Seven months into the implementation of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap, which shaped a monumental shift for the shipping industry to less-polluting fuels, the issues with regard to the quality of bunkers persis, despite being sidetracked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking in a recent webinar hosted by Cap
Marine engine manufacturing giant MAN Energy Solutions is launching an extensive cost-cutting and restructuring program that will result in the layoff of almost 4,000 people, the company said. The program is being rolled out as MAN Energy Solutions readies for a prolonged period of stagnant sales as
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with compatriot shipper Korea Maritime Transport and the Korean Register to apply the ballast-free concept to 1,800 TEU container ships as a means of fighting marine pollution. Under the MoU, the parties wi
Shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), part of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., has received orders for the construction of four petrochemical carriers.
Australia’s TT-Line Company has withdrawn from the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for the construction of two ferries.
Dutch gas shipping company Anthony Veder has last week taken the delivery of a 30,000-cbm LNG carrier from China’s Zhejiang Xinle Shipbuilding in Ningbo. The carrier in question is the dual-fueled Coral Encanto primarily operating on LNG with the option to switch to conventional marine fuels. Anthon
On 14 July, ship designer and builder Holland Shipyards Group handed over a newbuild hybrid ferry named Gaarden to Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK) in Germany.
The construction of the new Oasis-class cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas, by French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has been delayed due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the shipbuilder’s operation, Royal Caribbean said in an update. The cruise major explained that the delivery of t
Germany-based dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers is progressing well with its massive fleet renewal program. The latest two newbuilds joined the company’s fleet during Q2 2020.
US-based Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has recently started building an LNG bunkering barge for NorthStar Midstream’s unit Polaris New Energy. The yard is a part of Fincantieri Marine Group, which is the US division of Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri. To mark the official construction start of
China’s Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport has signed a deal with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) to cooperate in the field of smart shipping and environmental protection. The agreement paves the way for the acceleration of the development of smart ships, sma
Greece-based LNG shipping company GasLog has taken delivery of GasLog Westminster from the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard.
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä was contracted to deliver a complete bridge systems installation for five icebreaking LNG-fueled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project.
China’s Chengxi Shipyard has secured an order to build two LNG-powered 50,000-dwt product tankers. CSSC Shipping, the leasing arm of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, is behind the order. Chengxi is also a unit of CSSC. The dual-fuel vessels have a price tag of $43 million, each. Several shipbro
