German shipping company E&S Tankers has taken delivery of the first of four of its 6,600 dwt duplex, stainless steel LNG dual-fuel chemical tankers Liselotte Esseberger. “So pleased to take delivery of our first newbuilding, Liselotte Essberger, and rest assure that she is the first of many new vess
Prominent American financial institution JP Morgan has placed an order for two advanced dual-fuel methanol carriers with China’s Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI). The two methanol-powered product tankers each boast a capacity of 50,000 deadweight tons (dwt), according to the data from Athe
Tel Aviv-based maritime technology company Orca AI has revealed that it will participate in the second development stage of the MEGURI2040 full autonomous ship project administered by Japan’s Nippon Foundation.
Finnish marine technology supplier Wärtsilä and Swedish shipping company Furetank are co-developing and testing two technologies showing the potential to halve the methane slip of LNG-fueled ships. Methane slip on LNG-powered vessels refers to the unintentional release of methane, a potent greenhous
AAL Shipping, part of investment company Schoeller Holdings, has held a steel-cutting ceremony for teh fourth Super B-Class dual-fuel-ready heavy lift multipurpose vessel (MPV).
Hong Kong shipowner Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings has taken delivery of a new Ultramax bulk carrier which will be built as a ‘liquified natural gas (LNG) ready’ vessel.
PGS, together with JV consortium partners TGS and SLB, has secured pre-funding to expand the multi-client 3D coverage in the Sarawak Basin, offshore Malaysia, which supports the rising interest in oil and gas exploration within this region.
Hong Kong-based Cido Shipping has placed orders for a series of twelve bulk carriers at Chinese shipyards as part of a major fleet renewal push. The order has been divided across three shipyards, with each shipyard entrusted with the construction of four ships. The first quartet will be constructed
Norwegian equipment provider Brunvoll Mar-El has been contracted to provide electric propulsion systems for one new low-emission and two zero-emission passenger ferries owned by compatriot ferry operator Fjord1.
N-Sea has started survey activities to support the development of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) project.
Van Oord has taken delivery of the newest member of its fleet, a next-generation, cable-laying vessel, which arrived in the Netherlands.
Slowly but surely the world’s first containership powered by green methanol is making its way from South Korea to its final destination of Copenhagen where it will be christened in September. The 2,100 TEU boxship, built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, has arrived in the Port of Rotterdam, the final stop
Nasdaq-listed shipowner OceanPal Inc. announced that it is investing in a Norwegian entity, RFSea Infrastructure II AS, that will construct two methanol-ready, stainless steel chemical tankers. The two 600 dwt chemical tankers, ordered under two separate contracts, will be built at China’s Wuhu Ship
The Board of Directors of China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has voted in favor of constructing a new methanol dual-fuel Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC). The construction of the vessel, which would be the world’s first methanol-powered VLCC, is expected to take place at Dalian Shipyard and the p
