MOL Sunflower, a group company of Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has held a naming and launching ceremony for the first of two new ferries that will be powered by liquified natural gas (LNG).
Classification society ClassNK has granted approval to the basic design drawings of a multipurpose containership developed by Japanese shipping company NYK using 3D models.
Tugboat operator SAAM Towage and its partners in the public and private sectors have unveiled the first 100% electric, zero-emission tugboats that will service local clients in the Port of Vancouver starting this spring.
Construction has started on the first fully electric PXO tug (e-tug) and supply boat (e-boat) designed for Singapore’s waters, the Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), said.
Several Japanese companies and a German engine manufacturer have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to commercialize ammonia-fueled bulk carriers
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to Japanese shipbuilder Sasaki Shipbuilding for its methanol dual fuel (DF) system applied in a 9,000 dwt general cargo ship.
EuroGreen Maritime (EGM), a French shipping company focused on sustainable maritime solutions, has entered into a seven-year charter agreement, with options for five one-year extensions, for four hybrid battery/dual-fuel methanol vessels with the Norwegian energy company Equinor.
AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, has taken delivery of Stellamar, the second in the series of twelve plug-in hybrid general cargo vessels.
Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG International has signed a framework agreement with compatriot shipbuilding and ship repair specialist Padmos to build ‘the complete lineup’ of E-Pusher, an electric pusher tug.
The vessel, named Taebaek Explorer, is the first of two newbuild LPG/ammonia carriers which will be chartered by Trafigura.
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk has held a naming ceremony for the world’s second large methanol-enabled container vessel in Yokohama.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a deal to raise funds through transition-linked loan (TLL) financing with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank for the construction of a dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC).
The first two LNG-powered, wind-assisted CO2 transportation ships for the Northern Lights project have been launched in China.
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has cut the first steel for OE Corinthian, the first wind-powered cruise ship in the Orient Express Silenseas fleet.
