China-headquartered engineering player Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) has received orders for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessels.
IMODCO Terminals, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-headquartered SBM Offshore, has secured a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Carbon Collectors for the development of an offshore CO2 transport and injection solution in the Southern North Sea. The nine‑month FEED will define the desig
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas), Sinopec (Hong Kong) and Sinopec Star Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership to collaborate on clean energy solutions, including hydrogen and green fuels, among other things. The tripartite pa
Danish shipping and logistics titan A.P. Moller – Maersk has taken delivery of the first in a new series of six dual-fuel mid-size container vessels being constructed at a Chinese shipyard. The Tangier Mærsk was delivered from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group’s yard in Jingjiang, China, three months a
Yanmar Power Solutions, a subsidiary of Japan’s industrial diesel engine and machinery manufacturer Yanmar Holdings, has obtained ship classification certification for its hydrogen-fueled four-stroke high-speed engine. Yanmar Power Solutions reported on January 27 that it had become the first engine
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published what it says is the maritime industry’s first dedicated guidance notes for onboard hydrogen generation, as a response to growing interest from shipowners, yards and technology developers in producing hydrogen onboard using alternative fuels such as LNG, methanol a
UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of four folding rotor sails on a second vessel owned by Singapore-based shipping company Berge Bulk. The rotor sails, 5 meters wide and 35 meters tall, were installed on the 208,000 DWT Newcastlemax
Three players, Japan’s MODEC, Norway’s Eld Energy, and Delta Electronics, have joined forces to expand hydrogen use in the maritime sector, driving energy transition by deploying solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for the first time on a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel
Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) encompassing three European oil majors: Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, has taken steps to enrich its fleet with four more carbon dioxide (CO2) vessels through charter deals with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and a consortium between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line
Singapore-based tanker owner Hafnia and its joint venture partner, French shipowner Socatra, have taken delivery of their fourth and final dual-fuel methanol medium-range (MR) tanker constructed in China. The latest addition to Hafnia and Socatra’s IMO II MR fleet, Ecomar Gironde, is part of the joi
Shortly after securing one from the Japanese classification society ClassNK, Oshima Shipbuilding has been awarded approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Ultramax bulk carrier design, ready for multiple alternative fuels and onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS). The AiP c
Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo has placed an order with China Merchants Industry (CMI) for a new generation of RoRo vessels, comprising two firm C-Flexer-type vessels with options for an additional four. The new C-Flexer design features a highly developed hullform, multi-fuel engines, and a sca
A tripartite collaboration has been launched to develop and commercialize a 1 MW-class ammonia-to-power system for vessels, designed to replace conventional marine diesel generators as it converts ammonia into hydrogen, which powers proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) to produce electricity
Finnish shipping company Meriaura has placed an order with a Chinese shipyard for a next-generation open deck carrier which will sport advanced multi-fuel engines designed for easy upgrades to operate on future low or zero-carbon fuels. The shipbuilding contract for the 6800 DWT open deck carrier wa
