Scandlines’ ambitious project to develop a zero direct emission freight ferry is well underway at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey, as steel plates are meticulously cut and preparations are made to assemble the sections that will form the vessel. The Cemre shipyard in Turkey has now cut all the steel pl
Norway-based dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) has taken delivery of the first two out of ten ECO-type dual-fuel ready Kamsarmax newbuildings, built by China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp. The two bulkers, each with 85,000 dwt, have been named Golden Star and Golden L
Guangzhou Shipyard International, a subsidiary of CSSC, has held a naming ceremony for Hafnia’s second liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel product tanker.
Over the next ten years, from 2023 to 2032, more than 15,000 ships with deadweight capacity of more than 600 million tonnes are expected to be recycled, more than twice the amount recycled in the previous ten years, BIMCO estimates. As recycling volumes increase, it is increasingly important that th
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, in collaboration with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC), hosted a naming and delivery ceremony for the 24,000 TEU container vessel, MSC Gemma. The colossal containership was officially handed over to ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.,
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, and Nihon Shipyard Co., a Tokyo-based joint venture for ship design and sales between Imabari Shipbuilding Co. and Japan Marine United Corporation, have started a joint study for the development of an ocean-going liquified C
South Korean shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has been awarded a contract for the construction of five containerships for an undisclosed shipown
Dalian Shipbuilding (DSIC), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has kicked off construction of another LNG-powered 16,000 TEU containership for Swiss shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The construction of the ship began on 15 May with the steel-cutting cere
The retrofitting cost of an existing ship fitted with a two-stroke engine to a dual-fuel engine should not exceed 25 percent of the ship’s newbuilding cost, according to an assessment from DNV and MAN Energy Solutions. The duo carried out an analysis of how retrofitting the existing maritime fleet t
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, has announced plans to order additional Aframaxes and LNG carriers. The decision was made during the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Board of Directors, with the board approving the construction of two new-generation Aframax
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a basic agreement with compatriot Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company for a long-term charter of a dual-fuel methanol carrier.
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. has secured a lucrative order worth 117.3 billion won ($87.6 million) to construct two product carriers for an unnamed African shipper. According to a regulatory filing from today, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard will construct these petrochemical product-car
The world’s largest container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with Lloyd’s Register (LR), Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and MAN Energy Solutions (MAN-ES) for a design for the ammonia dual-fuel operation
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has held a ship naming ceremony for its eco-friendly 3,013 TEU containership.
