Liquefied natural gas shipping company Flex LNG is expanding its fleet of vessels on the water earlier than planned.
The Korean Register (KR) has awarded Approval In Principle (AIP) for an LNG carrier with a prismatic IMO type-B tank built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). The ship is a small to medium-sized LNG carrier with a B-type cargo tank developed as a result of a technical collaboration project between KR an
Danish container shipping and logistics major A. P. Moller Maersk is setting up a dedicated team to accelerate the company’s decarbonization efforts. Morten Bo Christiansen has been appointed head of the decarbonization team of the company. As explained by Christiansen, the team will focus on speedi
Avenir LNG, a joint venture consisting of Stolt-Nielsen, Hoegh LNG and Golar LNG, has welcomed a new vessel to its fleet.
MISC Berhad, a Malaysia-based provider of energy-related maritime solutions and services, has taken delivery of Seri Erlang, its second very large ethane carrier (VLEC) at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.
Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of the China Shipbuilding Changxing Shipbuilding Base. The Hudong-Zhonghua new factory site is located along the south coast of Shanghai Changxing Island, with an
AET, a petroleum logistics unit of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad, has taken delivery of Eagle Pilar, a new Suezmax second-generation dynamic positioning (DP2) shuttle tanker built at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in South Korea.
Nihon Shipyard Co. Ltd, a joint venture between Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., was established on January 1, 2021. The capital and business alliance comes on the back of all the necessary regulatory approvals and review processes. The Tokyo-headquartered sh
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has launched the Calypso, a new icebreaker concept boat equipped with a hybrid motorized removable bow. The icebreaker vessel is currently moored in Mustola harbor in Lappeenranta and has begun operating on Lake Saimaa and the deep waterways of the surroun
The year-end order boom doesn’t seem to have finished for South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) as it secured another LNG carrier order on 5 January 2021.
South Korean shipbuilding heavyweight Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has won orders for a total of six containerships worth approximately $818.4 million (KRW 891 billion). The identity of the Asian-based shipowner behind the order was not disclosed. According to Yonhap, the ships w
Capital Gas, a ship management service provider, took successful delivery of the newbuilding LNG Carrier Aristidis I.
Flex LNG, a pure-play LNG carrier company, has kicked off 2021 with the expansion of its fleet.
Italian Grimaldi Group started 2021 with the delivery of Eco Barcelona, the second of twelve hybrid Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class vessels.
