Greece-headquartered Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. has taken delivery of the 45,000 cubic metre (cbm) LPG dual-fuel gas carrier Aridaios from South Korea’s HD Hyundai Mipo. In a statement issued today (29 July), the shipping company said that the Aridaios is the sister vessel of the Aristogenis, which joined its managed fleet in June. Designed to transport LPG and other liquefied gas cargoes, the Aridaios can run on both LPG and conventional marine fuel. Image: Capital Gas Ship Management

The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) is among several industry stakeholders to put its name to a new position paper that highlights the growing risks to Rotterdam’s status as a leading bunker port amid a sharp decline in marine fuel sales volume. Sales of marine fuel at the Dutch bunker hub in the first quarter of 2026 fell by approximately 25% compared to 2025. And while total bunker sales saw a marginal increase from Q1 to Q2, as ship.energy reported yesterday (28 July), sales of fossil marine fuels slipped quarter-on-quarter. The position paper, Een sterke bunkerfunctie Voor verduurzaming, weerbaarheid en Nederlands en […]

Following the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) surprise ballistic missile attack against U.S. forces in the Middle East earlier this week, yesterday (28 July) U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) together with Saudi Arabian Armed Forces carried out precision strikes in Iraq against so-called Iran-aligned terrorists. On 24 July, US President Donald Trump announced an end to a two-week U.S. bombing campaign against Iran and the resumption of talks between both parties. However, tensions have once again escalated in the region this week with the IRGC launching multiple ballistic missile attacks against US forces based in the Middle East. Describing the IRGC […]