Briefing : Maritime Market Signal (Sep 2026)
This month SSI Market Signal turns its attention to Asia, where the 2026 orderbook tells a more interesting story than volume alone suggests.
Polaris Shipping and Vale have structured a 25-year charter around ethanol as the primary fuel. MOL is piloting technology that could reduce the cost of e-fuel production at source. Across the region, serious commercial actors are making long-term bets on where the transition is heading. Elsewhere, ammonia has completed its first commercial deep-sea voyage as a marine fuel.
This issue tracks what that looks like in practice.
1 in 5: Of the 650 vessel orders placed by Asian owners in 2026 specced for alternative fuel propulsion
25 years: Vale and Polaris's charter commitment to ethanol as primary fuel
x100-155: More CO₂ in seawater than air, making ocean capture cheaper than air capture
