Classification society DNV has awarded Chinese shipbuilder Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company (HPWS) three approval in principle (AiP) certificates for innovative designs of three new ship types.
UK-based Lloyd’s Register (LR), a provider of maritime services and digital solutions, has finalized an agreement to acquire Ocean Technologies Group (OTG), a human capital management and operational software company, from European private equity firm Oakley Capital. This purchase will reportedly al
Christiania Shipping, a specialized chemical ship-owning and chartering company, has set its sights on becoming the preferred infrastructure partner for the transport of small-scale chemicals in Europe through the acquisition of NAVQUIM Holding, an owner and operator of stainless steel chemical carr
Norwegian shipping company Color Line has hired technology group Wärtsilä to upgrade the exhaust treatment system onboard four vessels and help optimize performance and reach sustainability targets. Under the contract, Wärtsilä will add close-looped functionality to the ships’ current open-loop scru
Sealution has been awarded type approval by Lloyd’s Register for its plug-and-play Gateway solution, designed to unlock and transport critical data below deck on board merchant vessels.
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has taken delivery of the newbuild LNG-fueled car carrier from China Merchants Jinling Shipbuilding (Jiangsu). The 7,000 CEU vessel named Nereus Highway is the first LNG-fueled ship built by the Chinese shipyard for K Line as part of the order
The Netherlands-based shortsea ship operator and logistics company Longship has ordered a series of four 6,000 dwt vessels, with an option for four additional ships.
Germany-based maritime heavy lift and project cargo carrier SAL Heavy Lift has launched its first Orca-class heavy lift vessel at Wuhu Shipyard in China.
Chinese shipping heavyweight COSCO Shipping has signed an investment, construction and leasing agreement for 42 bulk carriers in a major fleet expansion push.
DOF Group has won a new subsea deal in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region for one of its multi-purpose subsea vessels with construction support vessel (CSV) features.
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has held a naming ceremony for its newest containership, the WAN HAI A17, at Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje shipyard. The vessel was named in a ceremony officiated by Wan Hai Lines chairman Po-Ting Chen and S.A. Choi, vice chairman & CEO of Samsung Heavy Indu
Progress, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge chartered by energy major Shell, has completed its first bunkering operation with containership Zim Mount Vinson, owned by Israeli international cargo shipping company ZIM.
LNG-fueled car carrier Cerulean Ace operated by Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received Additional Fire-Fighting Measures for Vehicle Carrier (AFVC) certification from classification society ClassNK for its voluntary measures to prevent onboard fires during the transport of el
AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, christened its second plug-in hybrid vessel Stellamar in Ystad on August 30, 2024.
