Norwegian shipping company Hagland Shipping has taken delivery of the first in a series of three new battery-hybrid bulkers from Dutch shipbuilding company Royal Bodewes.
Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has signed letters of intent to construct six new ships worth around $1 billion.
Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Heavy Industries (Yangzhou) has launched a 114,000 dwt newbuild Aframax tanker ordered by Greek shipping company Aegean Shipping Management. The vessel, to be named, Green Anax, hit the water on October 22 at Cosco Yangzhou facilities in Jiangdu District, China. The vessel
The Cruise Division of MSC Group and French shipbuilding company Chantiers de l’Atlantique have announced the delivery of the world’s largest LNG-powered cruise ship and one of the first to incorporate fuel cell technology.
Nissos Kea, a recently delivered scrubber-fitted gas-ready crude carrier, managed to avoid damage after being targeted by explosions that took place on October 21 while the vessel was loading at an oil terminal in Ash Shihr in Yemen. “In the afternoon of 21 October 2022, while the vessel had called
The world’s first bulk carrier to be partially powered by wind, the Shofu Maru, sailed into the Port of Newcastle this morning on its maiden voyage. The 100, 422 dwt bulker, owned by Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), was delivered on October 7, 2022. The vessel is the first of its
Belgium-based tanker company Euronav has ordered two new eco-friendly Suezmax tankers from shipbuilding firm Daehan Shipbuilding Co.
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has delivered the second 109,000-dwt Aframax dual-fuel tanker Proteus Iwona to Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BoComm). This vessel is the first 109,000-dwt Aframax dual-fuel tanker classed by the China Classification Society (C
Oslo-listed Havyard Group ASA has decided to change the company name to Eqva ASA to reflect its growth strategy and mark its transformation into a fully integrated service company. The company said that the name Eqva was formed by combining the letters “EQ”, the starting point of the words equal, eq
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a contract for the construction of two LNG carriers worth around $500 million (KRW 710 billion). Each vessel has secured a price of $250 million, a record vaue for local shipbuilders, Yonhap reports citing DSME. The LNG
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has hosted a naming ceremony for two new eco-friendly 13,100 containerships.
Norway-based RoRo transportation provider United European Car Carriers (UECC) has taken delivery of its third and final newbuild multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The latest newbuild, to be named Auto Aspire, was delivered on 20 October at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard and
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a multi-year charter agreement with TotalEnergies Gas & Power Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of French energy firm Total Energies, for a newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The contract, which was signed on 26 September, cove
China Shipbuilding Hengyu Energy (Shanghai), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has completed the bunkering of three methanol-powered product tankers built by Guangzhou Shipyard International. The 49,900-ton tankers were fueled with a total of 240 tons of methanol, a major
