The first of eight robotic vessels that will form part of Ocean Infinity’s high-tech Armada fleet has arrived in Norway for equipment installation. The vessel, built by Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam, arrived at Vard Søviknes for remote system outfitting and payload equipment installation. According to Oc
DNV and the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI), an alliance of Swedish dry bulk charterers, have launched a feasibility study to develop a commercial framework for orders of green-fuelled newbuilds to decarbonize the sea transport supply chain in the Baltic and North Sea areas and beyond. With th
Japanese shipping major NYK Line and its partners Nihon Shipyard (NSY) and IHI Corporation (IHI) have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society ClassNK for an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB). The companies and ClassNK, which was in charge of the
Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International has revealed plans to modify its ammonia terminals in Germany, enabling them to handle up to 3 million tons of ammonia. According to Yara, this equates to roughly 530,000 tons of hydrogen and will help speed up the hydrogen economy in Germany. The comp
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) plans to launch the construction of Wind Hunter, a hydrogen-producing vessel outfitted with multiple rigid sails, in 2024. The construction forms part of the company’s Wind Hunter project, which seeks new applications for hydrogen fuel and wind power
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has completed the conceptual design for a CMSR Power barge, a floating facility for offshore nuclear power plants, and secured approval in principle from the U.S.-bassed ABS classification society. A compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) power bar
Volstad Maritime has awarded Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) with a contract for the delivery of a battery system for another subsea construction vessel. NES will provide the battery package and associated control system for battery charging to the Deep Cygnus in connection with a forthcoming vesse
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has started off the year with the delivery of a 190,000-ton dual-fuel LNG bulk carrier named Ubuntu Equality. The giant vessel was built for Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine and it is a sister ship to Ubuntu Harmony, delivered at the e
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has completed the installation of the first Seawing, an automated kite system that harnesses wind power, on a Capesize bulk carrier at the end of 2022. The installation was in line with the previously announced schedule, as K Line had been pla
China Shipowners’ Association (CSA) has become a full member of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) from 1 January 2023. The CSA will join the ICS Board, which oversees the policy positions ICS presents on behalf of shipowners worldwide with the shipping industry’s global regulators, includi
Dutch tank storage company Vopak has teamed up with Germany-based Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies to establish a joint venture specializing in hydrogen storage, transport, and supply. At the heart of the 50-50 joint venture named LOHC Logistix will be Hydrogenious’ Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LO
China Merchants Industry Holding (CMI), a manufacturing flagship of China Merchants Group, has won a contract for the construction of up to eight 180,000 cbm LNG carriers from an undisclosed European shipowner. The company behind the contract, which includes four firm orders plus four options, is be
2022 has been a stellar year for methanol as an alternative fuel for ships as owners look to solutions to decarbonize their fleets. Based on the data from DNV, there are currently a total of 82 methanol-powered ships in operation and on order. The figure grew considerably from what we reported in Au
Three Japanese companies have signed a basic agreement to explore a joint hydrogen production business using waste plastic gasification facilities in the Nagoya Port area. Iwatani Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and JGC Holdings Corporation signed the agreement in December 2022, stating that
