Can cargo shipping stay the course toward cleaner fuels?

Cargo Shipping and Cleaner Fuels

Clean-fuel producers and shipowners are in limbo after the International Maritime Organization delayed a decision on a landmark climate rule amid US opposition.

Recently, an ammonia-powered ship completed its maiden voyage in eastern China, becoming the first of its kind to run purely on the carbonless compound.

In Denmark, the shipping giant Maersk launched a big container ship that can use methanol, making it the fourteenth and largest vessel yet in the company’s growing low-carbon fleet.

These efforts are part of the maritime industry's work to replace dirty diesel fuel in oceangoing ships, which haul a wide range of goods.

This summer, an ammonia-powered ship completed its maiden voyage in eastern China, becoming the first of its kind to run purely on the carbonless compound.

Author's summary: Clean fuels in shipping face uncertainty.

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Canada's National Observer Canada's National Observer — 2025-10-30

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