Lloyd’s Register (LR), and NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML) have announced their intention to establish a new industry-led platform which will bring together international shipping, energy, infrastructure and finance leaders with the aim of positioning Nigeria as ‘a hub for maritime dialogue and development in Africa.’ In a statement sent to ship.energy, LR said that the proposed NSML-LR Maritime Future Forum will bring together organisations from across the maritime value chain, including shipowners, operators, regulators, energy companies, investors, insurers, ports and technology providers. Discussions will focus on how shipping, energy, infrastructure, technology, people and investment can work together […]

Spanish ferry company Baleària has announced that its first fully electric fast ferry has been floated out at Armon Shipyards in Gijón and will join its fleet in summer 2027 to operate on the route between the ports of Tarifa and Tangier City.  A second catamaran is also under construction and will join the Baleària fleet after the summer next year. The fast ferry that has just left the dry dock is the fifth vessel built by Armón for Baleària. The cost of building the two fast ferries and electrifying the ports of Tarifa and Tangier City is estimated at […]

A group of partners led by CMA CGM, Copersucar, Bunker One and the Santos Port Authority have announced the ‘start of regular bioethanol bunkering operations’ at the Port of Santos in Brazil after a second successful bioethanol bunkering of a CMA CGM vessel last week (19 October). In a statement issued on 23 October, the partners said the 13,000 TEU container ship CMA CGM IRON was bunkered with bioethanol at the port’s Santos Brasil terminal. The vessel is equipped with an Everllence-B&W G95ME-C10.5-LGIM engine, which the partners describe as the world’s first tri-fuel engine certified to operate on bioethanol. Bunker […]