EMEA News

70% of Engines Delivered in 2024 Were Alternative-Fuel Capable: Wärtsilä
70% of Engines Delivered in 2024 Were Alternative-Fuel Capable: Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä expects stronger demand from the marine sector in 2025.
5 Feb 2025
Tidal Transit Secures Funding for Six-Electric Vessels
Tidal Transit Secures Funding for Six-Electric Vessels
All six electric vessels will be delivered in 2026.
5 Feb 2025
Glander International Bunkering Hires Bunker Purchaser in Dubai
Glander International Bunkering Hires Bunker Purchaser in Dubai
The new hire previously worked as a bunker trader for KPI OceanConnect in Rotterdam.
5 Feb 2025
Capital Ship Management Takes Delivery of Two-LNG Ready Tankers
Capital Ship Management Takes Delivery of Two-LNG Ready Tankers
The two crude oil tankers have been built by China's New Times Shipbuilding.
5 Feb 2025
Econowind Hits 100 Wind-Assisted System Sales Milestone
Econowind Hits 100 Wind-Assisted System Sales Milestone
The Dutch wind propulsion firm has sold more than 100 of its VentoFoil units worldwide since 2018.
4 Feb 2025
Cruise Ship Saves 3.4% in Bunker Fuel with SulNOx Additive
Cruise Ship Saves 3.4% in Bunker Fuel with SulNOx Additive
SulNOx claims a cruise ship operated by Crystal Cruises was able to reduce bunker fuel consumption by 3.4% by using its fuel additive.
4 Feb 2025
Hapag-Lloyd Secures Funding for 24 LNG-Fuelled Boxships
Hapag-Lloyd Secures Funding for 24 LNG-Fuelled Boxships
Hapag-Lloyd has secured long-term financing totalling $4 billion to construct the 24 LNG-fuelled boxships.
4 Feb 2025
Belgium Firms Complete Testing of Methanol-Dual Fuel Engine
Belgium Firms Complete Testing of Methanol-Dual Fuel Engine
The dual-fuel engines will be equipped on the cable-laying vessel Fleeming Jenkin.
4 Feb 2025
Ricardo's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Achieves Full Power
Ricardo's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Achieves Full Power
The company is developing fuel cell technology sufficient to power a 1,000-passenger cruise ship.
4 Feb 2025
Shipergy Hires Michael Stig Nielsen as Chief Commercial Officer
Shipergy Hires Michael Stig Nielsen as Chief Commercial Officer
Nielsen is joining Shipergy as CCO in London as of this month.
3 Feb 2025
BUNKER JOBS: Maersk Seeks Senior Fuel Trader in Denmark
BUNKER JOBS: Maersk Seeks Senior Fuel Trader in Denmark
The company is looking for candidates with at least five years of trading experience in physical commodities.
3 Feb 2025
Bureau Veritas Grants Approval to EODev's Fuel Cell System
Bureau Veritas Grants Approval to EODev's Fuel Cell System
The classification society has granted type approval to a PEM hydrogen fuel cell system developed by EODev.
3 Feb 2025
Svitzer Switches to Biofuel for Tug Operations in Esbjerg
Svitzer Switches to Biofuel for Tug Operations in Esbjerg
Tugboats operated by Svitzer have started using HVO instead of conventional marine fuels in Denmark's Esbjerg.
3 Feb 2025
Meyer Werft-led Consortium Seeks to Develop Fuel Cell Technology for Cruise Ships
Meyer Werft-led Consortium Seeks to Develop Fuel Cell Technology for Cruise Ships
The consortium seeks to develop a hybrid energy system to power cruise ships by integrating PEM fuel cells with methanol-reformer and battery systems.
31 Jan 2025
BUNKER JOBS: Moeve Seeks Bunker Trading Operator in Spain
BUNKER JOBS: Moeve Seeks Bunker Trading Operator in Spain
The company is looking for candidates with two to five years of fuel cargo operations experience, as well as fluent English and preferably Spanish.
31 Jan 2025
Moeve to Develop 30 Biomethane Plants Across Spain
Moeve to Develop 30 Biomethane Plants Across Spain
The company has announced a €600 million investment plan to develop 30 biomethane plants across Spain.
31 Jan 2025
Repsol to Invest €800 Million for Renewable Methanol Plant in Tarragona
Repsol to Invest €800 Million for Renewable Methanol Plant in Tarragona
The plant will produce about 240,000 mt/year of renewable methanol using municipal solid waste.
30 Jan 2025
Wärtsilä Secures 10-Year Maintenance Deal with Baleària for LNG-fuelled Ferry
Wärtsilä Secures 10-Year Maintenance Deal with Baleària for LNG-fuelled Ferry
The agreement includes maintenance planning for the vessel, along with spare part services and operational support.
30 Jan 2025
Norsepower Completes Installation of Rotor Sail on Bulk Carrier
Norsepower Completes Installation of Rotor Sail on Bulk Carrier
The rotor sail is expected to reduce bunker fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 6-10%.
30 Jan 2025
UK Seeks to Link to EU-ETS: Report
UK Seeks to Link to EU-ETS: Report
At present, ships can in some cases add UK ports as their penultimate destination before reaching the EU as a means of reducing their exposure to EU-ETS compliance costs, an option that would come to an end if the EU- and UK-ETS were linked.
30 Jan 2025