
Denmark-based shipping company MH Simonsen has placed an order for eight hybrid-electric methanol dual-fuel chemical tankers at China’s Jiangxi New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding.

UK-based midstream LNG & BioLNG company Avenir LNG has entered into a shipbuilding contract with China’s Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) in China, a subsidiary of CIMC Enric, for two 20,000 cbm LNG bunker & supply vessels.

Norwegian shipping company MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has signed a $55 million pre- and post-delivery ECA-covered financing agreement with Deutsche Bank and SINOSURE for its two dual-fuel methanol newbuildings.

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide methanol-fueled auxiliary engines for twelve new 24,000 TEU containerships owned by Chinese shipping companies COSCO Shipping Lines and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).

Italian shipping company Grimaldi has taken delivery of Great Abidjan, the fourth ship in a series of six multipurpose roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) units belonging to the new G5 class.

Australian manufacturer of high-speed catamaran ferries Incat Tasmania has partnered with Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS to complete a design study for the construction of a new electric-hybrid ferry.

Japanese shipbuilder Fukuoka Shipbuilding has launched the third in a series of four stainless steel chemical tankers powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) for US-based shipowner Fairfield Chemical Carriers.

Bermuda-based shipowner and charterer SFL Corporation has decided to acquire two liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel chemical tankers for a price tag of $114 million.

Finnish technology firm Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply a range of solutions aimed at minimizing the carbon footprint of six new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) owned by Dubai-based Sallaum Lines DMCC.

The US-based energy transportation services provider Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), has been awarded a $3 million grant from the United States Department of Energy (US DOE) for the engineering and design of a new vessel that will transport liquified carbon dioxide (LCO2).

Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has taken delivery of the tenth 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax LNG dual-fuel newbuild from China’s New Times Shipyard.

Classification society RINA has been awarded a contract for the design approval and construction supervision of the fourth and fifth Excel-class cruise ships for US-based Carnival Cruise Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation.

Eureka Shipping, a cement carrier services provider jointly owned by Cyprus-based SMT Shipping and Canada’s CSL Group, is building a biofuel-capable, shore power-ready mechanical/pneumatic cement ship.

AET, a petroleum arm of MISC, is advancing its fleet rejuvenation efforts with a new long-term charter for two LNG dual-fuel Aframaxes.