
South Korean shipbuilding company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received orders for six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, exceeding $10 billion in annual orders for the first time in seven years.

X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier based in Singapore, has placed an order for sixteen dual-fuel 1,170 TEU containerships.

The US-based Maritime Partners has revealed that the M/V Hydrogen One, the world’s first methanol-fuelled towboat, will join its fleet and become available for charter in 2023.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has approved NOK 219 million ($24.18 million) in Norwegian state aid for the purchase of two zero-emission hydrogen vessels being developed under the Topeka Nattruten project.

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has formed a strategic partnership with its compatriot software company Microsoft Korea to digitalise its shipyards.

South Korean steel-making company Hyundai Steel has welcomed HL Oceanic, its first LNG-fueled bulk carrier, which started its maiden voyage to Australia.

Polish ferry company Polskie Promy, part of Polska Żegluga Morska (PŻM), has ordered 3+1 hybrid dual-fuel roll-on/roll-off (RoPax) ferries from compatriot shipbuilder Remontowa Group.

United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation, has taken delivery of its first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).

Dutch shipping company JR Shipping has unveiled its ECO Feeder program, a series of new ship designs in the container feeder vessel segment.

Singapore’s conglomerate Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has won contract for the conversion of an LNG carrier into a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).

Korean shipyards Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) have ordered the tank design for three new LNG carriers from French containment specialist GTT.

Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030 is leading a project group that will build a hydrogen-powered high-speed vessel for the Port of Narvik.

A new ultra-deepwater drillship named Santorini has been delivered to Italy’s Saipem by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries.

Langh Ship has ordered three multi-fuel MPP vessels which will serve Outokumpu on the short sea lane between Finland and continental Europe.