Wind propulsion systems developer Norsepower Oy has signed a contract with French ship owner and operator Socatra for the retrofit installation of two rotor sails on the medium range tanker Alcyone. The 50,000 dwt, 2022-built, French flag tanker, chartered by global energy company TotalEnergies, wil
SAIC Anji, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China’s SAIC Motor specializing in automotive logistics business, has ordered the construction of seven methanol-ready car carriers. The deal has been split into two separate orders featuring Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels of 8,900 CEU capacity. Fou
Swiss-based container shipping giant MSC has the largest orderbook by far in the industry with 124 containerships on order. Namely, MSC has 14 megamax ships and 22 neo-panamax ships on order scheduled for delivery in 2023, according to Alphaliner. The orders are spread between Chinese and South Kore
LNG Croatia, a state-owned operator of the Krk LNG terminal, has received the first cargo from Mozambique. The LNG cargo was delivered onboard the 2019-built carrier British Mentor on 23 January. According to the operator’s update, the British Mentor will leave the terminal on 25 January after deliv
Swedish Alfa Laval has developed separators and separator upgrades that are optimized for biofuels, which are seeing an increase in demand as shipowners seek solutions to decarbonize their operations. . The separators are compatible with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and fatty acid methyl ester (
Arroyo Investors, a Houston-based, independent investment manager focused on power and energy infrastructure assets throughout the Americas, have closed an investment in Seaside LNG and its affiliated entities, an integrated shore-side LNG liquefaction and bunkering platform in the US. Brandon Wax,
Swedish biogas producer Scandinavian Biogas, in collaboration with local farmers, is building a large-scale biogas plant in Mönsterås in Kalmar County. The facility, with an estimated production capacity of 120 GWh, will produce liquefied biogas (bio-LNG) with manure as feedstock. The production is
The hull of the first-ever inland hydrogen vessel is on its way from Shanghai, ready for outfitting in the Netherlands. The vessel, named ‘Antonie’, is being built by Dutch shipyard Concordia Damen for compatriot inland shipping company Lenten Scheepvaart. Antonie has been loaded onto the Sun Shine
MV Tennor Ocean, a 210-metre-long RoRo newbuild under construction at German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), set off on a test voyage from Flensburg heading for Bremerhaven. The ferry is on the move to Dock 3 at Lloyd Werft. During its week-long stay there, the shipbuilders of FSG
Italian shipping major Grimaldi has lifted the option for the construction of an additional five ammonia-ready Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels at China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. The first five vessels were ordered in October 2022 under a contract with included an option for addit
Dutch shipbuilder Holland Shipyards has won a contract to build two coasters for compatriot De Bock Maritiem thus expanding its footprint in the shortsea market. The 3.600 DWT vessels, designed by Conoship, will transport dry cargo and have a low air draft, making them suitable for inland waterways
The keel laying ceremony of the Neo Orbis, a pilot ship for the H2Ships project, has been held at Dutch shipbuilding company Next Generation Shipyards, marking the start of the ship’s construction. H2Ships is the Interreg North-West Europe project that will demonstrate the technical and economic fea
Marlink, the smart solutions company, has signed an agreement to provide hybrid network connectivity services to at least 100 ships operated by Singapore-based shipmanager Thome Group. Under the contract, the vessels will be equipped with Marlink’s high-speed VSAT service as well as L-band back-up.
Oslo-based Eitzen Group has become a majority shareholder in Høglund Marine Solutions, a compatriot provider of sustainable automation and energy solutions for the maritime industry. Høglund designs and develops smart automation, energy, and digital solutions targeting the optimization of vessels’ o
