Classification society RINA has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to the first European branch of China Merchant Group, CMIT Europe, for its weather independent shuttle tanker (WIST).
The first large cruise ship built in China has been floated out at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) shipyard, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
The construction of eWolf, the first all-electric ship assist tug in the US regarded as a remarkable milestone for the entire US maritime industry, has begun at Master Boat Builders’ (MBB) shipyard in Coden, Alabama.
California-based Bloom Energy, French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA), and the cruise division of Swiss MSC Group have revealed plans to launch the first cruise ship operating on solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology.
Norwegian shipping company Northern Xplorer has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first hydrogen-powered zero-emission cruise ship concept.
Ammonia-powered shipping JV has been awarded NOK 13.75 million in funding to build ammonia-powered vessels.
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered tank design from French LNG containment specialist GTT for four new LNG carriers.
Germany-based shipbuilder Fosen Yard Emden GmbH has received an order for the construction of six mini-bulker cargo ships.
Ammonia-fueled Newcastlemax bulker design from the ship management company Anglo-Eastern Technical Services (AETS) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) by the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).
Norwegian shipping company Havila Voyages has informed that its newbuild eco-friendly hybrid-powered cruise vessel, Havila Capella, began the maiden voyage.
South Korea-based K Shipbuilding has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its methanol fuel-ready medium range tanker design.
Tokyo-based firm e5 Lab Inc. and shipbuilder Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have teamed up to design “ROBOSHIP”, a standard hybrid-electric propulsion vessel, for a 499-tonne biomass fuel carrier being built by Honda Heavy Industries.
Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has ordered tank design for two new LNG carriers from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.
Aasfjell, a battery hybrid bulk carrier newbuild ordered by Norway’s shipping company Aasen Shipping, has left the Royal Bodewes shipyard in Hoogezand, the Netherlands.
