
Following the completion of all pre-production activities, Provaris Energy has initiated the fabrication of the H2Neo prototype tank in Norway.

MOL Coastal Shipping, a group company of Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has joined forces with compatriot Asahi Tanker and IKOUS on a concept study of a large coastal ammonia carrier.

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has held a keel-laying ceremony for Disney Cruise Line’s third liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled cruise ship.

Chart Industries and GasLog have teamed up to study the development of a commercial-scale liquid hydrogen (LH2) supply chain.

Belgium-based shipping company Euronav has placed an order for one ammonia-ready tanker and two Newcastlemax bulk carriers at China’s Qingdao Beihai Shipyard.

Swedish tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has entered into a new partnership with “a prominent Gulf Co-operation Council investment institution” in the operation of an undisclosed number of Stena Bulk’s existing IMOIIMAX tankers.

Bermuda-based ship owner and charterer SFL Corporation has decided to acquire three new LR2 product tankers for a purchase price of approximately $230 million.

British shipping company Ray Car Carriers has been linked to order for four oil tankers at South Korean shipyard HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE).

Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has signed a five-year lifecycle agreement with Korea Maritime Transport Co. (KMTC) for its containerships.

U.S. LNG producer Venture Global LNG is acquiring a fleet of nine LNG-powered vessels, currently under construction in South Korea, to advance the integration of its business across the entire LNG supply chain.

South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has secured an order for the construction of three very large ammonia carriers (VLACs).

LNG dual-fuel tanker Tosca, owned by Germany-based shipping company GEFO, is the first chemical tanker in the maritime industry to be awarded the Green Award CO2 label, according to the Green Award Foundation.

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) and South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have completed a joint development project (JDP) for the development of a 270,000 cubic meter (cbm) LNG carrier, resulting in certification of the hull design.

Norway-based energy storage company Corvus Energy has received a contract to provide a battery energy storage system onboard Magellan Discoverer, the first hybrid diesel-electric vessel to be constructed in South America.