipping Bulk for two new ammonia dual-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers. Each vessel will have a …

Norway

$75 Million Earmarked to Level up Norwegian Emission-Free Shipping Game

Norwegian state-owned enterprise Enova has granted approximately NOK 763 million (around $75.5 million) to support the development of hydrogen- and ammonia-powe…

China

Air China’s C909 Starts First International Commercial Flight to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

On July 1, 2025, at 09:35 Beijing time, Air China flight CA757, operated by the C909 aircraft, landed at Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar, Mo…

Sri Lanka

Indian Shipbuilder Buys Majority Stake in Sri Lanka’s Largest Yard

India’s state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has announced the acquisition of a 51% controlling stake in Colombo Dockyard, Sri Lanka’…

Japan

‘World’s First’ LCO2/Methanol Carrier Gets Stamp of Approval

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), have received approval in prin…

Carbon Capture

GCMD Completes ‘World First’ Full-Chain Carbon Capture Pilot in China

The Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) completed a pioneering pilot on June 25 in China, demonstrating the full value chain of on…