Pressing ahead with fleet expansion, German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has christened the ninth LNG dual-fuel 23,660 TEU containership, Bangkok Express.
Greece’s Capital Ship Management Corp (CAPITAL) has expanded its fleet with two new LNG-ready eco-type crude oil/product carriers.
Canadian shipowner Seaspan has hit a new milestone with the completion of the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in the Port of Vancouver in Canada.
Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has secured an order from South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the tank design of very large ethane carrier (VLEC) trio.
Saudi Arabia’s national shipping carrier Bahri has formed a strategic partnership with gas carrier owner Petredec focused on meeting Saudi Arabia’s increasing LPG and ammonia shipping demands.
MOL Energia, a subsidiary of Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, has signed a long-term charter contract for three new very large ethane carriers (VLECs) with SCG Chemicals (SCGC), Thailand’s largest petrochemical company.
The U.S. maritime infrastructure company Seapath and its joint venture (JV) partner Pilot LNG have obtained environmental permits for the first dedicated LNG bunkering facility in the U.S. Gulf Coast – the Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP).
Following the first bunkering transfer, the UK’s Portsmouth International Port has now introduced LNG bunkering for vessels sailing into and out of the port as it strives to become carbon neutral by 2030 and emissions-free by 2050.
Sunflower Kamuy, a newbuild LNG-fueled ferry operated by MOL Sunflower, has officially entered service.
Nordic Ren-Gas has selected German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) as a technology provider for its e-methane project in Tampere, Finland.
Norwegian energy company Freija is progressing with the development of a large-scale e-methane production facility in Nokia, Tampere region, Finland.
U.S. technology company Petron Scientech has chosen compatriot renewable hydrogen electrolysis company Verdagy to provide electrolyzers for the production of e-methanol in its biorefinery.
ABS, PCL, and PaxOcean have agreed to collaborate on developing retrofit strategies to support maritime decarbonization targets.
Described as the maritime industry’s “exceptional newbuilding year”, 2024 yielded a record number of LNG-fueled ship deliveries, according to the latest data from DNV’s AFI platform.
