Belgian tanker shipping company Euronav NV and its controlling shareholder CMB NV have entered into a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100% of shares in cleantech maritime group CMB.TECH for $ 1.150 billion in cash. Euronav said that the move fits its renewed strategy of diversificati
K Line has decided to employ JGreeX, the green steel product manufactured by JFE Steel Corporation (JFE Steel), for one of its newbuild bulkers.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for the design of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for ammonia.
After its recently announced pivot towards the LNG shipping sector, New York-listed shipowner Capital Product Partners L.P. has closed the umbrella agreement initiated last November, paving the way for the acquisition of 11 newbuild liquefied natural gas carrier vessels. As reported by Offshore Ener
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, through its joint venture company CWEC (Shanghai) Company (CWEC), has been contracted to supply dual-fuel auxiliary engines for the sixth liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier owned by ADNOC Logistics & Services.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed that a naming ceremony was held for the second liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier to serve GAIL (India), the largest natural gas supplier under India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Despite the challenges that defined this year, the maritime industry may be closing the chapter on 2023 with a sense of optimism. Namely, BIMCO’s recent analysis provides a beacon of hope, suggesting that the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ambitious goal of achieving 5% zero or near-zer
Canadian shipping company Canada Steam Ship Lines (CSL) has entered into a 20-year strategic partnership with Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd. (Adbri) to build and operate what has been described as the ‘world’s first fully electric battery-capable self-unloading vessel’. The custom-designed ship is in
Greek tanker owner Performance Shipping has signed two contracts with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for the construction of two 114,000 dwt LNG-ready LR2 Aframax product/crude oil tankers. The oil tanker vessels are expected to be delivered in January and April
Danish ferry operator Scandlines has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to deliver an onshore charging system for its berth in Puttgarden, Germany. The Norwegian maritime system integrator NES will deliver the land-based charging system to the Puttgarden ferry berth, and connect the equi
The Neapolitan shipping group Grimaldi has taken delivery of the third ro-ro multipurpose unit belonging to its “G5” class of vessels named the Great Tema. The RoRo was built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and it is intended for maritime transport services betwe
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has celebrated the beginning of the construction of its first 8,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership, Kota Ocean, at the Chinese shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. On December 19, representatives from PIL, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, an
Estonia has launched a call for tender to build a next-generation zero-emission battery hydrogen-fuelled ferry for the Virtsu-Kuivastu route.
Classification society ABS has joined hands with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Seatech Solutions International and Shift Clean Energy to work on the development of electric tugboats for the Indian market.
