MEYER Group, an international consortium specializing in cruise shipbuilding, has presented a cruise ship concept that manages without fossil fuels. MEYER presented the “Reverse” concept – a concept that shows what a cruise ship could look like in the year 2100 – at the global cruise trade fair in F
Korean Register (KR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft Korea to collaborate on digital transformation and enhance their technological capabilities. KR said the aim was to digitally transform the shipbuilding and maritime industry by leveraging fourth-industrial revolution
Singapore’s first LNG hybrid tug, JMS Sunshine, has received LNG via truck-to-ship bunkering operation conducted by Pavilion Energy. For this operation, a total of 34 cubic metres of LNG was transferred from the trucks to the receiving vessel at Jurong Port on 29 March, Pavilion Energy revealed in i
Oceanbird, a project aimed at developing a wind-powered cargo ship, is moving forward with the assembly of a land-based prototype of Oceanbird Wing 560, its first full-scale wing sail. The Alfa Laval and Wallenius-backed JV company said that the prototype will be assembled at the Oresund DryDocks sh
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a large order to supply comprehensive packages of roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) equipment for two dual-fuel LNG pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) being built for RoRo shipping company Sallaum Lines. The vessels are Sallaum Lines’ first-ever newbuilds and will be
Construction of LNG carriers for Greek LNG shipping services provider GasLog has started at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. According to GasLog’s social media update, the construction began with the steel cutting of 174,000 cbm LNG carrier, Hull No. 25
Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC), part of Norwegian shipping company Torvald Klaveness, plans to introduce its first zero-emission vessel within 2030. The move is part of the company’s updated environmental strategy which is targeting a 45% reduction in energy efficiency operational indicato
Nordic Green Ammonia Powered Ships (NoGAPS) project consortium has revealed the initial ship design for the ammonia-fueled gas carrier M/S NoGAPS. The NoGAPS project brings together key players in the value chain, including Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), Nordic Inn
Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has laid the keel of a new 13,000 TEU containership powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) for French shipping giant CMA CGM.
The MEYER Group, an international consortium specializing in cruise shipbuilding, and the Dutch Shiprepair company Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) have signed a joint cooperation agreement. Under the agreement, DSC will work with the recently established company MEYER RE, a subsidiary of the MEY
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has secured a contract to supply reliquefaction systems for eight LNG carriers being built by Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua. According to Wärtsilä, the vessels will be owned by various leading global shipping companies and will be equipped with Wärtsilä Compac
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines for Celebrity Cruises’ fifth Edge Series cruise vessel enabling the ship to run on methanol as fuel. Wärtsilä said that it would convert two Wärtsilä 46F engines to allow them to utilise methanol as fuel, marking the first-ever such conversion for th
South Korean shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has inked a deal with an undisclosed shipowner for the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers
Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has entered into shipbuilding contracts with compatriot insurance conglomerate China Taiping Insurance Holdings for the construction of two LNG carriers. According to the stock exchange filing, China Taiping Insurance si
