Japanese shipping major NYK Line has named the newbuild LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) for charter with compatriot LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy. The LPG/ammonia carrier was named Liberty Pathfinder at a ceremony held on September 4 at the Sakaide Works (Kagawa Prefecture) of K
Navigare Gaia, the second liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier was delivered to Navigare Capital Partners, a Danish company investing in maritime assets.
Finnish fuel supply systems specialist Auramarine has been contracted to provide its methanol fuel supply system (FSS) for the “world’s first methanol-powered tugs”.
Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has received DNV’s Statement of Compliance for the remotely supported operational concept for the Armada 78 fleet of offshore survey vessels. With this approval, Ocean Infinity said it had become the industry’s first organization to reach the requ
Finland-based marine engineering company Deltamarin has signed a contract with Chinese state-owned enterprise China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) to design and engineer the 14th and 15th vessels in Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer series, both of which will feature multi-fuel cap
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has held a naming and launching ceremony for Sunflower Pirka, a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled ferry under construction at Naikai Zosen Corporation.
In a bid to tackle carbon emissions in the maritime industry, Swedish company SeaFjord Energy has chosen Swiss-Swedish equipment provider ABB’s electric power and propulsion system for its ‘pioneering’ e-bunker vessel concept, which aims to offer ‘a new way of supplying energy’ to ships at sea and i
Classification society DNV has issued three approval in principle (AiP) certificates to Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua for its vessel designs, including ultra large ethane carrier (ULEC), liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier, and LNG bunker vessel, and general approval for ship application (GASA) certi
Japan’s Eco Marine Power has signed a cooperation agreement with UAE’s Aries Marine and Engineering Services on innovative ship technology projects.
Norwegian technology company Kongsberg Maritime has scored a contract to provide propulsion upgrades for Höegh Autoliners’ ten pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs).
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has kicked off the construction of its third cable-laying vessel (CLV) for Italian cabling giant Prysmian with a steel-cutting ceremony at its shipyard in Tulcea, Romania. According to VARD, the new vessel is the evolution of the Leonardo da Vinci / Monna
Swedish marine technology company Alfa Laval has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from Norway-based classification society DNV for its gas combustion unit (GCU) technology for hydrogen boil-off gas. This will allow the company to use GCU on liquid hydrogen carriers, marking a ‘key step toward saf
U.S.-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions has secured a new multi-year contract with Shell Offshore Inc. to continue providing well intervention services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. As part of the contract set to start in 2025, Helix will provide an increased minimu
Car carrier Texas Highway, currently operated by K Line, has received a notation from ClassNK for its additional fire safety measures during marine transportation of electric vehicles.
