German lawmakers have agreed to ease the cap on crop-based biofuels, lifting it from 4.4% to 5.8% in the medium term, Biofuels International wrote, citing a report by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Crops (UFOP).

Austrian plant manufacturer BDI-BioEnergy International (BDI) and Ghent Renewables have commissioned a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) advanced feedstock pre-treatment plant at North Sea Port in Ghent, Belgium.

Leading container shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has launched a new Europe-to-Gulf multi-modal route via Saudi Arabia to bypass the blocked Strait of Hormuz, Logistics Middle East reported.

The Queensland government is investing US$17.8M in developing renewable diesel production at leading Australian fuel and energy company Ampol’s Lytton refinery in Queensland.

Indonesia’s move to channel ​palm oil exports through a central agency could disrupt supplies of the world’s most traded edible ‌oil, according to a Reuters report.

Global agribusiness giant Cargill is investing US$150M in upgrading its sunflower processing site in Saint-Nazaire, France.

A consortium of Southeast Asian companies has launched a pilot project in Indonesia to cultivate pongamia and evaluate its viability as a biofuel feedstock, marine fuels technology platform ENGINE reported.

Researchers at the Maua Institute of Technology in Brazil will begin tests to investigate the viability of raising the country’s biodiesel blend to 20% in May, according to a Reuters report quoting the manager of the institute’s ‌vehicles division.

Canadian waste-based biosurfactant company Dispersa has launched an upcycled sophorolipid biosurfactant at commercial scale.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expecting a significant shift towards bio-based diesel fuels in the marine shipping sectors in the Netherlands and the European Union (EU).

Agricultural company Corteva has renamed its new seed and genetics unit as the company moves towards splitting into two separate businesses.

Global oil giant Shell has put assets at its partially built biofuels and hydrogen assets in Rotterdam up for sale after the company confirmed it would not resume construction of the facility in 2025, Gas World reported.