The state-of-the-art transport ship ‘Canopée’ has been specially designed to transport rockets, components and satellites for the space agency ESA. In the future, it will transport all parts of the Ariane 6 launcher from Europe to the spaceport in French Guiana. ESA’s specifications for the construc
South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) has received an order to build two liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers for an undisclosed shipowner from Africa.
South Korean shipbuilding major Hanwha Ocean has secured an order worth KRW 656.2 billion (around $498 million) to construct four very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) for Greek shipowner Naftomar Shipping and Trading. According to Hanwha Ocean, each VLAC will be able to transport 93,000 cubic meters
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Kyushu Electric Power Co. have revealed that LNG-powered coal carrier Reimei was delivered and started operation on November 14.
MSC Cruises, the cruise division of Swiss shipping giant MSC Group, has confirmed the order for two new LNG-powered cruise ships at French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique. The ships belong to MSC Cruises’ World Class series, which includes the already-delivered MSC World Europa and MSC World Amer
Netherlands-headquartered N-Sea is strengthening its fleet and subsea activities with a 2012-built offshore support vessel. N-Sea Group entered into an agreement with Rederij Groen to long-term charter the Dutch-flagged vessel 4-WINDS. The company said that with the long-term charter, it was strengt
Norwegian shipping company Odfjell SE has decided to expand its fleet with six newbuildings through a combination of long-term time charter and pool agreements.
After revealing plans to shift its business focus towards the LNG carrier sector, Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) has now entered into an agreement to acquire eleven newbuild LNG carriers for a total price of $3.1 billion. On November 13, CPLP said it had entered into an umbrella agreement with
Dockendale Ship Management and Green Marine have created Dockendale Green Marine Ship Management, the world’s first ship management company exclusively dedicated to methanol-powered ships.
Beach Energy has submitted an environment plan for geophysical and geotechnical seabed surveys off the coast of Australia.
South Korea’s shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (HD KSOE) has won an order for the construction of two crude oil carriers.
Fugro has finished the fieldwork for an environmental and geophysical survey offshore Namibia, which was ordered by Galp.
Japan’s Yanmar Power Technology (YPT), a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, has made the first delivery of its newly commercialized maritime hydrogen fuel cell system. According to Yanmar, it was supplied to the passenger ship HANARIA, operated by MOTENA-Sea, a company backed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and
Al Seer Marine and Abu Dhabi Maritime, both based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have unveiled the world’s first 3D-printed water taxi.
