UK-based shipping company Zodiac Maritime has teamed up with Lloyd’s Register (LR), South Korean shipbuilder HD KSOE and power plant design and engineering company KEPCO E&C in a joint development project for the research and development of nuclear-propelled ship designs. The companies have signed a
UK’s ports operator Associated British Ports (ABP) has launched a tender seeking a lead contractor or consortium to design and build a bulk liquid green energy terminal at the Port of Immingham. According to ABP, Immingham Green Energy Terminal (IGET) will be a multi-user bulk liquid green energy te
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is expanding its fleet with five additional newbuilding LNG dual-fueled Capesize bulkers. Namely, MOL revealed that two vessels will be ordered at compatriot Nihon Shipyard and built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Furthermore, Chinese shipbuilding heavy
Chinese shipbuilding mayor Nantong CIMC SOE has signed a contract for the construction of a 12,500 cbm LNG bunkering vessel with Enagás subsidiary Scale Gas. The vessel is set for delivery by 2026, the Clarksons Hellas Weekly Bulletin reports. The 12,500 cbm LNG bunkering vessel is designed to meet
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has held a traditional keel-laying ceremony for the LNG-powered ASUKA III cruise ship, being built for NYK Cruises, a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company NYK. The event took place at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on December 12. The ceremony saw t
The governments of Singapore and Japan have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to establish first Singapore – Japan Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC), aiming to develop standards and best practices supporting the decarbonization, digitalization and growth of the maritime industry.
Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. has signed a contract to construct a hybrid-powered passenger-car ferry for Torghatten Nord AS, one of the largest ferry operators in Norway. The ferry will be fitted with two azimuth thrusters with vertically mounted electric motors powered by batterie
Spanish ferry operator Baleària has launched its second LNG dual-fuel fast ferry Margarita Salas at the Armon Shipyard in Gijón, where it is currently under construction. Worth a total investment of €126 million, Baleària’s Margarita Salas is set to commence operations next summer. “We already had a
Japanese energy giant JERA and Indonesia’s largest state-owned oil and natural gas company Pertamina have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on business opportunities for infrastructure investment in low-carbon fuels such as LNG and hydrogen/ammonia. JERA and Pertmina announce
Yale-based start-up Oxylus Energy has converted captured carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol using an electrolyzer at room temperature and pressure at a production-level scale. On December 13, Oxylus Energy said it had passed the key benchmark test for the deployment and commercialization of its prop
U.S.-based tanker owner and operator Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has inked an engine upgrade program with German powerhouse MAN Energy Solutions for its Alaskan Class fleet. The upgrade program covers four vessels from the series including Alaskan Explorer, Alaskan Frontier, Alaskan Legend, and
Germany-based shipowning company Bernhard Schulte has placed an order for its first CO2 tanker. The LNG dual-fuel newbuilding will be constructed at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore (DSOC) and feature innovative technologies aimed at significantly reducing its carbon footprint such as wind propulsion an
Low-emissions marine fuels supplier Titan has closed a funding round for a 45% equity stake with further follow-on rights from downstream LNG and renewable gases company Molgas Energy, backed by infrastructure fund investor InfraVia Capital Partners. As explained, the investment in Titan aims to acc
Clarksons Specialised Products, a unit of UK shipbroker Clarksons, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Germany-based Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies to collaborate on a roadmap to establish a maritime supply chain for the bulk transportation of green hydrogen in chemical tankers using
