Stena Bulk is pushing ahead with grey methanol fuel, while Maersk has sworn off it. If the price becomes right, more shipowners may have to choose how to navigate this grey area

About a third of China’s seaborne exports are being shipped in containers, Höegh Autoliners says, adding volumes will return to ro-ros when they can offer shippers capacity at sustainable rates

Belgian shipowner Exmar says the IMO must fix a regulatory quirk that stops gas carriers from using ammonia as fuel while allowing other ships to run on it, claiming the administrative process is holding back decarbonisation

Exmar already carries ammonia as cargo and says its two dual-fuel ammonia newbuildings will be ideal candidates to run on ammonia commercially. Emissions regulations from the EU and IMO will make their commercial case better over time, the company argues

Exemptions for ships serving islands are needed to help ease the hit from new carbon charges. But one operator says the implementation could give some companies a commercial advantage

The EU ETS will ‘almost certainly’ increase overall emissions and risks becoming a tax grab without a clear path for funds raised to support zero-carbon causes, Roar Adland says