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.
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) has welcomed one more new 24,188 TEU containership joining its fleet, OOCL Turkiye.
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has completed the technological development for a cargo containment system (CCS) to be used in large liquefied hydrogen carriers.
Swedish company SeaFjord Energy has developed the world’s first e-bunker vessel, a new type of ship capable of delivering electricity to ships in ports.
Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled new vessel designs, featuring next-generation anchor handler (AHT) and platform supply vessels (PSV).
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is considering investments in methanol and ammonia-ready newbuilds, alongside exploring wind propulsion options, as part of its sustainability agenda. Speaking today in a live session, Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen expressed openness to alternative
Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders Group, has ordered six 1,250 TEU containerships, fitted with dual-fuel engines capable of operating on conventional fuel and methanol. The first ship is set to be delivered by the second half of 2025, bringing the number of dual-fuel vessels in the pipeline
State-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy has celebrated the steel cutting of the first of its new generation of chartered LNG carriers to be built at a South Korean shipyard as part of its LNG fleet expansion project. On 3 June, QatarEnergy said it joined the shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries and JP Mor
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., part of the Japanese major Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, will conduct technical studies on an ammonia fuel supply system for large, low-speed two-stroke marine engines which are being developed by Swiss marine engine maker Winterthur Gas & Diesel AG (WinGD). T
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), VPLP Design (VPLP) and Alwena Shipping (Alwena) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form an alliance that will work on developing a wind-assisted/propelled containership. The ship is based on the Trade Wings 2,500 concept for small-size containerships ca
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a contract for the construction of two crude carriers.
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has delivered MSC Euribia, MSC Cruises’ second cruise ship to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding aims to exclusively produce dual-fueled vessels by 2035, transitioning away from ships equipped with crude oil-based engines. The move is part of the shipyard’s strategy to become carbon neutral by 2050 by implementing eco-friendly practices across all asp
A keel laying ceremony for a Pacific Island supply vessel, which will provide a trading, research and training platform for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, has taken place at Asia Shipbuilding Co, Geoje Island, South Korea.
