Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) has decided to fund the construction of three LNG bunkering ships with a total of around €62 million. The three ships, each with a capacity of 4,500 cubic metres, will be constructed by shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellscha
CB Fenton, part of Ultramar (Chile), and Norwegian small-scale LNG sea transport and bunkering vessels developer Kanfer Shipping have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of establishing a hub for LNG bunkering and small-scale LNG distribution in/out of Panama. The duo is now seeking a
Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group marked a launching and naming ceremony for a multi-purpose dry cargo vessel ‘Baltic Crystal’ at Shipyard Ferus Smit B.V. in Westerbroek, Netherlands. The vessel was named by its Godmother Mira Olausson. Baltic Crystal is a sister vessel of Nordic Crystal, whi
German energy major Uniper has partnered with compatriot public seaports operator Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) and green hydrogen provider Tree Energy Solutions (TES) for a new large joint import terminal for green gases in Wilhelmshaven. On the sideline of the opening ceremony for the first German
China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) has delivered the ninth E-Flexer RoRo vessel, Santona, to its owner Stena RoRo. The online delivery signing ceremony was held on December 22. The dual-fuel LNG-powered ferry has been chartered by Brittany Ferries on a long-term basis. Stena RoRo has an agre
LNG development company Atlantic Gulf & Pacific (AG&P) has signed a charter agreement with ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping unit of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, to utilise the latter’s LNG carrier as a floating storage unit (FSU) at its planned LNG import terminal in India
LNG has been described as a transitional fuel for the shipping industry for years now, and a practical solution for shipowners who want to act now on their emissions and not wait on the side-lines. Nevertheless, as of recently, we are also seeing that LNG is becoming a fuel in transition as owners s
U.S.-based Vision Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Evolution Terminals BV, says to be on track to file the detailed environmental impact assessment for its energy project in the North Sea Port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands before January 31, 2023. Namely, Evolution Terminals is in advanc
Singapore-based shipyard group PaxOcean and French LNG containment specialist GTT have signed a technical service agreement that will enable PaxOcean to expand its repair scope by providing membrane tank maintenance and servicing of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to be repaired in PaxOcean Bat
Two yards from Turkey have been removed from the EU List of Ship Recycling facilities as they failed to meet the requirements of the union’s ship recycling regulation. The European Commission said that one yard failed to sufficiently protect its employees’ working conditions, and the other was de-li
U.S.-based ship husbandry firm Armach Robotics has achieved a critical milestone during a demonstration of the in-water hull service robot (HSR). Armach, a spin-off company of marine software firm Greensea Systems launched in March this year, is currently in the ‘build it prove it phase’ that will a
Autonomous shipping alliance One Sea has welcomed South Korea’s Avikus, a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI Group), as its latest member. One Sea Secretary General Sinikka Hartonen said: “Welcoming Avikus on board is an exciting development which brings in participation from one of o
A crew member of MSC Resilient III, a sub-Panamax containership, has died following an onboard incident earlier today while the vessel was undergoing cargo operations in South Port in Bluff, New Zealand. The incident was confirmed by the Maritime Union of New Zealand adding that the emergency servic
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered a 190,000 dwt dual-fuel LNG bulk carrier Ubuntu Harmony to Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine. The giant vessel is the first of the planned four LNG-powered ships to be completed by th
