Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has delivered a methanol dual-fuelled container vessel at its shipyard in China that will go on a charter with Denmark-based container shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk. The methanol dual-fuelled 5,900 TEU type container carrier was delivered by Tsuneishi Group (Zhou
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has launched into the water the first of two hybrid power ocean energy construction vessels (OECVs) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore. The vessel, marked NB 977, touched the water at Vard Shipyards Romania – Brăila on February 9, with outfitting
Oceanbird, a joint venture (JV) between Swedish marine technology company Alfa Laval and shipping company Wallenius Lines, has received its first order for wind propulsion from an undisclosed shipowner. The shipowner placed an order for two Oceanbird Wing 560 wing sails that are contracted for a ret
The UK’s first commercially ready bio-methanol storage and supply service for shipping has been launched at the Port of Immingham, the largest port by cargo volume in the UK, as part of efforts to advance decarbonization in maritime transport. The three-partite partnership of Exolum, Methanex Corpor
Synergy Marine Group, a Singapore-based company that manages over 700 vessels for shipowners worldwide, has become the technical manager of two newly delivered 15,500 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels owned by Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation.
A new industry-academia research collaboration project, led by the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Hydrogen Innovations (CHI), has been launched with a focus on the development of next-generation ammonia-fuelled marine engines with near-zero emissions to help in speeding up the decarbo
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured a new deal in the North Sea for an anchor handling (AH) vessel and prolonged an existing assignment for a platform supply vessel (PSV) off the coast of Australia.
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics has secured an investment of up to $50 million to establish an autonomous robotics manufacturing and offshore services hub in the UAE. Nauticus Robotics has signed an agreement for a strategic investment of up t
Singapore-headquartered owner and operator of crude and product tankers AET is set to enrich its fleet with its first-ever hybrid-electric, ethanol-ready tanker, set to be built in China. AET placed the order for its first hybrid-electric dynamic positioning shuttle tanker (DPST) with Dalian Shipbui
Singapore-based shipowner and operator BW LPG, associated with BW Group, has secured two long-term time charter-out deals for a pair of very large gas carriers (VLGCs).
Italy’s maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has launched the first unit in its four-ship methanol-powered IMO II chemical bunker tanker series, under construction in China. The vessel named Anna Cosulich was launched on February 4 at the Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China, with Giovann
Danish shipping and integrated logistics titan A.P. Moller – Maersk is enlarging its fleet by placing an order for eight large vessels with China’s New Times Shipbuilding.
Cheniere Marketing International, a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. energy player Cheniere Energy, has signed off on long-term charter deals for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers (LNGCs) with Japan’s shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line, part of NYK Group, and Norway’s Ocean Yiel
Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad has entered into two letters of intent (LoIs) for two of its construction support vessels (CSVs). Solstad Maritime signed a LoI with an international subsea contractor for Normand Navigator, with the contract to start in the second quarter of the year and
