Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has signed a contract with COSCO Shipping Energy and PetroChina, part of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has received Approval in Principle (AIP) certifications from major international classification societies for three cutting-edge ship designs. These include a 98,000 cbm liquefied ammonia c
Seaspan Corporation and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), in collaboration with Foreship, have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the design of a 15,000 TEU ammonia-powered containership. The cert
Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, hosted a christening and delivery ceremony on Monday for the 16,000TEU container ship named MSC Noa Ariela. The containership was ordered back in March 2021 from Guangzhou Shipyard I
Nexans is investing in a new third-generation cable-laying vessel in order to, as the company says, support a record project backlog and meet future needs of offshore wind and interconnector projects. According to Nexans, building upon the cutting-edge technology featured on the flagship vessel Nexa
newcleo, a London-based nuclear technology company developing Generation IV reactors using nuclear waste as fuel, has signed a cooperation agreement with Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri and RINA classification society. The trio has agreed to carry out a feasibility study for nuclear applicati
On 24 July, Freesia Leader, the fifth LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) operated by NYK, arrived at the port of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture for a delivery ceremony.
Chinese shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard has signed a contract with RFOcean, a London-based alternative investment and commercial management firm focusing on the maritime industry, for the construction of four 6,600-ton methanol dual-fuel stainless steel chemical tankers. This series of ships represents an
Provaris Energy has initiated a prototype tank testing program as a further step toward obtaining final Class Approval required for its hydrogen carrier and storage solutions. To this end, Provaris’ Norwegian subsidiary has hired Prodtex AS to construct and test a prototype hydrogen tank for its pro
Sri Lanka-based shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard has launched the third hybrid ship in a series of six new eco bulk carriers being built for Norwegian shipowner Misje Rederi AS.
Japan’s maritime industry is taking significant strides towards the full-scale commercialization of fully autonomous ships, thanks to the MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Project. This collaborative effort, administered by the Nippon Foundation and involving 51 companies under the Designing the Futu
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Silver Nova, an LNG-fueled cruise ship, to Monaco-based cruise line Silversea Cruises. The delivery was announced on 21 July in a brief social media update by Meyer Werft. The 54,700-ton ship is part of a newbuild project known as Project Evolution, and
MSC Cruises, the cruise division of Swiss shipping giant MSC Group, has achieved a drop in carbon emissions intensity worth 33.5 percent since 2008, and is on track to achieve its 40 percent reduction target ahead of 2030, the company revealed in its sustainability report for 2022. “We continue to s
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) has secured a contract for the construction of two liquified CO2 (LCO2) carriers from Greek shipowner Capital Ship Management.
