The world’s first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering for a very large containership, the Maersk Ane, has been carried out in Ulsan port.

US and UK forces carried out a further series of strikes at the weekend on Houthi targets in Yemen being used to attack commercial shipping the Red Sea.

Seacor Holdings has sold its Caribbean liner and logistics business, Seacor Island Lines to Da Costa Gomez family-owned King Ocean Services.

A fifth of ships ordered over the last 12 months will operate on alternative fuels when they are commissioned, according to figures from DNV.

Karachi Port Trust has signed a 25-year concession agreement with AD Ports for bulk and general cargo operations at the Port of Karachi.

Evergreen Marine has signed a memorandum of agreement with X-Press Feeders to place Evergreen containers on new X-Press dual fuel methanol vessels in Europe.

US military say that two missiles fired by Houthi rebels at the container ship Koi on 1 February failed to reach their target.

Abu Dhabi-based clean energy company Masdar and French shipping major CMA CGM have signed a strategic supply partnership (SSP) to explore opportunities for long-term green maritime fuels offtake contracts.

Neptune Lines is further expanding its fleet through the Genesis Project and is to build two more LNG-fuelled PCTCs from China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding.

Greek shipowner TMS Cardiff Gas has inked a long-term contract with Singapore shipyard group Seatrium for LNG carrier repairs and upgrades.