24 August 2026

ShipNerd

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Contaminated Bunker Fuel Cases in Singapore Worth $120m

Singapore’s contaminated bunker fuel outbreak is likely to cost tens of millions of dollars and keep lawyers busy for years to come.

Containership lost engine power and on Friday afternoon it began to drift about 12 miles from the coast of California.

HySTRA held a ceremony to mark the completion of the first voyage of the world’s first liquefied hydrogen, LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier.

Fuel cell supplier Ballard Power Systems has received type approval from classification society DNV for its marine fuel cell module FCwave.

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Seaborg sign partnership to develop Floating Nuclear Power Plant combined with hydrogen and ammonia plants.

A containership has reduced its GHG emissions by 27%. Achieving this by operating on SNG and conventional LNG, compared to LNG alone.

KNCC, affiliate of NYK, has received AiP from DNV regarding its PCO2 tank system for LCO2 transport at ambient temperature.

USCG has decided that the best strategy to refloat the EVER Forward is a lightering operation which could take another two weeks.

The Corvus Energy hydrogen fuel cell system, developed through the H2NOR project has received approval in principle (AiP) from DNV.

Norsepower has signed a formal agreement with NAPA to use voyage optimization tools and help vessels maximize the wind propulsion benefits.