NYSE-listed tanker owner and operator Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has unveiled a $30,000 scholarship initiative aimed at removing financial barriers for women entering the maritime industry. The scholarship funds will be used to support the Women Offshore Foundation’s 2024 Summer Sea Term Schol
Hutchison Ports YANTIAN hosted a ceremony on Thursday, September 28, for the inaugural green marine shipment for ZTE Corporation. The cargo, transported via rail from Changsha, Hunan province, has now been loaded onto Hapag-Lloyd’s 24,000-TEU dual-fuel vessel Berlin Express en route to the Port of R
The Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between APM Terminals (30%) and the MMC Group, has been selected to join the Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) initiative, a government-to-government decarbonization scheme between Malaysia and Australia. The P4I project aims to spearh
A giant LPG-powered LPG/ammonia carrier has been delivered to MOL Energia Pte, a Singapore-based company of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Group. The vessel, named Phoenix Harmonia, was constructed by Namura Shipbuilding with the support from Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., a part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industri
U.S. maritime infrastructure company Seapath and Houston-based clean energy solutions provider Pilot LNG have formed a joint venture (JV) to develop, construct, and operate the first dedicated LNG bunkering facility in the Galveston Bay area. The initial investment for the facility is approximately
Japanese shipping company K Line has taken delivery of the newly-built W-Max class liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, Lagenda Setia, intended for a long-term charter with Malaysian energy major Petronas LNG. The Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) has built the midsize LNG car
French maritime firm Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has decided to install bound4blue eSAILs® on its ro-ro ship Ville de Bordeaux. Three 22-metre-high eSAILs® will be fitted to the Ville de Bordeaux ahead of a six-month performance monitoring period starting in early 2024. The Ville de Bordeaux is ch
Pyxis Ocean, the world’s first large ship fitted with WindWings, metal sails that harness the power of the wind to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions, arrived at the Port of Paranaguá, Brazil. The bulker, which emits 30% less carbon dioxide compared to conventional ships, embarked on its m
MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has secured its first order for six small-bore, seven-cylinder 21/31DF-M GenSets, designed to operate on methanol. The milestone order is part of the construction project for two 9,300 car equivalent unit (CEU) Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) destined for China Merc
Swiss marine power company WinGD has received the first-ever approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its two-stroke engines fueled with ammonia. According to WinGD, LR’s approval for the X-DF-A dual-fuel range will give shipowners assurance they need to realize vessels using ammon
Florida-based marine company Crowley has joined forces with the ABS classification society to explore the innovative realms of augmented and virtual reality technologies within the maritime industry. The ABS partnership agreement builds on Crowley’s new service network using augmented reality on sel
Swiss energy storage solutions provider has secured a contract with Norwegian system integrator Brunvoll Mar-El for the electrification of a conventionally powered Norwegian ferry. Leclanché said it was selected by Brunvoll to support the retrofit of the MF Rygerbuen passenger and vehicle ferry into
While the push for eco-friendly shipping is commendable, it comes with a hefty price tag, potentially affecting small island developing states (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs) that rely heavily on maritime transport. According to a recent UNCTAD report, the transition to decarbonized ship
The dynamic shipbuilding sector in Japan has flexed its muscles over the past week, securing major contracts in the bulker sector totaling in a dozen orders. Oshima Shipbuilding has been linked to an order with Greek shipping company Latsco Shipping Limited. The deal entails the construction of thre
