Taiwanese shipping company U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation (U-Ming) and the UK-based wind propulsion technology provider Anemoi Marine Technologies have completed the rotor sail installation on U-Ming’s Grand Pioneer, a 325,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC).
UK-based shipping company Union Maritime (UML) and compatriot design and engineering firm BAR Technologies have received a green light from the Marshall Islands flag for the former company’s dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker duo fitted with wind propulsion systems. As disclosed, the appro
UK classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has partnered with Deployable Energy, a Houston-based nuclear technology company, to advance the safe use of micro-nuclear reactor technology to power ships.
Swiss marine power company WinGD is geared up to unveil an ethanol-powered two-stroke engine next year, with deliveries expected to commence in 2027. According to the officials from the company, the engine is going to be applicable for both newbuildings and for retrofitting projects. As disclosed, t
Monaco-based dry bulk vessel owner and operator Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Swiss freight trader Cargill International covering dry bulk vessels and decarbonization projects.
The main component of the new hydrogen production and refueling station at the Port of Klaipėda in Lithuania – the electrolyzer – has passed factory tests in Italy, marking a key milestone in the project.
Norwegian maritime services provider Buksér og Berging has taken delivery of a new hybrid tugboat built by Türkiye’s Uzmar Shipyard.
Green Future, hailed as “the world’s biggest” methanol dual-fuel Ultramax bulk carrier, which is being chartered by Japan’s NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, an NYK Group company, has received a supply of methanol in a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operation. As disclosed, the methanol bunkering procedure
TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI and Royal Caribbean Cruises, has commissioned Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of the new cruise ships that will be powered by dual-fuel LNG engines.
Japanese shipping colossal Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and Singapore-based Neptune Robotics, which specializes in vessel cleaning services, have penned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate fuel efficiency and decarbonization across NYK’s fleet. As disclosed, the collaborati
Canadian shipping company Algoma Central Corporation has taken delivery of Algoma Legacy, the first of three new methanol-ready Kamsarmax-sized ocean belt self-unloading vessels.
NEXTCHEM joined forces with Siemens Energy to develop modularized high-temperature methanol fuel cell solutions for the maritime industry.
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has delivered the second dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered vessel—Star Princess—that was constructed for U.S.-based cruise line Princess Cruises. The 178,000 GT newbuilding was handed over to its owner at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard, which i
Hapag-Lloyd and DHL signed a three-year framework agreement for the purchase of Scope 3 GHG emission reductions resulting from the use of sustainable marine fuels within Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet.
