LNG

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A multi-purpose workboat powered by compressed biomethane (CBM) and battery-electric propulsion has entered service with Estonia’s state fleet, becoming one of only a handful of biomethane-fuelled vessels operating anywhere in the world.

17th August 2026

Estonia takes delivery of biomethane- and battery-powered workboat

17th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE has agreed to walk away from three US offshore wind leases in the New York Bight and off the coasts of California and Louisiana in exchange for a $1.22 billion settlement from the US government.

10th August 2026

RWE exits US offshore wind market with $1.22 billion bounty

10th August 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Few sectors are under as much pressure to clean up as shipping. The IMO’s emissions targets – a 40% reduction in carbon intensity by 2030 and net zero by 2050 – are…

24th June 2026

Hybrid propulsion will dominate marine electrification: Opinion

24th June 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

We are on the cusp of one of the greatest transformations in history in terms of what’s going to power commercial vessels.

1st May 2026

SPECIAL REPORT: The alternative fuels debate

1st May 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

TotalEnergies has accepted $1 billion to abandon offshore wind leases in the US and re-focus on oil and gas, a US government announcement has confirmed.

24th March 2026

US pays TotalEnergies $1 billion to dump offshore wind

24th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkish tugboat builder Sanmar has delivered four fully electric harbour tugs to state energy company BOTAŞ, where they will manoeuvre LNG carriers at two strategically important terminals on the Turkish coast.

6th March 2026

Sanmar delivers four fully electric harbour tugs

6th March 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A £20 million shorepower project at one of the UK’s busiest ports has been lying idle despite being installed and ready to go.

17th February 2026

Vessels shun shorepower due to energy costs

17th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global bunker supplier Peninsula has partnered with the University of Gibraltar to boost marine training and bridge skills gaps in alternative marine fuel handling.

7th May 2025

Bridging the skills gap in alternative fuels handling

7th May 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Augsburg, Germany-based MAN Energy Solutions has been commissioned to deliver 24 dual-fuel engines for power-plant barges.

31st March 2025

MAN supplies dual-fuel engines for floating power plants

31st March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

An advanced tug that is only the second to combine Voith Schneider propulsion with dual-fuel LNG/diesel engines has been delivered to a Turkish petrol company.

11th March 2025

Advanced Voith tractor tug delivered to Turkish owner

11th March 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Spanish infrastructure firm Acciona has been awarded a contract to construct a major breakwater at the Port of Ravenna, Italy.

22nd November 2024

Acciona to build Ravenna breakwater

22nd November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Towage service provider Kotug International has secured a major contract that will see four Robert Allan-designed ASD tugs deployed to support an LNG project off the coast of West Africa.

5th November 2024

Major LNG support contract for Kotug

5th November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Rotterdam-based Kotug International BV has been awarded a “significant” contract to provide a range of marine support services to the ENI Congo LNG project off the Republic of Congo.

28th August 2024

Kotug to support Congo LNG project

28th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The world’s first hybrid LNG tugboat has begun regular operation at the Port of Singapore.

24th May 2024

First hybrid LNG tugboat begins operation

24th May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A tug fleet claimed by its operator to be ‘the greenest in the world’ is now complete, with the delivery of five Sanmar-built tugs to Canada.

3rd May 2024

Final tug joins ‘greenest tug fleet’ in the world

3rd May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard is launching what vessel designer Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) describes as “the world’s first Voith-propelled tractor tug with LNG dual-fuel propulsion”.

22nd April 2024

World’s first LNG Voith tractor tug launched

22nd April 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Sanmar has delivered its third tugboat in just three months to its new customer Boluda Towage headquartered in Spain.

21st February 2024

Sanmar delivers its hat trick of tugs to Boluda

21st February 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered its second electric tug to HaiSea Marine which will be used to service tankers calling at LNG Canada’s new export facility in Kitimat.

15th August 2023

Canadian tug fleet gets an electric boost courtesy of Sanmar

15th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

 The Isle of Man Ship Registry is introducing reduced fees for ‘green’ ships

14th February 2022

Rewarding green ships

14th February 2022