Stolt Tankers has been commissioned by chemicals company BASF to help design and build a new tanker that can operate at extreme low water levels in the river Rhine. The ship will be built by Mercurius Shipping Group and after scheduled delivery in 2022, Stolt Tankers will operate it exclusively for
Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot has secured a charter deal for its newbuild LNG tanker with Total.
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has launched GasLog-s LNG carrier newbuild.
Austal Australia has launched the VOLTA series of electric-powered high speed ferry solutions, with the introduction of the Passenger Express 46V, a fully electric-powered 46 metre catamaran ferry design. Austal’s new VOLTA series includes on-shore charging infrastructure and in-service support prog
South Korean shipping company KSS Line has placed an order for a dual-fuel 91,000 cbm very large gas carrier (VLGC). The shipbuilding deal is worth KRW 87.6 billion ($ 79.5 million). The VLGC will be built by Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering’s subsidiaries Hyundai Heavy Industries and is se
Maersk expects to resolve safety and all other issues faced by ammonia and fuel types based on alcohols in two to three years, clearing the way to order the first ships to run on these fuels in the next three years, the company’s CEO Søren Skou said in a podcast hosted by Global Optimism. The [&hell
The Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex in the Russian Far East has cut the first steel for a new Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker for the Arctic LNG 2 project.
China-based Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has held a steel cutting ceremony for the IMOIIMeMAX methanol-fuelled Stena Pro Patria, which is due for delivery in early 2022. The 49,900 dwt Stena Pro Patria will be the first of the three methanol vessels to be built by the joint venture between
Greek shipowner Avin International LTD has ordered a Suezmax tanker from the Chinese shipbuilder New Times Shipbuilding Co., and the tanker is set to become the first ammonia-fuel ready vessel in the world. The landmark 274-meter-long vessel is now under construction and the company has options for
Rolls-Royce has been contracted to supply two mtu 16V 4000 M55RN gas engines for the world’s first LNG-hybrid powered tugboat.
Germany’s multipurpose shipping company United Heavy Lift (UHL) has taken delivery of MV UHL Faith, the first in a series of the company’s eight F900 Eco-Lifters.
Norway-based shipping firm Avance Gas Holding has ordered two 91,000 CBM, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large gas carriers (VLGCs) in South Korea.
Costa Toscana, an LNG powered, 185,000 GT cruise ship being built for Carnival’s brand Costa Cruises, was floated out to the outfitting pier at Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard on 15 January 2021.
Russian Shipbuilding Complex Zvezda has cut steel for the third MR-type product carrier operating on LNG as marine fuel ordered by the compatriot shipping major Sovcomflot in 2019. The 1B-ice class tanker will have a deadweight of about 50,000 tonnes, length of over 180 meters, width of over 32 mete
