Ferry operator DFDS, the Port of Dover, Port Boulogne Calais, and Dunkerque-Port have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on decarbonizing maritime traffic on the Dover Strait. The agreement was reached at the recently held Anglo-French summit with the aim of accelerating effor
P&O Ferries’ newly commissioned Fusion Class vessel P&O Pioneer has docked at DP World Limassol port on its journey from Guangzhou, China to Dover, United Kingdom. P&O Pioneer arrived on Wednesday for bunkering, as it makes its way toward Dover, where it is expected to become fully operational on th
A 24,116 TEU ultra-large containership was named and delivered on Thursday, March 23, at China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Changxing shipbuilding base. The vessel bears the name MSC Celestino Maresca and it was built by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding for China’s Bank of Communications Financial L
Italian ferry operator Liberty Lines has expanded its order of 38m hybrid monohull passenger ferries from Incat Crowther with three additional vessels, pushing the ordering tally to 12 ships. Incat said that the expansion of the project comes following a digital design process with the Trapani-based
Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku has started the hull assembly of the methanol-ready Mein Schiff 7, being built for TUI Cruises. Mein Schiff 7’s keel laying ceremony was celebrated on March 21, as the crane lowered the ship’s first steel block to the bottom of the dry dock. As is tradition,
Four Dutch shipowners will pioneer the 3rd generation of VentoFoils produced by eConowind, becoming active ambassadors of the solutions. Namely, Boomsma Shipping, Vertom Group, Van Dam Shipping, and Schram Shipping have been the early developers of wind-assisted propulsion and have gained experience
Dutch multimodal operator Samskip has installed its first CO2 exhaust gas cleaning system on one of its shortsea vessels. The installation was performed while the vessel, Samskip Innovator, was docked at the shipyard Royal Niestern Sander. The system is being provided by Value Maritime under a deal
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and compatriot electric utility Electric Power Development (J-POWER) have decided to install the Seawing, an automated kite system using wind power, on a coal carrier. The vessel in question is Corona Citrus, an 88,000 DWT-type special coal carr
A new consortium comprising UK-based mining company Anglo American, Tata Steel, CMB, VUKA Marine, Freeport Saldanha, and ENGIE plans to explore the options for developing a maritime green corridor for the zero-emission shipping of iron ore between South Africa and Europe. The initiative has been des
South Korea’s shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, an affiliate of HD Hyundai, announced today that it has become the world’s first company whose cumulative production of two-stroke marine engines exceeds 200 million horsepower output. The company held a ceremony to mark the occasion at its
US-based ammonia power solutions company Amogy Inc. today announced its $139 million Series B-1 fundraising. The round was led by SK Innovation, joined by other global investors including Temasek, Korea Zinc, Aramco Ventures, AP Ventures, MOL PLUS, Yanmar Ventures, Zeon Ventures, and DCVC. The start
UK-based shipping company Carisbrooke Shipping has partnered up with Grafmarine, a compatriot manufacturer of modular clean energy generation, storage, and power management solutions, to pilot solar energy cells on a Carisbrooke vessel. Grafmarine’s NanoDeck AI Solar tile management solution is a mo
Italian energy company Snam has completed docking operations for floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Golar Tundra in the port of Piombino. According to Snam’s social media update, the docking operations were safely completed on Sunday, 19 March as the company expects to put the FSRU into
Wreckdock, a Jubail-based offshore vessel recycling company, has revealed plans to develop a safe and sustainable facility in Saudi Arabia for the circular demolition of vessels. The company plans to build four drydocks from 350 meters to 500 meters long with eight quays equipped with heavy-duty cra
