Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group has received new energy-efficient LNG carrier for charter with energy giant Shell from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI). The 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier named Nantes Knutsen was delivered to the shipowner on September 13, 202
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company, a subsidiary of energy company Chevron, have signed an agreement to install Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system, on a newbuild LNG carrier. The vessel is said to be the world’s LNG carrier t
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has delivered Spirit of Tasmania IV, an LNG-powered car and passenger (RoPax) ferry, to Tasmanian TT-Line Company.
Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has started the construction of the first LNG dual-fuel LRII tanker for Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). The construction of the 111,000 dwt tanker began on
Norway-based shipping company Höegh Autoliners has named the second of twelve multi-fuel Aurora-class vessels, Höegh Borealis, at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s yard in Jiangsu, China.
German shipping company Leonhardt & Blumberg has placed an order for the construction of two methanol-ready MR2 tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International, a part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
Finnish ship design and engineering company Deltamarin has wrapped up its participation in the European Union’s Horizon 2020-funded CHEK project, a joint initiative involving 15 consortium partners focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in long-distance shipping. Project CHEK—wh
Pressing on with its massive LNG fleet expansion program, Qatar’s state-owned energy giant QatarEnergy has signed another agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for the construction of six additional QC-Max LNG carriers with a capacity of 271,000 cubic meters each, which are desc
MV Canopée, the “world’s first” hybrid propulsion commercial cargo vessel, made its inaugural U.S. visit to Port Canaveral.
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) revealed that it has obtained a KRW 247.9 billion ($185.4 million) order to construct two liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessels for an undisclosed, Europe-based shipping company. The vessels will be built
The first LNG-powered, wind-assisted LCO2 carrier, being built for Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, has completed its sea trials, China’s Dalian Shipbuilding said. Northern Lights has commissioned the development of a total of three dedicated
Japanese shipping major NYK Line has named the newbuild LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) for charter with compatriot LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy. The LPG/ammonia carrier was named Liberty Pathfinder at a ceremony held on September 4 at the Sakaide Works (Kagawa Prefecture) of K
Finland-based marine engineering company Deltamarin has signed a contract with Chinese state-owned enterprise China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) to design and engineer the 14th and 15th vessels in Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer series, both of which will feature multi-fuel cap
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has held a naming and launching ceremony for Sunflower Pirka, a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled ferry under construction at Naikai Zosen Corporation.
