
Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) has taken delivery of the final environmentally-friendly 85,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier from CSSC Tianjin Shipyard, a subsidiary of China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC).

Wallenius Marine has conducted a series of tests to validate the design for wind-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).

French shipping major CMA CGM has taken delivery of its latest eco-friendly 5,500 TEU containership from Beihai Shipbuilding, a part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).

German shipowner Bernhard Schulte has marked a keel laying milestone in the construction of its first LNG dual-fuel liquid CO2 (LCO2) tanker at Dalian Shipbuilding & Offshore Company (DSOC) in China.

Swiss marine power company WinGD has received an order for 16 X-DF dual-fuel engines that are set to power eight liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers following a late-stage change of heart by what the firm says is a “major shipowner.”

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has named the 180,000 dwt LNG/dual-fuel Capesize bulker built for Japan’s shipping titan Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). As disclosed, the vessel—made in cooperation with China Shipbuilding Trad

Damen Shiprepair, part of Damen Shipyards Group, has revealed a hull cleaning service that uses a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for its task. This vessel technology is said to be the first of its kind in France.

Fjord1 has awarded a contract to HAV Group’s energy design and smart control systems business, Norwegian Electric Systems (NES), to deliver two onshore charging stations for four autonomous zero-emission ferries.

Tug Malta has named its newest eco-friendly vessel, a Damen RSD Tug 2513, which is expected to ‘add strength’ to the company’s operations in Malta’s Port of Marsaxlokk. As informed, the new tug, which delivers more than 80 tonnes of bollard pull, has been christened the Med Aldebaran. Damen and Tug

Classification society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has classified three new LNG bunker vessels.

ClassNK has given its approval in principle (AiP) to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) for a design concept of a cable-laying vessel envisioned to handle the construction of a long-distance subsea direct current (DC) transmission network in Japan.

Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has added the 13th hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ship to its Grimadi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) fleet.

Hafnia has revealed it is exploring the installation of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) on the new vessels.

Swiss cruise line Viking has taken delivery of Viking Vela, the first of a series of eco-friendly vessels being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, following a ceremony held at the latter’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy. As informed, Viking Vela is classified as a small ship—much like all other Vi