Japanese shipping major K Line has taken delivery of its first LNG-powered car carrier named Century Highway Green. The next-generation vessel was built by Tadotsu Shipyard Co., part of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group. The company said that the delivery represents an important milestone for achieving
The Hague-based Shell signed agreements to charter ten new crude tankers powered by dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines.
Germany’s Uniper has teamed up with shipping service provider Liberty Pier Maritime Projects and the engineering firm Ship Design & Consult (SDC) to establish green methanol on the market as a sustainable marine fuel. The three companies have formed an open collaboration — the Green Methanol Coopera
International Seaways (INSW) has entered into an agreement to build three dual-fuel LNG very large shipping vessels, expected to be delivered in 2023.
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an equipment order for four-LNG powered PCTC vessels being built at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard for NYK Line. The order includes a range of electrically operated equipment and encompasses quarter stern ramps and doors, side ramps and doors, internal
Maritime industry leaders have embarked upon a feasibility study aimed at establishing a comprehensive supply chain for the provision of green ammonia ship-to-ship bunkering at the Port of Singapore. The companies taking part in the project include A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S, Fleet Management Limited,
SAAM Towage is expanding its fleet in Central America with two additional tugboats set to serve the Energía del Pacífico (EDP) LNG terminal in El Salvador.
The two first electric Voith Schneider Propellers (eVSP) ever manufactured will be soon installed in a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) being built by Gondan Shipbuilders for Østensjø Rederi. According to the shipyard, the eVSPs arrived last week at its main facilities in Castropol,
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded an Approval in Principle to Exmar’s ammonia fuelled 40,000 m3 midsize gas carrier (MGC). The vessel was designed by China-based Jiangnan Shipyard while Wärtsilä Gas Solutions provided all input for the ammonia fuel gas supply system. The evaluation included an overa
Avenir LNG, a joint venture consisting of Stolt-Nielsen, Hoegh LNG and Golar LNG, has taken delivery of its second 7,500-cbm LNG bunkering vessel Avenir Accolade
Although many shipyards around the globe have been facing order stagnation caused by COVID-19 crisis, the situation seems to be different for South Korean shipbuilders that just secured massive containership orders.
The expedition yacht Crystal Endeavor has returned to MV Werften’s Stralsund shipyard after completing a three-day sea trial in the Baltic Sea. The extensive tests were launched on March 5 and were completed out on Sunday. The tests were aimed at verifying the functionality of important technical sy
Norway-based classification society DNV (formerly DNV GL) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for a new design of intra-Europe 1,900 TEU feeder container ships.
The mega-merger between the South Korean shipbuilding giants Hyundai Heavy Industries Group and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering will receive regulatory approval once there are assurances that the competition on the market would not be distorted. In practice this means that HHI Group would
