Greek shipowner TEN has signed construction contracts for two scrubber-fitted MR product tankers, the company revealed. These 50,000 dwt vessels, ordered in August from an unnamed shipbuilder, are slated for delivery in the first quarter of 2026. According to Intermodal, the vessels were ordered fro
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., has received clearance for key innovations that are at the heart of what is believed to be the world’s first carbon emission-free LNG carrier. Specifically, the shipyard has received approval in pr
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Shell Marine Products Singapore, a business division of Shell Eastern Trading Pte, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a joint focus on the advancement of alternative maritime solutions and managing carbon emissions liabilities hol
In a strategic move set to bolster its maritime capabilities, Danish ship owner and operator, Uni-Tankers, has unveiled that it has added five new vessels to its fleet. The fleet expansion includes long-term deals for four newbuilding vessels and one ECO small clean chemical/product tanker built in
Classification society Korean Register (KR) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an LNG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) jointly developed by KR and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI), a subsidiary of South Korean shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE).
Greek ship management service provider Capital Gas Ship Management has revealed more details about its latest construction deal for two 88,000 cbm very large ammonia carriers (VLAC).
Container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed an agreement with energy major Equinor thus securing the supply of green methanol for its landmark, methanol-enabled feeder vessel during its initial months of operation from September 2023 and into the first half of 2024. The agr
Swedish shipowner Sirius Shipping has placed an order for two plus two methanol-ready 15,000 dwt oil/chemical tankers at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Yangzho.
Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding in collaboration with China State Shipbuilding Trading has signed a contract for the construction of two 325,000 dwt ore carriers with Singapore-based Winning International Group. The contract marks the inaugural cooperation between Winning Intern
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Technical Management Agreement with China LNG Shipping (International) Company for world’s largest shallow draft LNG carrier Dapeng Princess.
Japanese shipping company NYK Line, Malaysian shipping line MISC, and MiQ, a methane measurement certification company, have joined the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII). With the new members, the collective of shipping leaders aiming to address the environmental implicatio
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has marked construction milestones for two cruise ships owned by MSC’s Explora Journeys. The company floated out Explora II, and cut the steel for Explora II, the first Explora vessel to be powered by liquified natural gas (LNG).
The pioneering design for a floating carbon storage and injection unit (FCSIU), developed by Malaysian offshore energy major Bumi Armada, has won approval in principle (AiP) from the ABS classification society. Bumi Armada’s FCSIU concept is a floating terminal capable of storing and injecting liqui
Shell Shipping and Maritime, CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä Marine have launched a new hybrid electric liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier design.
