China’s shipbuilding major Jiangnan Shipbuilding has signed a contract with Singaporean shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping for the construction of two 93,000 cbm liquid ammonia carriers. The design of the very large ammonia carriers (VLAC) has been derived from the shipbuilder’s fourth genera
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) for a 200K cbm ultra-large ammonia carrier fuelled by ammonia. The AIP was awarded by Korean Register at Gastech 2023 currently underway in Singapore following a joint development project (JDP) between K
Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), German MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES), South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and yards from the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have announced a collaboration on the development of ammonia-burning engine that will be fitted to a new fl
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has welcomed another new mega containership into its fleet, OOCL Zeebrugge, the fifth eco-friendly 24,188 TEU vessel in a series of twelve. The vessel was named at a ceremony held at the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineeri
Korean Register (KR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with K Shipbuilding, Sunbo Industries and Dongsung Finetec to jointly develop a 12,000 cbm liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier design.
Gulf LNG Tugs of Brownsville (Gulf LNG Tugs) has signed two construction contracts with Master Boat Builders and Sterling Shipyard for each shipyard to construct two tugs to serve the Rio Grande LNG export facility (RGLNG).
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), has won an Approval in Principle (AiP) from and an Approval of Service Suppliers (AOSS) from DNV for two innovations: a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier tank and an underwater
Classification society ABS, French containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) and DHT Holdings have signed a joint development project (JDP) to optimize a new, very large crude carrier (VLCC) with liquified natural gas (LNG) propulsion.
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order from the Chinese shipyard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) for the tank design of two new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). The order came on behalf of Sea Jade Investment, a joint venture owned by Hong Kong-based shipping comp
Eidesvik Offshore has secured a contract extension for one of its platform supply vessels with Wintershall Dea for operations off Norway.
Hong Kong-listed shipowner Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Limited has entered into a deal with Japanese Namura Shipbuilding for the construction of two 40,000 dwt bulk carriers. Seacon said that the two vessels are slated for delivery by the end of October 2025. The company is paying $33.48 million
Oceaneering International is planning to acquire Exail’s DriX uncrewed surface vessel (USV) as part of its introduction of a new USV service to support remote survey work scopes. Oceaneering announced on 5 September that its Subsea Robotics group was introducing a new USV service that will utilize d
Greek shipping company Neptune Lines has placed an order for two next-generation vessels, specially designed for its short sea trades, with Fujian Mawei shipyard in China. The 4,200 CEU dual-fuel pure car truck carrier (PCTC) vessels will be delivered in 2026. The new vessels are being ordered under
Swiss marine power company WinGD and shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have agreed to cooperate on the installation of WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel ammonia engines on forthcoming newbuild vessels. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding during the Gastech conference in Singapore
