Digist
Detail

Japanese shipping giants join forces for ammonia-fuelled car carrier quartet

Original · Freight Digest · Shipping · 2h ago
Seven Japanese companies have joined forces to build four ammonia-fuelled car carriers and establish an integrated bunkering network, in one of the most ambitious commercial shipping projects yet involving the alternative fuel. Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) will each operate two vessels, scheduled for delivery in 2030, with Japanese shipbuilders…
Related

Hapag-Lloyd flags rainfall risks to Kenya cargo flows

Hapag-Lloyd has warned that heavy rainfall and localised flooding could affect cargo operations in Kenya between October and December 2026. …

Original · Container News · Shipping · 27m ago

Japan's major shippers and power producer form alliance to develop ammonia-fueled vessels for decarbonization

Ammonia emerging as viable zero-carbon marine fuel alternative to reduce shipping industry's environmental footprint.

Original · Smithwire · Shipping · 56m ago

KMTC makes Chinese shipyard debut with six boxships

South Korean liner operator Korea Marine Transport Co (KMTC) has entered China's shipbuilding market for the first time, ordering six 3,100 …

Original · Freight Digest · Shipping · 1h ago

US moves to extend China ship fee truce into 2027

The United States is looking to extend its suspension of additional port fees targeting China-linked shipping for another two months, keepin…

Original · Splash247 · Shipping · 1h ago

Wall Street splits over tanker boom

Wall Street's increasingly divided outlook for the tanker supercycle has taken another twist, with investment bank Evercore ISI dramatically…

Original · Splash247 · Shipping · 2h ago

Jade Pacific makes liner debut with Red Sea service

A new Singapore-based container shipping company headed by former SeaLead executives has entered the liner trades with a service connecting …

Original · Splash247 · Shipping · 2h ago

New study pours cold water on nuclear shipping economics

The commercial case for nuclear-powered shipping remains highly uncertain, with new research suggesting the technology could become competit…

Original · Splash247 · Shipping · 2h ago

Japan's major shippers and power producer collaborate on ammonia-fueled vessel development

Partnership signals Japan's push for carbon-neutral maritime fuel as shipping sector seeks decarbonization pathways.

Original · Smithwire · Shipping · 4h ago

Please improve

Tap what is wrong. A note is optional.