UK shipping company Union Maritime has decided to install WindWings, developed by compatriot design and engineering firm BAR Technologies, on two tankers being built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) in China.
Hanseatic Nature, an expedition cruise vessel owned by Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, has been given the green light by classification society DNV to use shore power.
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of LNG-powered car carrier Cerulean Ace from compatriot shipbuilder Shin Kurushima Dockyard.
Oceanbird revealed that a tender design for the world’s first wind-powered roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel has been finalized.
Norway’s VARD has awarded Dutch Huisman with a contract to deliver two subsea cranes for a highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel that it is building for what it says is a leading Japanese construction company. Huisman will deliver a full electric 250mt hybrid boom subsea c
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) has officially started building two 175,000 cubic meter LNG carriers (LNGCs) for compatriot China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES). The construction began on March 1 and 4 respectively, DSIC announced, noting that the LNGCs are the third and fifth
The Red Sea shipping crisis could result in nearly tripled costs for shipping companies in 2024 due to significantly higher exposure to the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS).
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received a contract to build four oil tankers from an undisclosed shipping company in Europe.
Boskalis’s offshore energy division saw 50% of its revenue coming from offshore wind in 2023, according to annual results the Dutch dredging and offshore construction specialist released on March 7. Company-wide, Boskalis reported a 20% increase in revenue and a 150% higher net profit than in 2022.
Chinese shipbuilding company Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard has started the retrofitting process of Maersk Halifax, a 14,000 TEU containership owned by Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk, to enable the vessel to run on methanol.
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has unveiled the country’s first pilot vessel intended for autonomous navigation.
South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai and American multinational conglomerate 3M have signed an agreement to work on a joint research project focused on developing a high-performance vacuum insulation system for liquid hydrogen storage and transportation. The project will see 3M and HD Hyundai
The Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (PAMT) at the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) has welcomed the eco-friendly CMA CGM Marco Polo, the largest vessel to ever call the port in its 300-year history.
Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has decided to adopt sustainable biofuel into its fleet to respond to the 2050 net-zero emissions goal.
