LNG-fueled car carrier Cerulean Ace operated by Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received Additional Fire-Fighting Measures for Vehicle Carrier (AFVC) certification from classification society ClassNK for its voluntary measures to prevent onboard fires during the transport of el
After winning the first tender by Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), Germany’s container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has selected Nordic energy company Gasum to deliver waste-based liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to its vessels during the two-year tender period. On April 16, 2024, ZEMBA,
A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has decided to take the EU Commission to court over the decision to include polluting fossil fuel ships in the EU’s flagship sustainable finance legislation, the EU Taxonomy.
UK-based maritime clean technology player Silverstream Technologies has revealed that it secured a new order for its air lubrication system to be fitted on 18 new 271,000 cubic meter QC-Max class LNG carriers. As informed, these will be the ‘first’ LNG carriers of this caliber to be wholly designed,
Following the delivery of the Icon of the Seas cruise ship last year, Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has signed a brand-new agreement with the US-based cruise company Royal Caribbean International to build the fourth Icon class vessel. As informed, the newbuilding will be delivered in 2027. The agr
Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) has delivered the first of three 7,600 cubic meter (cbm) LNG bunker vessels, Seaspan Garibaldi, to Canadian shipowner Seaspan. The vessel will sail to the northwest Pacific region, becoming Seaspan’s first LNG bunker barge in Nor
Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has completed the installation of a Type B liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tank onboard a 16,000 TEU dual-fuel containership being built for Swiss shipping major MSC Mediterranean S
The sixth and final 13,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China has been delivered to French shipping company CMA CGM. The ship was named CMA CGM Amazonia and delivered on August 23, marking the end of Hudong-Zhonghua’s shipbuilding project for the French co
Swiss shipping behemoth MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is investing heavily in fleet renewal, with agreements signed for up to 18 new containerships, all to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
SEA-LNG, a multi-sector industry coalition promoting LNG as a marine fuel, has welcomed a new member – Japanese gas company Osaka Gas. Osaka Gas is working to increase the share of renewables in its power generation portfolio through partnerships with other international companies to sponsor the cre
As part of its fleet renewal program, PIL has ordered five new 13,000 TEU containerships to be powered by LNG dual-fuel engines.
In a recent development, the Swiss marine power company WinGD is set to trial its new variable compression ratio (VCR) technology aboard a vessel operated by the French shipping heavyweight CMA CGM. This collaboration marks “the first field test” for the new dual-fuel engine technology, according to
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has started the construction of another LNG carrier for Norway-based gas shipping company BW LNG.
French shipping major CMA CGM has held a christening ceremony for the newest addition to its fleet, the containership CMA CGM Big Sur.
