Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has taken delivery of its first duel-fuelled PCTC, Lake Herman.
The first electric tugs in SAAM Towage’s fleet, built by the Turkish shipyard Sanmar, passed the final sea acceptance trials and bollard pull tests in Istanbul’s Tuzla Bay, Chile-based tug provider said. At full capacity, the new ElectRA 2300SX units, designed by Canada-based Robert Allan Ltd., are
Yara Eyde, which has been described as the world’s first containership to be powered by pure ammonia as fuel, is scheduled to enter the market in 2026, according to its developers. The vessel is being developed by ammonia producer and shipowner Yara Clean Ammonia and the Norwegian container operator
Dutch shipowner Boomsma Shipping and German counterpart Leonhardt & Blumberg have placed a joint order for the construction of up to eight 8,500-ton low-emission dry cargo vessels, to be built by the Chowgule and Company – Shipbuilding Division Group in India. JR Shipping Shipbrokers & Consultants a
The construction of the new zero direct emission freight ferry ordered by Scandlines for the Puttgarden-Rødby route has begun to take shape, the Danish ferry company revealed.
US LNG producer and provider Stabilis Solutions revealed on Tuesday that it had won a multi-year marine bunkering contract with Carnival Corporation & plc to provide LNG fuel for the Carnival Jubilee, the newest addition to the Carnival Cruise Line fleet. Stabilis said that under the terms of the co
Europe’s shipping investor Hayfin has placed an order for up to four ‘enhanced methanol ready’ Suezmax tankers at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The contract includes two firm 158,000-dwt tankers and options for two more sister vessels with the delivery of the firm units sc
Hyundai Glovis, the logistics unit of South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group, is allocating $1.85 billion for the acquisition of 12 LNG dual-fuel car carriers. The decision on the planned investment, approved during a board meeting held on October 26, 2023, represents a strategic move to bolste
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries hosted a christening ceremony last week for Euronav’s two tanker newbuilds, MV Brest and MV Bristol. The two 157,000 dwt Suezmax tankers were ordered back in 2021 costing $186 million en-bloc, and including $4.2 million in additions and upgrade
Dutch ship design and engineering company C-Job Naval Architects has formed a strategic partnership with MEYER Group, wherein MEYER Group will acquire a 50 percent stake in C-Job. MEYER Group, an international consortium, operates three shipyards under MEYER Werft, located in Papenburg, Rostock, and
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, held a christening and launch ceremony for the Fugaku Maru, a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship under construction for Fujitrans Corporation. The ceremony took place at the Enoura Plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki Shi
Japanese shipping company NYK has started the conversion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled tugboat Sakigake to an ammonia-fueled tugboat at Oppama factory of Keihin Dock Co.
Stamford Shipping, a Singapore-based shipowning, commercial, and investment management group, and Copenhagen-based Green Marine Group have entered into a joint venture to explore investment opportunities in methanol-powered ships. The JV sets out on a mission to build and manage, both commercially a
Swedish shipping company Furetank and its Canadian counterpart Algoma Central Corporation have welcomed the launching of the first vessel intended for their joint venture FureBear. The vessel, named Fure Vanguard, is the ninth sister ship in the Vinga class and the ship was officially launched at C
