
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has revealed that two of its latest 24,188 TEU containerships started operation.

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has signed a contract with Taiwanese shipping line TS Lines for the construction of two methanol-powered 14,000 TEU containerships.

A guilty plea has been made by a captain of a Panama-flagged motor tanker, who has been charged with violating international treaties regulating oil pollution from ships and obstruction of proceedings.

Swedish propulsion provider Berg Propulsion has won a contract to provide a hybrid propulsion solution for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ (LDA) three wind-assisted roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ships.

Houlder has announced progress in its involvement in the SPINE maritime project, with the design of a 10,000 cbm methanol bunkering vessel.

Taiwanese container shipping company Evergreen Marine has ordered six 2,400 TEU methanol dual-fuel containerships in China, continuing its efforts to decarbonize operations.Taiwanese container shipping company Evergreen Marine has ordered six 2,400 TEU methanol dual-fuel containerships in China, con

Japanese company Fresh Carriers Company (FCC), together with its international partner Zespri, has completed a trial using biofuel in a charter vessel operating between Hong Kong and New Zealand.

The number of LNG newbuilding values is perceived to be at a record high with twice as many newbuild orders in 2024 as there were last year.

Dutch survey company Deep BV has expanded its survey capacity with the conversion of a multi-purpose support vessel, built in 2016, into a survey vessel. Deep BV announced it had completed the conversion of the multi-purpose support vessel Miranda from Van Laar Maritime into a survey vessel, with fo

Japanese shipping company IINO Lines has ordered another dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) for charter with Austria-based provider of advanced and sustainable polyolefin solutions Borealis.

Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has launched Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa, sister ship to Leonardo da Vinci, coming a step closer to delivery in 2025. VARD has completed steel cutting, keel laying, generator installation, and hull erection on the 171-meter Monna L

Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) recently completed the electrification of its ship Rütli. The 1929-built unit — the oldest motor vessel on Lake Lucerne — has been retrofitted with the latest technology, making it fit for the future.

UAE-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has sealed the second phase of a multi-year contract for one of its vessels in the Middle East.

Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has delivered Mein Schiff 7, a methanol-ready cruise ship, to German cruise line TUI Cruises.