Maritime

Maritime IMO NZF fuel transition including methanol, ammonia and LNG alternatives, covering shipping, regulation and infrastructure.

IMO 2020 shows future marine fuels will scale through bunker hubs first

IMO 2020 looked like a global regulation story. The better reading is more practical: marine fuel rules work when the bunkering system can absorb them. That matters now because shipping is heading into a much harder fuel transition.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 29 May 2026

IMO 2020 shows future marine fuels will scale through bunker hubs first

How Green Methanol Is Made, and Why Supply Is Still Tight

Green methanol is made through two main routes. The first is biomethanol, which uses biogenic feedstocks such as forestry and agricultural residues, biogas, sewage-derived gas, municipal solid waste, and black liquor from pulp mills.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 22 Apr 2026

How Green Methanol Is Made, and Why Supply Is Still Tight

IMO Net-Zero framework debate shifts as early signals point to more pragmatic, market-led approach

With MEPC 84 still a month away, early submissions from IMO member states suggest an emerging shift in how global shipping decarbonisation could be regulated, with increasing emphasis on political feasibility, market readiness and technology neutrality.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 26 Mar 2026

IMO Net-Zero framework debate shifts as early signals point to more pragmatic, market-led approach