In a strategic move set to bolster its maritime capabilities, Danish ship owner and operator, Uni-Tankers, has unveiled that it has added five new vessels to its fleet. The fleet expansion includes long-term deals for four newbuilding vessels and one ECO small clean chemical/product tanker built in
Container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed an agreement with energy major Equinor thus securing the supply of green methanol for its landmark, methanol-enabled feeder vessel during its initial months of operation from September 2023 and into the first half of 2024. The agr
Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding in collaboration with China State Shipbuilding Trading has signed a contract for the construction of two 325,000 dwt ore carriers with Singapore-based Winning International Group. The contract marks the inaugural cooperation between Winning Intern
Japanese shipping company NYK Line, Malaysian shipping line MISC, and MiQ, a methane measurement certification company, have joined the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII). With the new members, the collective of shipping leaders aiming to address the environmental implicatio
The pioneering design for a floating carbon storage and injection unit (FCSIU), developed by Malaysian offshore energy major Bumi Armada, has won approval in principle (AiP) from the ABS classification society. Bumi Armada’s FCSIU concept is a floating terminal capable of storing and injecting liqui
Japanese industry giants Sumitomo, Toho Gas, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Australian Woodside Energy (Woodside) have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly conduct a feasibility study to establish a carbon capture and storage value chain between Australia and Japan.
Danish containership major Maersk and American e-commerce giant Amazon have finalized a 2023-2024 agreement for the transport of 20,000 FFE containers using green biofuel through Maersk’s “ECO Delivery” ocean product offering. Maersk estimates this purchase will contribute to a reduction in 44,600 m
China’s shipbuilding major Jiangnan Shipbuilding has signed a contract with Singaporean shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping for the construction of two 93,000 cbm liquid ammonia carriers. The design of the very large ammonia carriers (VLAC) has been derived from the shipbuilder’s fourth genera
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) for a 200K cbm ultra-large ammonia carrier fuelled by ammonia. The AIP was awarded by Korean Register at Gastech 2023 currently underway in Singapore following a joint development project (JDP) between K
Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), German MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES), South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and yards from the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have announced a collaboration on the development of ammonia-burning engine that will be fitted to a new fl
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has welcomed another new mega containership into its fleet, OOCL Zeebrugge, the fifth eco-friendly 24,188 TEU vessel in a series of twelve. The vessel was named at a ceremony held at the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineeri
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), has won an Approval in Principle (AiP) from and an Approval of Service Suppliers (AOSS) from DNV for two innovations: a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier tank and an underwater
Hong Kong-listed shipowner Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Limited has entered into a deal with Japanese Namura Shipbuilding for the construction of two 40,000 dwt bulk carriers. Seacon said that the two vessels are slated for delivery by the end of October 2025. The company is paying $33.48 million
Greek shipping company Neptune Lines has placed an order for two next-generation vessels, specially designed for its short sea trades, with Fujian Mawei shipyard in China. The 4,200 CEU dual-fuel pure car truck carrier (PCTC) vessels will be delivered in 2026. The new vessels are being ordered under
