CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding has launched the construction of CMB’s ammonia-ready 210,000 dwt bulk carrier. The Capesize bulker is part of a contract the Belgian shipowner signed with the shipyard in January last year. The deal was described as the world’s first order for ammonia-ready Capesize
The Green Ray project, led by a consortium of companies across the shipping supply chain, has won funding from the European Union to develop solutions minimizing methane slip from marine engines. The funding worth €7 million has been secured through Horizon Europe, the EU’s key funding program for r
AET, the petroleum arm of MISC Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PETCO Trading Labuan Company Ltd (PTLCL), an indirect wholly-owned unit of Petronas, to explore a potential collaboration for deploying a future zero-emission ammonia-powered Aframax. For AET, this MoU for the
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries has won a shipbuilding contract for an 86,700 cmb liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied ammonia gas (NH3) carrier from Dubai-based energy company BGN INT DMCC. The vessel is equipped with separate cargo tanks designed to carry LPG and NH3 at the s
Lowering the environmental footprint of the offshore energy sector – a key concern in the 21st century – plays a huge role in combating the climate change. Energy efficiency, carbon storage, renewable energies and alternative fuels are just some of the ways to tackle this problem. A few of the lates
UK-based small-scale LNG company Avenir LNG has conducted Germany’s first direct LNG unloading operation from a transport vessel into trucks. The operation took place on 22-23 February in the Port of Mukran where the small-scale LNG transport vessel Avenir Ascension unloaded LNG directly into transp
The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) is marking the tenth anniversary of its Green Wave program, which provides financial incentives to shippers who voluntarily invest in environmentally sustainable practices. Since 2013, commercial vessels have been assessed and allotted savings on their harbour
Korean shipping company HMM has signed a business agreement with marine waste management company Foresys to establish a circular economy system using discarded mooring ropes. Mooring lines are thick ropes used to moor ships in ports, and HMM generates about 20 tons of waste from worn-out mooring lin
The hull of the first-ever inland hydrogen vessel arrived in Rotterdam this morning on board the heavy lift vessel ‘Sun Shine’. The hull arrived from China after a month-long journey and will now undergo finishing touches at Concordia Damen’s Werkendam-based facility. The vessel, named ‘Antonie’, wi
Bore Ltd., part of Spliethoff Group, held a christening ceremony for its third and final LNG-fueled shortsea roll-on/lift/off (RoLo) vessel in Amsterdam on 21 February. The vessel was named Bore Wind and it belongs to a series of three ice-class 7,000 dwt ships built at the WuHu Shipyard in China. T
Luxembourg-based shipping group CLdN has welcomed back into the fleet its short-sea roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel MV Delphin which has been fitted with two tilting rotor sails. The shipowner contracted Finnish cleantech company Norsepower in March 2022 to carry out the installation. With two 35mx5m
In response to the expected strengthening of decarbonization goals for the shipping industry, South Korea has released a strategy aiming to decarbonize its shipping industry by 2050. The strategy is being released ahead of the anticipated 80th meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (
Singapore-based container shipping Pacific International Lines (PIL), marine energy solutions provider and trader KPI OceanConnect, and marine fuel supplier Bunker One have carried out their first live electronic marine fuel inventory statement for an overseas delivery through the Singapore Trade Da
Port of Rotterdam has seen a number of investments in energy transition projects in 2022 worth a total of approximately € 3 billion. Some of these projects include investments in a major biorefinery and Europe’s largest green-hydrogen plant. To remind, in July 2022 subsidiaries of Shell have taken t
