U.S.-based tanker owner Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has obtained a $400,000 grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to study the development of its proposed Tampa Regional Intermodal Carbon Hub (T-RICH). The study is intended to evaluate the commercial feasibility of developing
After its recently announced pivot towards the LNG shipping sector, New York-listed shipowner Capital Product Partners L.P. has closed the umbrella agreement initiated last November, paving the way for the acquisition of 11 newbuild liquefied natural gas carrier vessels. As reported by Offshore Ener
Despite the challenges that defined this year, the maritime industry may be closing the chapter on 2023 with a sense of optimism. Namely, BIMCO’s recent analysis provides a beacon of hope, suggesting that the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ambitious goal of achieving 5% zero or near-zer
MAN Energy Solutions, in collaboration with Germany-based stainless-steel processor BUTTING, has revealed that the world’s first selective catalytic reduction (SCR) converter intended for an ammonia engine has passed its factory acceptance test. Measuring an impressive 3.9 meters in diameter and boa
Tanker operator Stolt Tankers said that it has become the first shipping company in the world to apply graphene coating technology to the hull of one of its chemical tankers, Stolt Lotus. Namely, in early November, the 30,000-deadweight tonne Stolt Lotus was drydocked in China for five days where th
Canadian shipping company Canada Steam Ship Lines (CSL) has entered into a 20-year strategic partnership with Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd. (Adbri) to build and operate what has been described as the ‘world’s first fully electric battery-capable self-unloading vessel’. The custom-designed ship is in
ASYAD Shipping, a part of Oman’s national logistics provider ASYAD Group, and Oman LNG have signed a long-term agreement for the charter of two 5th generation LNG carriers. According to Asyad, the agreement for two 170,000 cubic meter LNG carriers affirms the company’s commitment to boost local adde
Greek tanker owner Performance Shipping has signed two contracts with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for the construction of two 114,000 dwt LNG-ready LR2 Aframax product/crude oil tankers. The oil tanker vessels are expected to be delivered in January and April
Australia-based developer of green hydrogen projects Provaris Energy has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German energy company Uniper to evaluate the supply of green hydrogen to Germany using Provaris’ compressed hydrogen carriers. Under the MoU, Provaris and Uniper will
The Neapolitan shipping group Grimaldi has taken delivery of the third ro-ro multipurpose unit belonging to its “G5” class of vessels named the Great Tema. The RoRo was built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and it is intended for maritime transport services betwe
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has celebrated the beginning of the construction of its first 8,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership, Kota Ocean, at the Chinese shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. On December 19, representatives from PIL, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, an
Ocean transportation solutions provider Höegh Autoliners and Swiss energy company VARO have formed a strategic partnership focused on the use of biofuels to advance the decarbonization of the maritime sector. The collaboration will see VARO supply Höegh Autoliners with 100% advanced biofuels for dee
A consortium led by Harim Group, the parent company of bulker operator Pan Ocean, has secured its position as the preferred bidder for the acquisition of South Korean shipping company HMM, Harim confirmed earlier today in a regulatory filing. The consortium, comprising Harim and its private equity p
UK-based shipping company Zodiac Maritime has teamed up with Lloyd’s Register (LR), South Korean shipbuilder HD KSOE and power plant design and engineering company KEPCO E&C in a joint development project for the research and development of nuclear-propelled ship designs. The companies have signed a
