Chinese shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. held a naming and delivery ceremony for the 16,000 TEU containership MSC Chiyo. The vessel was constructed for the world’s largest container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The ship’s design was meticulously crafted by the M
Classification society Bureau Veritas has awarded an approval in principle to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. – Hyundai Global Service CO. (HHI), TotalEnergies Gas & Power, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), for wind-assisted ship propulsion (WASP) on a very large crude carrier (VLCC) and a liquefied natur
Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, has delivered the fourth 3,500 TEU container ship, named Maersk Glacier, to the Japanese shipowner Lepta Shipping, a joint venture between Japanese Nissen Kaiun and trading house Mitsui & Co. The company signed a charter deal
Dutch producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products OCI Global is fueling the first-ever green methanol-powered container ship in a new partnership with A.P. Moller-Maersk. OCI revealed that it will provide ISCC-certified green biomethanol to power the maiden voyage of Maersk’s first methanol
The world’s first ammonia-ready containership CMA CGM Masai Mara, which was recently delivered from Chinese shipbuilder Qingdao Shipyard, promises to revolutionize the container shipping industry as the vessel readies to use ammonia as a viable fuel source. The 5,900 TEU engineering marvel sets a tr
Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization and Boston Consulting Group have revealed major insights from the Global Maritime Decarbonization Survey during a presentation held at Nor-Shipping 2023’s Tradewinds Ocean Stage. The survey sheds light on the current state of maritime decarb
A total of 5.5% of fleet capacity today is alternatively fuelled, up from 2.3% in 2017, according to Clarksons’ Green Technology Tracker, which estimates the figure to reach 6.5% by 2025. Although alternative-fuelled newbuild ordering has been a little slower in 2023 to date, 48% of overall orderboo
Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a construction contract for 2+2 LNG dual-fuel LRII tankers with Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipbuilding International Co., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, and CSSC Trading. The order for the 111,0
Shipping startup Viridis Bulk Carriers has won Approval in Principle (AiP) for its ammonia-fuelled short sea bulk carrier design from the DNV classification society. The certificate was presented during the Nor-Shipping trade fair at the DNV stand. The Viridis Bulk Carriers design, developed by Kong
Cruise company Hurtigruten Norway has revealed the most promising technologies for its zero-emission ship set to be launched in 2030. The technologies have been selected following a year of research by the company alongside its consortium of 12 maritime partners and research institute SINTEF as the
Corvus Energy, a supplier of energy storage solutions for the maritime industry, has launched its new hydrogen fuel cell system as the result of the H2NOR research project. The H2NOR project kicked off in 2021 and was initiated by Corvus Energy, Toyota and other partners to fast-track the developmen
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed plans to build a dual-fuelled bulk carrier at Oshima Shipbuilding that will be intended for charter with Kansai Electric Power Co. The LNG dual-fuel bulker is intended to transport coal to KEPCO’s Maizuru Power Station from oversea
Engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions in collaboration with STX Engine has unveiled its latest innovation: the auxiliary MAN 35/44DF CD engine. The engine is designed specifically for container and LNG carrier applications, It is based on the mature MAN 35/44DF CR and MAN 32/44CR engines and come
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded design approval to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the development of the world’s first 22,000cbm multi-gas carrier.
