Dutch ship design and engineering company C-Job Naval Architects has formed a strategic partnership with MEYER Group, wherein MEYER Group will acquire a 50 percent stake in C-Job. MEYER Group, an international consortium, operates three shipyards under MEYER Werft, located in Papenburg, Rostock, and
Members of ‘The Silk Alliance’ cross-supply chain industry partnership, initiated by the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, have issued an open letter to drive actions to accelerate the green corridor cluster in Singapore. The letter outlines an implementation plan with key mileston
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, held a christening and launch ceremony for the Fugaku Maru, a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship under construction for Fujitrans Corporation. The ceremony took place at the Enoura Plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki Shi
Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent non-profit technology consortium, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the DNV classification society. The partnership aims to promote decarbonization and accelerate the adoption of alternative fuels by enabling the trusted shari
Finnish cleantech company Norsepower Oy, Japan’s shipowner IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines), and compatriot Mizuho Leasing Company have signed a cooperation agreement to launch a mechanical sail leasing initiative for Norsepower’s rotor sail. This move aims to increase shipping companies’ access to No
Malaysian shipping company MISC Berhad (MISC) has signed binding heads of agreement (HOA) with Pengerang LNG, a subsidiary of PETRONAS Gas Berhad (PGB), for an LNG floating storage unit (FSU) to be deployed at the PETRONAS LNG regasification terminal Pengerang in Johor, Malaysia. Under the agreement
Stamford Shipping, a Singapore-based shipowning, commercial, and investment management group, and Copenhagen-based Green Marine Group have entered into a joint venture to explore investment opportunities in methanol-powered ships. The JV sets out on a mission to build and manage, both commercially a
Swedish shipping company Furetank and its Canadian counterpart Algoma Central Corporation have welcomed the launching of the first vessel intended for their joint venture FureBear. The vessel, named Fure Vanguard, is the ninth sister ship in the Vinga class and the ship was officially launched at C
The Korean Register (KR), in collaboration with the Marshall Islands Registry, has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for an onboard CO2 capture system (OCCS) developed by Hanwha Ocean during Kormarine 2023 in Busan, South Korea. With the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European U
AET, a Singapore-based petroleum logistics unit of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad, has taken delivery of its second LNG dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC) for a long-term charter to Shell. The vessel named Eagle Ventura is the sister vessel to the Eagle Vellore, which was handed
C2X, a recently established company backed by A.P. Moller Holding as majority owner and A.P. Moller – Maersk as minority owner, has concluded the first phase to secure the concession for a large site for green methanol production with the port of Huelva in Spain. After signing a framework agreement
Hong Kong-based ship manager Wallem Group has welcomed into its fleet two dual-fuel vessels, Angleviken and Askviken over the past few months. The two 110,000 dwt LR2 tankers, delivered by Guangzhou Shipyard International, are owned by Viken Shipping from Norway. They can run on both heavy fuel oil
Japanese company Mitsui & Co. has signed an agreement with the Fukui prefectural government and Hokuriku Electric Power Company to conduct a joint feasibility study on the development of a hydrogen and ammonia supply chain using floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in the port of Tsuruga.
UK-based wind propulsion company Anemoi Marine Technologies has entered into a joint design cooperation deal with Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group for the design of rotor sails onboard two LNG carrier newbuildings. The deal was signed on 26 October between Nick Contopoulos, Chi
