Bermuda-based ship-owning and chartering company Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) has taken delivery of 7,000 CEU Odin Highway, its latest LNG dual-fuel car carrier. The vessel, part of a two-ship order, has been contracted by Japanese shipping major K-Line under a 10-year time charter agree
EverLoNG ship-based carbon capture project partners Bouman Industries and Conoship International have signed an agreement to create a joint venture that would build ship-based carbon capture (SBCC) systems. The new partnership, called Carobotreat Maritime, aims to use its combined expertise to help
Hong Kong-based ship management group Wallem Group has partnered with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) automaker BYD by providing commercial services for its first fully chartered pure car, truck carrier (PCTC) vessel, MV BYD Explorer No. 1.
In a pioneering feat of engineering, Northern Lights, a joint venture company of energy giants Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, shared a new milestone in the construction of the company’s liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers. Namely, the company’s first two vessels have been installed with custom-built 7
LNG shipping company Flex LNG has secured an extension of the charter of its LNG carrier Flex Resolute that will keep the vessel on a fixed-hire contract until at least the first quarter of 2027. The 2020-built Flex Resolute was fixed on a three-year time charter on November 1, 2021, with the commen
This is a free premium article to give you a sample of what Offshore Energy has to offer as part of our premium section. Yesterday, container shipping heavyweights Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk made waves in the liner shipping industry after revealing a groundbreaking operational cooperation deal, leading
Earlier today SAIC Group, a prominent Chinese automotive manufacturer, officially named and commissioned the LNG dual-fuel car carrier SAIC Anji Sincerity. Constructed by CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard, the vessel, featuring 7,600 parking spaces, is exclusively built for SAIC Anji Logistics, a subsidiary of
Italian shipowner Fratelli Cosulich and PETCO Trading Labuan Company Limited (PTLCL), a trading arm of Malaysian energy major Petronas, have signed a two-year charter agreement for Paolina Cosulich, Fratelli’s latest LNG bunker barge. Operating under PTLCL, the bunker barge will cater to the increas
MSC Euribia, MSC Cruises’ second LNG-powered cruise ship, has been fueled with LNG during its inaugural port to Cadiz port in Spain. In what has been described as another milestone for MSC Euribia, the vessel became the first cruise ship to be fueled with LNG at this Spanish port. LNG was provided b
Japanese conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) achieved a major milestone with the recent delivery of what has been described as the world’s first gas engine hybrid propulsion system designed for a bulk carrier that utilizes a gas engine as the main means of propulsion. The system combines a
BYD, a China-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer that overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest EV seller in 2023, has taken delivery of its first car carrier which is dual-fueled.
As the maritime industry charts a course for robust growth, Clarksons Shipbroking foresees a substantial increase in global shipbuilding activities, primarily driven by the growth in South Korean output. Clarksons’ estimations project a noteworthy 40 million compensated gross tonnage (CGT) output fo
The production of the third Icon-class ship for Royal Caribbean Group has started at Finnish Meyer Turku Shipyard.
Qatar’s LNG heavyweight QatarEnergy has sealed a contract with Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Hudong Zhonghua shipbuilding for the construction of eight Q-Max ultra-large LNG carriers, according to broker reports. Valued at over $2.4 billion, these cutting-edge vessels, part of QatarEnergy’s “Hundred Ship
