The European Commission has granted approval for the joint acquisition of France LNG Shipping (FLS) by a consortium including Japanese shipping colossal NYK, French shipowner Geogas Maritime and compatriot infrastrucure fund manager DIF Management, as well as capital market company Marigold, a subsi
South Korean companies HD Hyundai Marine Solution, HD Hyundai Engineering & Technology, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), and Hyundai Heavy Industries Power Systems have obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for their design of an onboard carbon c
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri and the Cruise Divison of the MSC Group have marked construction milestones for three new eco-friendly Explora Journeys ships.
Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group has received new energy-efficient LNG carrier for charter with energy giant Shell from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI). The 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier named Nantes Knutsen was delivered to the shipowner on September 13, 202
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company, a subsidiary of energy company Chevron, have signed an agreement to install Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system, on a newbuild LNG carrier. The vessel is said to be the world’s LNG carrier t
The first dedicated LNG bunkering facility in the U.S. Gulf Coast, Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) – a joint venture between U.S. maritime infrastructure company Seapath and Houston-based clean energy solutions provider Pilot LNG – has formed a partnership with North American midstream company Ener
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has delivered Spirit of Tasmania IV, an LNG-powered car and passenger (RoPax) ferry, to Tasmanian TT-Line Company.
Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has started the construction of the first LNG dual-fuel LRII tanker for Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). The construction of the 111,000 dwt tanker began on
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) revealed that it has obtained a KRW 247.9 billion ($185.4 million) order to construct two liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessels for an undisclosed, Europe-based shipping company. The vessels will be built
Dutch marine fuels supplier Titan has delivered LNG to the newbuild Thun Vettern, an LNG dual-fuel vessel owned by Swedish shipping company Erik Thun, in its first simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) bunkering in Ghent, Belgium. The operation saw Titan’s Flexfueler 001 deliver 180 MT of LNG to Thun Vet
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has held a naming and launching ceremony for Sunflower Pirka, a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled ferry under construction at Naikai Zosen Corporation.
Classification society DNV has awarded Chinese shipbuilder Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company (HPWS) three approval in principle (AiP) certificates for innovative designs of three new ship types.
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has taken delivery of the newbuild LNG-fueled car carrier from China Merchants Jinling Shipbuilding (Jiangsu). The 7,000 CEU vessel named Nereus Highway is the first LNG-fueled ship built by the Chinese shipyard for K Line as part of the order
Progress, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge chartered by energy major Shell, has completed its first bunkering operation with containership Zim Mount Vinson, owned by Israeli international cargo shipping company ZIM.
