The 45 vessels with alternative fuel capability that were ordered during the first three months of the year was 40% down on the figure that was recorded in the same period in 2025, according to data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform. Of the alternative fuelled vessels ordered during the first quarter of the year, more than two thirds (32) were for LNG-fuelled containerships, ‘continuing a trend that became well established in 2025’, Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director at DNV Maritime, noted in a social media post today. The Q1 decrease was reflected in what Stefanatos described as a […]

Dorian LPG has announced today (20 March) the delivery of the 93,000 cubic metre (cbm) dual-fuel, hybrid scrubber-equipped Areion. Buil by Hanwha Ocean Heavy Industries Co. at the Okpo Shipyard in South Korea, the LPG and ammonia very large gas carrier (VLGC/AC) is the second wholly owned LPG dual-fuel ship being added to Dorian’s fleet along with the four chartered-in LPG dual-fuel ships. The vessel, which is fitted with Alternative Marine Power (AMP) equipment enabling it to carry out all port operations exclusively with shore power in any port where cold ironing is available, is Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) ready-fitted […]

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday (12 March) commissioned a new LPG vessel for Sahara Energy Resources in Ulsan, South Korea, describing it as ‘a significant milestone in Ghana’s energy security and infrastructure development’. The MT Asharami Ghana, which was built for Sahara Energy by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, is a dual-fuelled vessel that can run on conventional marine fuel and LPG. Speaking at the commissioning, which he attended while on a working visit to South Korea, Mahama said: ‘Ghana, like many of our neighbouring countries, recognises the transformative potential of LPG in supporting socio-economic development.’   The Ghanaian […]