Dutch shipowner Spliethoff Group hosted a naming ceremony last Saturday in Amsterdam for its newbuild DP2 multipurpose vessel the Brouwersgracht. The christening ceremony was carried out by Mrs N.E. Spliethoff, granddaughter of Johan Fredrik Spliethoff, the founder of the company. The vessel was del
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has started the construction of the sixth liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier for compatriot COSCO Shipping Lines and energy firm China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). The construction of the 174,000 cbm LNG carrier H1836A began with the steel
Global towage operator Svitzer, a part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Houston-based Caterpillar Marine to adopt solutions that enable Svitzer to utilize methanol in their fleet. Under the partnership, the duo plans to work on the installation of dual-fuel
LNG-ready luxury ro-ro passenger ship Moby Fantasy embarked on a maiden voyage following its delivery from China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Guangzhou Shipbuilding International. The 2,500-passenger and 3,800-meter lane vessel was built for MOBY Line Shipping Company and departed from Nansha, G
E&S Tankers, a joint venture of Essberger Tankers and Stolt Tankers, has launched its first newbuild dual-fuel stainless steel parcel chemical tanker. The vessel named Liselotte Essberger was launched on 6 April. It is the first out of four newbuildings ordered by John T. Essberger Group at China Me
Danish shipping company Norden has teamed up with carbon insetting platform 123Carbon and its partners AllChiefs and Verifavia to issue carbon inset tokens to support the decarbonisation of customer supply chains. The move will enable Norden to tokenise CO2-equivalent reductions made on biofuel voya
Taiwanese shipping major Wisdom Marine is planning to purchase three 40,000 dwt bulk carriers as part of its ongoing fleet renewal strategy. The company said that the vessels will most probably be bought from Japanese shipbuilders, namely, Nomichi Dockyard or Saiki Heavy Industries. Japanese-built b
The G7 Ministers on Climate, Energy, and Environment have called for the shipping industry to achieve GHG-zero emissions by 2050. The goal is much more ambitious that the current one set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under which the shipping industry aims to reduce its emissions b
German cruise line AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, kick-started this cruise season with a double call in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany, while two of its cruise ships, AIDAsol and AIDAmar, simultaneously connected to a shore power facility. This is a first-of-its-kind achievement in Germany
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Shell Eastern Trading Pte Ltd (Shell) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand collaboration on the maritime decarbonisation efforts in Singapore. As part of the five-year MoU, MPA and Shell will work to advance the adoption of elect
UAE’s ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has deployed five newbuild dual-fuel very large gas carriers (VLGCs). The vessels, which were ordered back in 2020, were built at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China,
The oil-chemical tanker Success 9, which went missing last week after being boarded by unidentified persons, has been located and its crew is reported to be safe. The Singapore-flagged tanker was boarded at about 10 pm (Singapore time) on April 10, about 300 nautical miles (556km) off the coast of A
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has put into service its second LNG-powered ferry, the Sunflower Murasaki. The vessel is the second of Japan’s first two LNG-fueled ferries, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower Co. The ferry entered service on April 1
The offshore energy and shipping industries are essential components of global trade and commerce, responsible for transporting goods and powering homes and businesses around the world. However, they are also significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. As the world’s focus on reducing carb
