
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received the fuel tank design order for three new LNG-fueled container vessels from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI).

U.S. marine transportation firm Centerline Logistics and North American marine engineering company Vard Marine will jointly develop an Articulated Tug and Barge (ATB) LNG bunker barge.

Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC Bank) has extended a $70 million sustainability-linked loan with U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, one of Taiwan’s largest listed bulk carrier companies.

Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group has ordered two new dry cargo vessels from Dutch shipyard Ferus Smit in an effort to replace some of the existing vessels with newbuilds.

Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured new contracts from repeat customers with a total value estimated at about $186 million.

Britain’s aluminium shipbuilder, The Wight Shipyard Co., has unveiled an all-share merger with the complementary French shipbuilder OCEA to create a combined group to capitalise on the fast ferry and offshore renewable energy markets opportunities.

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd plans to deploy the first of its twelve new 23,500+ TEU vessels in 2023, Lutz-Michael Dyck, Senior Director Strategic Asset Projects at Hapag-Lloyd, confirmed.

Energy giant Shell and containment specialist GTT will work together to develop innovative technologies to enable the transportation of liquid hydrogen (LH2), including a preliminary LH2 carrier design.

French project Energy Observer is launching a design of a multipurpose cargo ship fuelled by liquid hydrogen, a technology that allows zero-emission navigation, while offering very high transport capacities and autonomy.

Sentinel Marine has taken delivery of the tenth newbuild vessel in its fleet, which is expected to feature12 ERRVs by year-end.

Russian shipyard Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex has started cutting steel for the seventh ARC 7 ice-class LNG carrier for the Arctic LNG 2 project.

Finnish shipping company Viking Line has welcomed its climate-smart flagship Viking Glory in the Port of Turku following the ship’s five-week journey home across the seas.

Wärtsilä has awarded Scana-owned Skarpenord a contract to supply valve control systems to 12 new LNG-fueled container vessels.

Australian firm BHP has welcomed the world’s first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carrier for bunkering in Singapore by Shell.