Norwegian ship owning company Ocean Yield revealed it will purchase four LR1 product tankers, to be constructed at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China. The design of the vessels will enable the ships to be converted to dual-fuel operation with methanol as fuel. The tankers are scheduled
As per the China Classification Society (CCS), a new generation of 130m Chuanjiang standard bulk carrier, Chang Hang Huo Yun 002, which is a green and intelligent ship solely fueled with LNG, has been launched. The ship, with a deadweight of 9800 tons, is under construction by Zhijiang Shengmao Ship
Deltamarin, a Finland-based marine engineering company, has won several Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) ship design contracts in recent months featuring alternative fuels. Notably, China’s largest electric car manufacturer, BYD Auto, has commissioned four 9,200 CEU PCTCs from China Merchants Indus
The Government of Spain, via the Moves Singular Projects II Programme, has granted EUR 3.9 million ($4.28 million) to APM Terminals Barcelona to finance part of a pilot project for the electrification of the container handling equipment operating at the terminal. The Moves Singular Projects II Progr
Technology group Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for the French shipping company CMA CGM. The engines have been ordered for six 15,000 TEU container vessels which are being built at the Dalian Shipbuilding yard in China. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q2
Chinese shipping company COSCO Shipping Development reached a significant milestone on July 26 with the launch of its 700 TEU electric container ship (N997) at the COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry in Yangzhou. The vessel, powered by portable container-sized batteries, is a 10,000-DWT specific route riv
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), has secured an order for the construction of one LNG carrier. The shipbuilding contract worth 332,2 billion won (around $260 million) was revealed in Hanwha Ocean’s stock exchange filing on 31
Amidst a shifting landscape in the quest for carbon neutrality, shipowners worldwide are now gearing up to embrace the anticipated demand growth for ammonia, with multiple tankers slated to incorporate ammonia in their cargo list. Svanehøj, a Danish-based pump manufacturer, has witnessed a remarkabl
On its maiden voyage, Pan Ocean’s newest vessel, New Frontier 2, made a stop in Singapore for cool-down operations which were performed by FueLNG Venosa, also known as Singapore’s second LNG bunker vessel. According to FueLNG’s social media update from 31 July, FueLNG Venosa welcomed the New Frontie
The European Commission adopted the 11th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities, which has been updated with three new yards located in Türkiye. The facilities in question are Anadolu Gemi Söküm Orman Ürn. Gida Tur. Nak, San. Ve Tic. A.Ş., BMS Gemi Geri Dönüşüm San Ve Tic. A.Ş. an
Towing of the Fremantle Highway, a pure car and truck carrier which has been burning off the Dutch coast for days, has been finally launched. The car carrier was taken under tow on Sunday afternoon as the smoke from the vessel subsided considerably, Rijkswaterstaat, a government agency overseeing wa
UK shipowner Carisbrooke Shipping has signed a letter of intent with Anglesey and Manchester-based Grafmarine to utilise their NanoDeck AI Solar tile management solution. The shipping company will install the solar cells on its vessels to manage and store renewable energy following successful trials
Maran Tankers Management (MTM), an oil tanker shipping unit of the Greek Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has welcomed the fourth dual-fuel (DF) very large crude carrier (VLCC), Maran Dione, to its fleet. On its social media, the Angelicoussis Shipping Group stated that the delivery is the last of the
Dutch producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products OCI Global will supply Singapore-based shipping company X-Press Feeders with OCI HyFuels green methanol for their new-build methanol dual-fueled common feeder ships. OCI Global said that this was the first green methanol deal with a feeder co
