Lloyd’s Register (LR), Knutsen, HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have teamed up for a joint development project (JDP) to study environmental impact across the entire life cycle of an LNG carrier. As part of JDP, the partners announced the
Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has entered into time charter agreements for two vessels with an undisclosed ‘substantial and reputable’ counterparty. Under the agreement, the vessels will commence a 22 to 26 months time charter, plus an option exercisable by the counterparty fo
Cruise company Hurtigruten Norway has revealed the most promising technologies for its zero-emission ship set to be launched in 2030. The technologies have been selected following a year of research by the company alongside its consortium of 12 maritime partners and research institute SINTEF as the
Corvus Energy, a supplier of energy storage solutions for the maritime industry, has launched its new hydrogen fuel cell system as the result of the H2NOR research project. The H2NOR project kicked off in 2021 and was initiated by Corvus Energy, Toyota and other partners to fast-track the developmen
Polish natural gas transmission system operator (TSO) GAZ-SYSTEM and Danish TSO Energinet have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to work together on accelerating energy transition and strengthening regional energy security in Europe. The agreement was signed on 26 April during the Baltic Pipe gala
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed plans to build a dual-fuelled bulk carrier at Oshima Shipbuilding that will be intended for charter with Kansai Electric Power Co. The LNG dual-fuel bulker is intended to transport coal to KEPCO’s Maizuru Power Station from oversea
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order from its South Korean partner HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the tank design of four new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). According to GTT, the order was made on behalf of an Asian shipowner. The LNG carriers will each offer a
LNT Marine, a technology and service provider within the maritime industry, and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for the latest variant of their LNG containment system. The AiP was presented to SDA
A 40,000 m3 LCO2 carrier developed by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured Approval in Principle (AIP) from compatriot Korean Register (KR). The certificate was presented during a ceremony held at Nor-Shipping 2023 in Oslo, Norway on 7 June. The achievement is the result of a col
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, will be the godmother of A.P. Moller – Maersk’s new feeder vessel, the world’s first container vessel sailing on green methanol. The Commission President will formally name the vessel at a ceremony in Copenhagen on September 14, where i
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, in collaboration with its Nordic Green Ammonia Powered Ships (NoGAPS) partners, has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for the design of an ammonia-powered gas carrier – the M/S NoGAPS. The approval certificate
Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has developed and released an expansive set of requirements to guide the industry in the use of hydrogen-fueled vessels. ABS said the publication, named ABS Requirements for Hydrogen Fueled Vessels, is a continuation of its attention to altern
Methanol producer and supplier Proman has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Lithuanian Port of Klaipeda to support the implementation of future methanol bunkering in or near the port. Under the MoU, Proman will support the Lithuanian port in planning, designing and implementing fut
Classification society DNV has awarded an approval in principle to Norwegian marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime for its future fuels-ready 2,000 TEU containership design.
