Titan LNG, a Dutch independent supplier of LNG as a marine fuel launched a development tender for a new LNG bunkering barge, Titan Krios.
French liner major CMA CGM has ordered the construction of 22 containerships worth around $2.3bn, making the deal the largest single containership order in China’s shipbuilding history. The orders are spread across three Chinese shipbuilders, Jiangnan Shipyard, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, and Qin
South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured an order for two dual-fuel LPG carriers from compatriot Hyundai LNG Shipping. The 91,000 cbm ships are expected to be built at DSME’s Okpo yard and delivered to shipowners by the fourth quarter of 2023. The c
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. has won orders for four LPG carriers worth $328.7 million (KRW 364.4 billion). The orders are spread across two contracts, one with a shipowner from Liberia, and the second one with a shipping partner from Asia. Each company has booked two
Bermuda-based ship owner and charterer SFL Corporation Ltd. is to order two new dual-fuel 7,000 CEU car carriers that will be chartered out to an unnamed European automobile manufacturer.
Malaysian energy giant Petronas has put pen to paper to its LNG fleet expansion deal with South Korea’s Hyundai LNG Shipping.
Of the 204 ships broken in the first quarter of 2021, 155 ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia, notorious for poor work safety and environmental practices, the latest report from NGO Shipbreaking Platform shows. According to the report, Greek ship owners sold the most ships to South Asian ya
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has named and delivered CMA CGM Concorde. The 23,000 TEU containership is the seventh of nine giant LNG-powered containerships French shipowner CMA CGM has on order in China. Measuring 400 meters in length and 61 met
On 21 April, the European Commission adopted a “sustainable finance” package to help improve the flow of money towards sustainable activities across the European Union.
7% of the EU’s shipping fuels need to be green by 2030 for the sector to decarbonise by mid-century, a new study released by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. The study analyses technical, operational and fuel options that could help cut EU shipping emissions in line with the EU
Singapore-based Sea Consortium has placed an order for four 7,000 TEU containerships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). Singapore Sea Consortium, is a subsidiary of X-press, a feeder operator which has a fleet of up to 130 feeder-type co
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners launched today its Aurora Class of vessels as part of its decarbonization efforts. The ships will be zero-carbon ready and designed for 9,100 car equivalent units, making them the world’s largest car carriers. The company has entered into a Memorandum
The first of three hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels ordered by Finnish shipping company Finnlines was launched at the Nanjing Jinling shipyard on 26 April 2021.
Hydrogen has been assigned a major role in the maritime decarbonization puzzle, as it promises to be a cost-effective green alternative for large ocean-going vessels. “Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (FCs) for maritime transport have been demonstrated in numerous pilot vessels over the last two decades. Rec
