Rhys Berry

The 1,002,734 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) moved by dockworkers at the Port of Los Angeles last month marked the busiest June in the Port's 118-year history. Additionally, June’s total was only the third time monthly cargo volume has exceeded 1 million container units, the Californian port said this week. June cargo was 12% higher than

The Port of Oakland handled 181,356 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in June, a 7.7% increase over June 2025. In a statement issued on Friday (17 July), the Californian port said the result was driven by solid growth in both imports and exports, with loaded container cargo rising 10.3% year over year. Full imports reached 78,114 TEUs

Technology group Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation have entered into an 8-year Lifecycle Agreement covering four cruise vessels within the Princess Cruises and Carnival Cruise Line fleets, including two newbuild vessels currently under construction. The agreement, announced today (20 July), marks the first service contract between the companies covering Carnival Corporation’s LNG-fuelled cruise ships. Under the

The 2,050,336 tonnes of bunker fuel and marine lubricants sold in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in the second quarter (Q2) of the year marked a 3.2% increase on the 1,987,455 million tonnes that were recorded in the same period in 2025. Q2’s sales were, however, marginally down on the 2,099,602 tonnes that was reported in the

London-based Avenir LNG has announced the launch of its latest 20,000 cubic metre (cbm) LNG bunker and supply vessel, Avenir Ambition. The tanker is the first of two 20,000 cbm vessels that were ordered in 2024. The vessels are being built by Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. Ltd (SOE) in China, a subsidiary of CIMC Enric.

The 385,100 metric tonnes (mt) of marine fuel sold in Panama last month was the lowest monthly total since the 376,033 mt posted last September. Sales of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), which accounts for approximately two thirds of all marine fuel sold in Panama, slipped from 267,076 mt in June 2025 to 247,652 mt –

Dubai-headquartered DP World has announced it has reached an agreement in principle with the Fujairah Ports Authority under a 50-year concession to develop two new terminals on the UAE's east coast — the Al Rugaylat container and multi-purpose terminal, and the Dibba General Cargo terminal. In a statement issued today (22 July), DP World said

Fairfield Maritime Japan has signed a contract with Finnish renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Neste for the long-term charter of two MR tankers that will be equipped with wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS). In addition, the 50,000 DWT Ice Class 1A vessels, which will use low sulphur fuels, will be ‘capable of being retrofitted to operate on methanol at some

Yamaha Motor Co. has announced it will join a development and proof of concept (PoC) project for a hydrogen-powered sauna boat with Finnish non-profit organisation Central Finland Mobility Foundation. In a statement issued today (23 July), Yamaha Motor Co. said the project will see electricity generated using hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen cartridges used to power

Japan-based Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay (T-Sol) has announced it has delivered a methanol fuel supply system (LFSS) for medium- and low-speed diesel engines. This LFSS is the first unit of T-Sol’s proprietary LFSS developed in-house and will be installed on a Kamsarmax bulk carrier, marking its first application on an actual vessel following an AiP granted by