Container shipping heavyweight Maersk has signed a shipbuilding contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of a feeder vessel with a dual-engine technology enabling it to sail on either methanol or traditional very low sulphur fuel. The announcement comes weeks after Offshore Energy –
Greek ship owner and operator Euroseas has signed a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. in Korea for the construction of two Eco design fuel-efficient containerships. The 2,800 TEU vessels are scheduled to be delivered during the first and second quarter of 2023, respectively. The total consider
Switzerland-based Proman has finalised an agreement to build two additional 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers, bringing its total investment to six methanol-powered newbuildings. Proman, which is the world’s second-largest methanol producer, will be the sole owner of the Provident and Progres
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has cut the first steel for MSC Euribia, marking the official construction start of what MSC Cruises has described as its most environmentally-advanced ship. Set to come into service in June 2023, MSC Euribia will become the 22nd vessel in the MSC Cruises
Belgium-based Euro Marine Logistics N.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese MOL, has started sea trials of its operated car carrier, the City Of Oslo, using biofuel. EML signed a deal for biofuel supply with GoodFuels, and about 370 tons of biofuel were bunkered on the vessel at the Dutch port o
Norwegian provider of exhaust gas cleaning systems Yara Marine Technologies has secured a new retrofit deal with bulker owner and operator Berge Bulk for additional in-line scrubbers. The companies have already cooperated on scrubber installations with Yara Marine already having installed in-line sc
Insurers of the feeder containership MV X-Press Pearl, which was hit by a fire before it sank off Colombo Port at the beginning of June, have agreed to pay a part of the initial settlement claim for the damages caused by the incident. Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Justice said that the P&I Club of the [&h
Danish container shipping and logistics major A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a fully carbon-neutral transport agreement on ocean services with compatriot fashion company Bestseller.
CessCon Decom has taken delivery of the DP3 and DP4 platforms from Spirit Energy’s Morecambe Bay development in the East Irish Sea.
A bulk carrier operated by Japanese shipping major NYK recently conducted a trial use of biofuel made from waste cooking oil collected and refined in Singapore.
Alfa Laval and Wallenius are joining forces in a 50/50 joint venture, named AlfaWall Oceanbird, that will supply wind propulsion solutions for cargo vessels and other ship types. Under the agreement signed on June 28, 2021, the plan is to have the first Oceanbird system onboard a vessel within five
Heddle Shipyards, a Canada-based operator of shipyards and drydocks, is the newest participant in Green Marine – the largest voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry.
Old habits die hard. Hence, it may be a lot more difficult for the offshore energy industry and the maritime sector to make peace with the transition they have to undergo and renounce previous business practices. The message was echoed in this week’s protest of Greenpeace environmental activists, wh
The British Ports Association (BPA) has joined the World Ports Sustainability Programme (WPSP) as a partner, supporting the global drive to improve the ports industry’s further integration of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its business and operations.
