Taiwanese shipping firm Evergreen Marine has taken delivery of the second 24,000 TEU containership from Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation. The ultra-large boxship, named Ever Aria, is a sister ship to Ever Alot, which was delivered to the container sh
The use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel for ships has grown exponentially over the past few years as the bridging fuel of choice. At the moment, LNG as a fuel is dominating the orderbook of larger ships. Data from DNV shows that of the 1,046 ships on order with alternative fuels, 167 are [&he
Classification society ABS granted approval in principle (AIP) to CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding CO., LTD and China Ship Design & Research Center Co., Ltd (CSDC) for the world’s first methanol-powered Newcastlemax bulk carrier.
Chinese shipyard COSCO has completed the construction of an FPSO vessel for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project in Mauritania and Senegal.
The Estonian Transport Administration has signed an agreement with Finnish ship design and engineering company Deltamarin to develop a concept for the new environmentally friendly ferry.
Offshore Energy spoke with Henrik Andersson, Head of Technical Development at Höegh Autoliners, about the company’s ambitious fleet renewal plan, which could reach up to 16 vessels, as well as the deciding factors on which fuel to choose for the new and existing ships.
The adoption of hydrogen as marine fuel for deep sea-going vessels seems to be lagging behind its counterparts such as methanol and ammonia. Hydrogen is an attractive fuel for internal combustion engines and its combustion produces no greenhouse gas emissions. However, hydrogen needs to be compresse
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Nordic energy company Gasum have performed the initial bunkering of the first LNG-fueled cruise ship in the port of La Rochelle. Gasum was selected as a supplier of LNG bunker fuel and technical adviser for the vessel which is the first LNG-powered cr
South Korean shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received ABS approval in principle (AIP) for the design of a 20,000 cbm liquefied hydrogen carrier. The AIP, which was presented at the Gastech conference, is the culmination of a joint development project (JDP) to review and prove v
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Luxembourg-based logistics provider CLdN have jointly developed a hybrid design for two new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels.
Despite all the talk about the future of carbon-neutral fuels the industry is ‘bombarded with’ on a daily basis, deadlines for completion of certain projects are being pushed continuously further perpetuating the uncertainty surrounding their availability, says Rolf Haben Jensen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd,
Japanese companies Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Japan Engine Corporation, IHI Power Systems Co. Ltd. and Nihon Shipyard have obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for their ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC). The carrier is currently under rese
SAL Heavy Lift, a Germany-based maritime heavy lift and project cargo carrier, has signed building contracts for four firm plus two optional new generation heavy lift ships with Wuhu Shipyard, China.
Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the concept design of two ammonia-fueled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers. The approval was awarded at Gastech, a global gas, LNG,
