Excelerate Energy, a U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) company in Texas, has reached a new construction milestone for a newbuild floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), which has wrapped up sea trials ahead of its deployment at a fully integrated LNG import terminal in Iraq.
Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) encompassing three European oil majors: Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, has taken steps to enrich its fleet with four more carbon dioxide (CO2) vessels through charter deals with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and a consortium between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line
Singapore-based tanker owner Hafnia and its joint venture partner, French shipowner Socatra, have taken delivery of their fourth and final dual-fuel methanol medium-range (MR) tanker constructed in China. The latest addition to Hafnia and Socatra’s IMO II MR fleet, Ecomar Gironde, is part of the joi
Shortly after securing one from the Japanese classification society ClassNK, Oshima Shipbuilding has been awarded approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Ultramax bulk carrier design, ready for multiple alternative fuels and onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS). The AiP c
Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo has placed an order with China Merchants Industry (CMI) for a new generation of RoRo vessels, comprising two firm C-Flexer-type vessels with options for an additional four. The new C-Flexer design features a highly developed hullform, multi-fuel engines, and a sca
Japan’s shipping player Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has made arrangements with Gail, India’s largest state-owned natural gas company, and J M Baxi Group (J M Baxi), its business partner in India, regarding ownership of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC), currently under construction.
Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has struck a charter deal with India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC), which enables South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to build two very large ethane carriers (VLECs).
A tripartite collaboration has been launched to develop and commercialize a 1 MW-class ammonia-to-power system for vessels, designed to replace conventional marine diesel generators as it converts ammonia into hydrogen, which powers proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) to produce electricity
LNG Japonica Shipping Corporation, a joint venture between Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) (74%) and India’s state-owned energy firm Gail (26%), has struck a long-term charter deal for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) with Gail, which is primarily focused on natural gas.
Finnish shipping company Meriaura has placed an order with a Chinese shipyard for a next-generation open deck carrier which will sport advanced multi-fuel engines designed for easy upgrades to operate on future low or zero-carbon fuels. The shipbuilding contract for the 6800 DWT open deck carrier wa
Norwegian vessel owner and operator Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has struck deals to divest two platform supply vessels (PSVs) from its fleet.
Following the commissioning of the “world’s first” chemical tanker equipped with sails in 2024, Dutch chemical tanker operator Chemship has placed a new order with compatriot wind propulsion firm Econowind for the installation of wind-assisted ship propulsion technology on two additional vessels. Th
Wärtsilä has found a first home for its ammonia engine, which will power a new cargo vessel in Norway-based Skarv Shipping Solutions’ fleet, advancing the ship’s decarbonization arsenal and enriching the maritime industry’s green toolbox.
UK-based XLCC has rebranded and relaunched as Aquora, with a focus on cable installation and manufacturing to address the “critical demand” for high-voltage cable supply in the UK and Europe. Aquora will focus first on installation, utilizing a new, UK-flagged cable-lay vessel (CLV), which will also
