Dutch sustainability firm Value Group, which brings together sister companies Value Maritime and Value Carbon, revealed that Shell Ventures has joined Value Group’s investor base to accelerate and expand Value Group’s carbon capture utilisation and storage strategy. Shell Ventures, the corporate ven
GasLog, owner and operator of LNG carriers, has decided to equip its entire fleet with a smart shipping solution from GTT Group brand, Ascenz Marorka. Under the contract with GasLog, Ascenz Marorka will equip the shipowner’s entire fleet of more than 35 LNG carriers with its Smart Shipping solution.
French shipping major CMA CGM Group has finalized its acquisition of Global Container Terminals (GCT) Bayonne and New York terminals which was announced in December last year. “Through this strategic investment, the group strengthens its position as a global port terminal operator, and a leading sup
Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has launched a 7,600 CEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel vehicle carrier being built for SAIC Anji Logistics, a subsidiary of China’s automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor. The ship was ordered back in 2022 as part of a
The financial cost of building an ammonia-powered gas carrier is poised to outstrip that of an equivalent gas carrier by a staggering 50 to 130 percent over the forthcoming years. The estimate builds upon findings from interviews with actors across the ship finance space including banks, funds, priv
An impressive majority of 68 percent of Finnish maritime respondents who participated in a recent survey have expressed their willingness to pay more money in exchange for emission reduction on their travels. The EPSI Rating’s Passenger Transport 2023 survey examined the customer experience and cust
German shipping company E&S Tankers has taken delivery of the first of four of its 6,600 dwt duplex, stainless steel LNG dual-fuel chemical tankers Liselotte Esseberger. “So pleased to take delivery of our first newbuilding, Liselotte Essberger, and rest assure that she is the first of many new vess
McDermott’s unit CB&I has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its design of a liquid hydrogen (LH2) cargo containment system for gas carriers. CB&I developed the containment system in collaboration with Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited. Th
Prominent American financial institution JP Morgan has placed an order for two advanced dual-fuel methanol carriers with China’s Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI). The two methanol-powered product tankers each boast a capacity of 50,000 deadweight tons (dwt), according to the data from Athe
Classification society DNV has issued an approval in principle (AiP) to MISC Berhad and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for their floating CO2 storage unit (FCSU) that aims to enhance the efficiency of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain within the maritime industry. MISC and SHI jointly
Finnish marine technology supplier Wärtsilä and Swedish shipping company Furetank are co-developing and testing two technologies showing the potential to halve the methane slip of LNG-fueled ships. Methane slip on LNG-powered vessels refers to the unintentional release of methane, a potent greenhous
COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry Technology (Weihai) has won test approval clearance for the company’s ammonia fuel supply system prototype. The marine product test approval was awarded by the China Classification Society (CCS) Qingdao Branch after the system successfully cleared its acceptance test. T
Hong Kong-based Cido Shipping has placed orders for a series of twelve bulk carriers at Chinese shipyards as part of a major fleet renewal push. The order has been divided across three shipyards, with each shipyard entrusted with the construction of four ships. The first quartet will be constructed
German energy supply company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg has entered into an investment agreement with Skipavika Green Ammonia (SkiGA), which is said to be one of Europe’s most advanced projects for emission-free ammonia production, in Western Norway. Under the agreement, EnBW will acquire a 10%
