Norwegian shipping company Knutsen has taken delivery of a newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Ferrol Knutsen from South Korean Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) shipyard. The delivery of another 174,000 cbm LNG carrier was confirmed in a social media update by Knutsen Group on 12 Janua
South Korean shipbuilders secured the largest market share for high-value-added, eco-friendly vessel orders in 2022, bagging 58 percent of the total ordering tally for the year. This equals 149 vessels or 12.0 million compensated gross tonnage (CGT) out of 270 vessels (20.8 million CGT) ordered in 2
Swiss energy storage solutions company Leclanché has been selected as the battery technology provider for two hybrid ferries being built for Stena Line and Brittany Ferries. Leclanché will provide two battery systems with a total capacity of 22.6 MWh, or 11.3 MWh each, for the RoPax ferries that are
Swiss-based liner major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is starting the year on a high note with the construction of its New Panamax giants in China making headway. Namely, Dalian Shipbuilding (DSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has launched MSC Chiyo, a 16,000 TEU boxs
Lady Maria Fisher, the second LNG dual-fuel tanker built for British marine engineering services provider James Fisher, has completed sea trials. According to James Fisher’s social media update from 10 January, the sea trials “ran smoothly despite the three-day delay caused by the weather conditions
UK’s cleantech company Silverstream Technologies has signed a deal with China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) to install its air lubrication technology on four 175,000cbm LNG carriers being built at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC). The agreement includes four firm installations of the
Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. (DACKS), a joint venture between COSCO Shipping and Kawasaki Shipbuilding, has floated out a new 24,000 TEU boxship built for Hong Kong-based shipowner Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).
Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine has completed the final unit of three identical fully battery-operated roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferries for Norwegian ferry operator Norled. On 9 January, Sembcorp Marine said it had marked the sailaway of the final unit, following the vessel’s h
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed a new name and a new hull color design for its car carriers, which are primarily fuelled by environment-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Singapore-based LNG Easy, a distributor and provider of LNG infrastructure, has reached a long-term mutually exclusive commercialisation agreement to develop new LNG carrier designs based on B type cargo containment system (CCS). The company signed the agreement with Shangai-based marine environment
Chinese shipping company China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has taken delivery of an eco-friendly very large crude carrier (VLCC) from compatriot shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC).
Singapore’s Samudera Shipping Line has entered into agreements for the acquisition of two newbuild container vessels from an unnamed party. The aggregate acquisition price is approximately $66 million, the company said. The new ships have a capacity of 1,900 TEU each, and they are expected to be del
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed basic agreements with Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) and Hokkaido Gas for the supply of LNG fuel to two newbuilding LNG-fueled ferries. The LNG will be supplied in each port on the Oarai-Tomakomai route operated by MOL Group company M
Scandlines’ new zero-emission ferry is starting to take shape at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. Danish ferry operator said in an update that two-thirds of the steel plates have now been cut at the shipyard, adding that the ferry currently consists of eight sections which have already been placed on t
