Lesley Bankes-Hughes

Marine fuel sales in Fujairah continue to be impacted by events in the Strait of Hormuz, with the combined volume of high and very low sulphur fuel oil (HSFO and VLSFO) falling to 118,674 cubic metres (cbm) in April, which is a 20.5% fall from the 149,215 cbm sold in March. According to new statistics

The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is calling for expressions of interest from maritime stakeholders for the development of an all-electric and/or zero-emissions (ZE) container-on-barge and associated tug service which would operate between the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) and the future Hunts Point Marine Terminal (HPMT). The proposed service also has the potential

The Northern Purpose, which was christened yesterday (19 May) at the Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co. yard in China, will transport liquefied CO₂ as part of the Northern Lights project, the world’s first cross-border CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure. Following her delivery, the vessel will enter a long-term time charter and support the transport of captured

‘As you gather this week, it is important to look ahead – digitalisation, new technology, new fuels are reshaping the industry,’ said IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez at the opening of Maritime Week Americas today (20 May) in Panama. With over 300 registered delegates, this year’s MWA is the largest in the event’s 18-year history, and

Speaking in the opening session of the Maritime Week America’s (MWA 26) conference today (20 May), which focused on the impact of geopolitics and commercial pressures on shipping, Ambassador Greg Houston, British Ambassador to Panama, told delegates that shipping has to manage risk, cost and operational efficiency and that is why global shipping is reimagining

The importance of ports as ‘strategic platforms for energy security, resilience, digitalisation and sustainability,’ was emphasised by Ambassador Sander Cohen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Panama, in his address to delegates on the first day of the Maritime Week Americas conference today (20 May). The Ambassador said that the increasingly pivotal role

Marine engine solutions company Nanni has commissioned ScandiNAOS AB to develop a methanol dual-fuel version of Nanni’s John Deere-based engines. Through the Life Mystic project, Nanni has developed a dual-fuel technology that allows engines to operate using a fuel blend consisting of approximately 30% diesel and 70% methanol on an energy basis. ScandiNAOS AB will

Polish yard CRIST SA has won a €49.93 million contract to build an electric passenger ferry for the Estonian State Fleet which will be powered by a 4 MWh shore-charged battery system when it enters operation in 2028 The contract value includes €28 million from the European Union Modernisation Fund. Designed by LMG Marin, the

Waterborne tonnage moving in and out of Houston in the first quarter of 2026 reached 65 million short tons, which is a 12% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase. The uplift was primarily driven by export throughput, which rose by 19% y-o-y, while imports fell 12% over the same period. ‘Houston continues to be a leader for energy

Singapore-headquartered marine fuel trader Uni-Fuels has posted a 64% year-on-year increase in Q1 revenue and a 58% uplift in marine volumes, but the quarter’s results were impacted by a US$376,087 net loss which the company said was ‘primarily attributable to corporate communication expenses’ in the reporting period. In Q1 2026 revenue was US$83.2 million, which