ADNOC L&S SIGNS $4.4 BILLION DEAL TO BUILD 23 SUPERTANKERS FOR AMMONIA, ETHANE, & LNG ADNOC Logistics & Services (L&S) has signed contracts worth $4.4 billion to build 23 new supertankers capable of transporting low-carbon fuels like ethane, ammonia, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). According to the UAE’s state news agency, the deal will strengthen […]

Should Bunker Firms be Wary Over Use of WhatsApp in Deals? The bunker industry is starting to divide in its attitudes over the use of the WhatsApp messaging service to conclude its deals. WhatsApp has been available since 2009, providing a free, cross-platform messaging service to anyone with a valid phone number and access to […]

WHY A TRUMP WIN COULD BE GOOD NEWS FOR ASIA AND SHIPPING Chat about geopolitics and trade podcast presenter Punit Oza explores why a second term as President for Donald Trump is bad news for the UK and Europe but good news for Asia and shipping. “A real businessman or entrepreneur has no enemies. Once […]

ASYAPORT BECOMES FIRST TURKISH PORT TO OFFER SHORE POWER TO BOXSHIPS Asyaport is the first port in Türkiye to offer shore power to container vessels, which is an important milestone for decarbonizing maritime logistics in the country. Türkiye’s largest container terminal Asyaport is advancing its commitment to decarbonizing supply chains with its latest installation of […]

CMA CGM BUYS INTO MUCH-ANTICIPATED MOROCCAN TRANSSHIPMENT PORT French carrier CMA CGM has taken a stake in Morocco’s new Nador West Med container port, a coveted greenfield development which will add millions of TEU of much-needed transshipment capacity for the European and Mediterranean market. For ocean carriers, the Red Sea crisis has effectively turned the […]

SINGAPORE OIL SPILL DURING BUNKER OPERATION FOR BULKER The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is reporting an oil spill during a bunkering operation in one of its anchorages that was quickly controlled.  They believe that the oil has been dispersed but as a precaution, a vessel with a boom was deployed into the Changi […]

MAERSK INKS LONG TERM BIO-METHANOL SUPPLY DEAL Maersk has been a leader in the move to use green methanol to fuel its ships reducing carbon emissions by operating the world’s first methanol dual-fuel container ships, however, securing supplies of green methanol has not proved to be easy. With the latest agreement with LONGi the Copenhagen-headquartered shipping company said […]

Natural gas surpassed coal in the early 2000s and is expected to surpass oil by the mid-2030s, becoming the world’s leading energy source. This transition is primarily driven by environmental factors and local climate conditions, as natural gas has lower carbon emissions and higher efficiency. Extensive pipeline systems and liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure support […]