French LNG containment specialist GTT has announced it has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for its GTT CUBIQ, an LNG fuel tank designed for containerships. The AiP was awarded during the 21st International Conference & Exhibitionon Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG2026) in Doha, Qatar, GTT said in a social media post today (10 February). ‘With its simple cubic geometry, eliminating upper and lower chamfers, GTT CUBIQ enables pressure build-up capability of up to 1 barg, ensuring compliance with cold ironing regulations,’ GTT said. GTT highlighted that the standardised cubic geometry of the technology, with fewer corner areas, ‘eases installation and allows to reduce construction schedules,’ and that by freeing up space […]

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) is back on the vessel procurement trail with an order for eight LNG dual-fuelled 18,600 TEU vessels which will be constructed at New Times Shipbuilding Co. in China. Announcing the order, Maersk said it is part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme. Anda Cristescu, Head of Chartering & Newbuilding at Maersk, also noted that: ‘Deployment flexibility has been a key factor in our decision-making. ‘Although these vessels are large, they offer greater flexibility than the largest ships currently being built in our industry. This provides us with multiple deployment options across both our current and […]

In 2025, 9,356,382 tonnes of fossil and bio-blended marine fuel were sold in the Port of Rotterdam, which was marginally down on the 9,390,768 tonnes recorded in 2024. Sales of high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) – the most popular fuel grade at the European bunker hub – totalled 3,420,908 tonnes last year, which marked an increase on the 3,330,327 tonnes sold in 2024. Ultra-low sulphur fuel oil (ULSFO) sales (864,782 tonnes) and marine gasoil (MGO) sales (1,253,616 tonnes) saw year-on-year (y-o-y) gains. However, sales of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) slipped below the 3 million tonne-mark, falling from 3,076,817 tonnes in 2024 to […]