The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) has commissioned 12 new fully electric commuter ferries as part of a plan to reduce traffic and CO2 emissions.
A number of energy transition-related updates hit our headlines this week, from new developments in the renewables sector to further initiatives in ship decarbonisation – and oil & gas companies’ new moves in both of those, and more.
Two Norway-based companies have launched a joint venture to fill an existing gap in the ammonia fuel value chain by developing ammonia ship bunkering infrastructure technology, products and services.
New York-based tanker company International Seaways (INSW) has completed a merger with Greenwich-based energy shipping company Diamond S Shipping.
The containership Ever Given, which left Egyptian waters three days ago, will not make its usual Hamburg port call “because of concerns surrounding navigation safety,” ship’s owner Evergreen revealed in a statement.
Russia’s shipping company Volga Shipping has launched a large-scale fleet renewal program which includes the construction of about 20 dry cargo ships.
Germany’s bulk operator MINSHIP Shipmanagement and compatriot multipurpose (MPP) vessel specialist Auerbach Schifffahrt have decided to join forces to create a consolidated ship management company.
Chinese shipping major Cosco Shipping Holdings has placed an order for ten containerships at an affiliate yard.
U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to participate in the Acorn carbon capture and storage project (CCS) in Scotland.
German propulsion expert Schottel has been selected to provide azimuth thrusters for a new bitumen tanker ordered by France-based company Rubis Group.
Florida-based SunStone Ships has taken delivery of the second out of seven next-generation, infinity-class vessels at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI).
Svitzer, a Danish towage provider and Maersk subsidiary, has signed a ten-year time charter party with FGEN LNG, a subsidiary of First Gen, for the provision of towage and other vessel support services required by FGEN LNG’s interim offshore LNG terminal.
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) said it has exceeded its annual order target after securing another deal for the construction of two LNG carriers.
Neptune Energy has deployed a data visualisation platform based on 3D gaming technology to digitise its portfolio of subsea wells in Norway.
