In recent weeks, the Red Sea has become the epicenter of heightened tensions as Yemen’s Houthi group escalated their attacks on commercial vessels, sending shockwaves throughout the maritime industry. Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and Hong Kong’s OOCL joined on Thursday numerous shipping companies, includin
Switzerland-based energy and commodities company Vitol has completed its first biofuel deliveries in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for the design of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for ammonia.
The development of Damen’s Offshore Carrier vessel (DOC) was sparked by a desire to increase efficiency. The concept was born when Damen hit upon the idea of combining the tug and pontoon conventionally used in offshore transportation, in a single vessel. Almost immediately, a range of advantages pr
After its recently announced pivot towards the LNG shipping sector, New York-listed shipowner Capital Product Partners L.P. has closed the umbrella agreement initiated last November, paving the way for the acquisition of 11 newbuild liquefied natural gas carrier vessels. As reported by Offshore Ener
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, through its joint venture company CWEC (Shanghai) Company (CWEC), has been contracted to supply dual-fuel auxiliary engines for the sixth liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier owned by ADNOC Logistics & Services.
DOF Group has secured multiple subsea service contracts for one of its construction support vessels (CSVs) in the Asia Pacific region. Skandi Hercules has won three subsea service contracts with Australian-based operators for offshore execution in 2024. The contracts will add approximately six month
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed that a naming ceremony was held for the second liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier to serve GAIL (India), the largest natural gas supplier under India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Despite the challenges that defined this year, the maritime industry may be closing the chapter on 2023 with a sense of optimism. Namely, BIMCO’s recent analysis provides a beacon of hope, suggesting that the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ambitious goal of achieving 5% zero or near-zer
MAN Energy Solutions, in collaboration with Germany-based stainless-steel processor BUTTING, has revealed that the world’s first selective catalytic reduction (SCR) converter intended for an ammonia engine has passed its factory acceptance test. Measuring an impressive 3.9 meters in diameter and boa
Tanker operator Stolt Tankers said that it has become the first shipping company in the world to apply graphene coating technology to the hull of one of its chemical tankers, Stolt Lotus. Namely, in early November, the 30,000-deadweight tonne Stolt Lotus was drydocked in China for five days where th
Italy-based Prysmian Group is investing approximately €350 million for two new cable-laying vessels (CLVs) that it says will reinforce its submarine project execution capabilities. “The market is tremendously growing, and we are facing an increasing demand for submarine cable systems for interconnec
Canadian shipping company Canada Steam Ship Lines (CSL) has entered into a 20-year strategic partnership with Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd. (Adbri) to build and operate what has been described as the ‘world’s first fully electric battery-capable self-unloading vessel’. The custom-designed ship is in
ASYAD Shipping, a part of Oman’s national logistics provider ASYAD Group, and Oman LNG have signed a long-term agreement for the charter of two 5th generation LNG carriers. According to Asyad, the agreement for two 170,000 cubic meter LNG carriers affirms the company’s commitment to boost local adde
