Finnish shipping company Wasaline has selected BLRT Repair Yards, a ship repair and conversion company, to carry out a retrofit project onboard its flagship hybrid ferry Aurora Botnia, increasing its battery capacity from 2.2 to 12.6 MWh.
Star Princess, the second LNG-powered cruise ship built by Italy’s Fincantieri for the U.S. cruise line Princess Cruises, has completed its sea trials.
The 1,400 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled containership Torogoz, owned by U.S.-based shipping and logistics company Crowley, has been put into operation, having departed from Port Everglades, Florida, to serve the Central America route. As noted by officials from Crowley, deploying the vessel
Finnish shipping company Wasaline has signed agreements with Nordic energy player Gasum and Swedish ferry operator Stena Line to use only liquified biogas (bio-LNG) on its Baltic Sea route, aiming for a carbon-neutral shipping operation.
UK-based shipping company Zodiac Maritime has welcomed its latest 7,000 CEU dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) constructed by China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard (CIMC Raffles). As disclosed, the vessel, which uses liquefied natural gas (LNG) as one of its primary fuels, was delivered last
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co. (DSOC) and compatriot Zhongnen Fuel Injection Technology have inked a deal to construct a 20,000 cubic meters (cbm) liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel, said to be the ‘first’ independently developed unit of its type in the country. As disclosed, the
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has completed its first simultaneous cargo and LNG bunkering operation.
Japan-headquartered Imabari Shipbuilding has delivered a 209,000 dwt dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered bulk carrier SG Dawn to its owner. The LNG-powered bulker was handed over on August 7 at the company’s Saijo Shipyard. It is understood that the newbuilding’s owner is Tokyo-based marit
Switzerland-headquartered renewable energy producer Axpo has wrapped up what it described as Spain’s first bio-LNG ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation within the large container shipping segment. As disclosed, the supply of biological liquefied natural gas was conducted on August 7 at the Port of
Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding has handed over Amphitrite Highway, a 7,000 CEU car carrier powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), to its owner. As disclosed, the environmentally friendly car carrier, which was built at the company’s Marugame headquarters, was delivered on August 5. It is understood t
The Port of Barcelona has hosted its first ship-to-ship biofuel supply operation, led by Mein Schiff Relax, the first LNG dual-fuel cruise ship owned by Hamburg-based TUI Cruises.
U.S.-headquartered transportation and logistics company Matson and shipbuilder Hanwha Philly Shipyard, a wholly-owned arm of South Korea’s Hanwha Systems and Hanwha Ocean, have marked a construction milestone of the first of three new future-fit Aloha Class container vessels. As disclosed, on August
China’s plug-in hybrid electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has welcomed a new 7,000 CEU LNG dual-fuel car carrier built by Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
Greek tanker owner Performance Shipping has taken delivery of its first LNG-ready LR2 Aframax newbuild from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding in China.
