After a FSRU, chartered by TotalEnergies, arrived in France, climate activists took steps to express their dissatisfaction with its arrival.
Japanese company Kambara Kisen has ordered a methanol-powered bulk carrier and signed a time charter deal for the vessel with MOL’s subsidiary MOL Drybulk.
Belgium-based shipping company Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has exercised an option for the construction of two 210,000 dwt bulkers at China’s Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, adding to its already massive orderbook at the yard. Namely, CMB already has ten 210,000 dwt bulkers under cons
Shipowner MISC Berhad (MISC) has entered into a new partnership agreement with Japanese ship owner, Nissen Kaiun Co. (Nissen Kaiun) for the sale and charter of two of its existing LNG carriers.
Denmark’s tanker shipping company Uni-Tankers and marine energy solutions provider KPI OceanConnect have completed the trial of the B30 biofuel blend onboard Uni-Tankers chemical tanker.
Shortly after winning three contracts worth over $260 million, DOF Group secured an extension of what it described is a “large subsea service contract”. DOF reported on 19 September it had signed a letter of intent (LOI) with a “major oil company” for a one-year contract extension in the Atlantic re
South Korean companies Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Pan Ocean have teamed up to demonstrate a digital twin-based ship management platform on one of Pan Ocean’s LNG carriers. To this end, SHI and Pan Ocean signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of comprehensive digital s
UK-headquartered SEA-KIT International has launched a proprietary vessel control system (VCS) with the goal of enhancing the capability of its uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). As part of the development, new autopilot and drive modules have been built into SEA-KIT’s existing, purpose-built remote he
Chinese shipbuilder New Times Shipbuilding (NTS) has held a launching ceremony for two liquified natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel bulk carriers owned by Himalaya Shipping.
Over the course of the past year, the maritime industry has witnessed a remarkable surge in projects centered around ammonia as a sustainable ship fuel. Ammonia-powered ship types, fueled by zero-emission ambitions, have taken center stage at this year’s Gastech in Singapore, capturing the imaginati
Europe’s inland waterway shipping company HGK Shipping has placed an order for an innovative gas tanker with the Dutch shipyard De Gerlien van Tiem Scheepsreparatie – Nieuwbouw. The new vessel, characterized by its unique features, is optimized to sail in shallow waters. The vessel is equipped with
Russia’s Gazprom has announced that its own-produced shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the complex near the Portovaya CS was completely unloaded from the Velikiy Novgorod LNG tanker at the Tangshan LNG import terminal in China. Gazprom noted it was the first time its own-produced LNG was de
Norway’s DOF Group has won three new service contracts with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras that are worth more than $260 million. The contracts include survey and inspection work and will see at least three vessels used to perform flexible pipeline, risers and subsea equipment ins
Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC), part of Norwegian shipping company Torvald Klaveness, is embarking on an initiative to enhance vessel connectivity through a pilot program with Starlink, a satellite internet service provided by Marlink. Through this endeavor KCC aims to facilitate digital c
