The 1,793,464 cubic metres (cbm) of fossil marine fuel sold in Rotterdam during Q3 marked the highest quarterly total of the year to date. While still significantly down on 2025’s volumes, Q3’s total will be welcome news for bunker players at the European marine fuel hub port. As previously reported by ship.energy, the dwindling marine fuel sales volumes recorded during the first half of the year prompted several industry stakeholders to put their name to a position paper in July highlighting what it saw as the growing risks to Rotterdam’s status as a leading bunker port. Last quarter’s fossil bunkers […]

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and OMERS have announced they have agreed to terms with a fund managed by IFM Investors to sell each of their respective 33.9% and 30.0% stakes in Associated British Ports (ABP). Financial terms of the transaction, which was announced today (21 October), were not disclosed. Commenting, Kyle Mangini, Global Head of Infrastructure, IFM Investors, said: ‘We are pleased to have reached an agreement where a fund managed by IFM would acquire a majority stake in ABP, the UK’s largest ports group with strategically located assets serving some of the country’s most important trade […]

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the China Classification Society (CCS) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in maritime decarbonisation, digitalisation and talent development in the Lion City.  The MoU was renewed during the Sixth North Bund International Shipping Forum in Shanghai, building on the partnership established in 2023. Since 2023, MPA and CCS have worked with local research and industry partners on projects ranging from the use of B100 biofuel on harbour craft to the evaluation, testing and verification for smart ships. Under the renewed agreement, MPA and CCS will expand their […]