Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered the first 16,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership ordered by Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL) on behalf of Swiss shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
French shipbuilder SOCARENAM and compatriot naval architecture and marine engineering firm MAURIC have secured a tender for the design and construction of an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) that will combine hybrid propulsion with wind assisted propulsion.
The world’s largest cruise company Carnival Corporation & plc has commissioned the UK’s cleantech company Silverstream Technologies to install its air lubrication system (ALS) on another duo of Excel-class cruise ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). As disclosed, the two vessels are the thi
2024 was an exciting year in the ongoing development of the wind-assisted ship propulsion segment, with 54 large ships in operation and seven more designated as wind-ready.
South Korea’s shipbuilder K Shipbuilding (KSB) has recently received the go-ahead for an ammonia dual-fuel medium-range petrochemical carrier from the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). As disclosed, the South Korean maritime industry player secured the green light via an appr
Norway-based RoRo transportation provider United European Car Carriers (UECC) has performed ‘the first-ever’ ship refueling operation in Spain with a truck-borne shipment of liquefied biomethane (LBM) to widen access to supplies of sustainable fuel and bolster the country’s circular economy.
India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) has handed over a newbuild battery-powered electric ferry to the government of West Bengal.
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured a three-year contract award with an international contractor for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Frontier. The firm contract starts immediately and will see the 2014-built vessel fully committed until the end of 2027. Normand Fron
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has secured a contract to deliver power systems for eight new diesel-electric bulk carriers being built for Wilson ASA at Udupi Cochin Shipyard in India.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has contracted the Dutch offshore construction company Van Oord and the joint venture between Belgian offshore construction specialist DEME and Taiwan’s largest shipbuilder CSBC for installation work at the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Van Oord’s
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has christened its third environmentally friendly 16,828 TEU containership, the OOCL Sunflower. As disclosed, the 165,000 dwt OOCL Sunflower, part of a ten-vessel series booked by OOCL, was named at China’s Dalian COSCO
Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has completed one-third of its multi-fuel Aurora-class pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) fleet with the addition of the fourth unit, Höegh Sunlight.
From a purely technical perspective, it would be already possible today to allow inland waterway vessels to travel across rivers unmanned and remotely controlled. However, as there are still many legal hurdles standing in the way of the everyday use of such ships, German insurers have called on the
Described as the maritime industry’s “exceptional newbuilding year”, 2024 yielded a record number of LNG-fueled ship deliveries, according to the latest data from DNV’s AFI platform.
