Denmark-based shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) is ready to make pioneering moves in the shipping industry with the retrofit of an existing container ship to a dual-fuel methanol-powered vessel scheduled for 2024. The company revealed that the first engine retrofit in the industry is to b
Seven Japanese companies have completed the trial using liquefied bio-methane (LBM) derived from cattle manure as a marine fuel on the domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled vessel Ise Mirai in Ise Bay.
Canadian shipping company Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) has placed an order for two methanol-ready 37,000 dwt product tankers with Hyundai Mipo Shipyard in South Korea. The investment is worth $127 million CAD ($96 million). The new ships will be entered on long-term time charters to Irving Oi
Danish investment company J. Lauritzen is expanding its partnership with Swiss freight trader Cargill by adding a third methanol dual-fuel 81,200 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier to their existing order of two vessels. The vessels are capable of trading with zero carbon emissions when powered by green met
UAE’s ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has taken delivery of a newbuild LNG dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC). The vessel named Hafeet was built by Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuildin
UK company focused on vessel management, design, construction and repair Newport Shipping and German maritime service company NSB Group have joined forces to offer ship conversion widening to support decarbonisation goals.
A Chinese-flagged bulker fitted with a domestically developed rotor sail took to the water at the No. 2 wharf of CSSC Chengxi Shipbuilding Co., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, marking a solid step forward in the practical application of wind-assisted rotor technology developed
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Havila Shipping has secured contract extensions for two of its platform supply vessels (PSVs).
Swiss shipping company Sallaum Lines has placed an order for up to six new liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel pure car and truck carriers.
UK tech provider BAR Technologies (BARTech) has been awarded a full Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) for its wind propulsion technology – BAR Technologies WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies (WindWings) – from classification society DNV. Since being awarded an Approval In Principle (AIP) fo
Hydrogen fuel cell supplier PowerCell Group and methanol-to-hydrogen technology firm e1 Marine, in partnership with RIX Industries, have conducted a string test of their respective technologies for a 200kW propulsion chain as part of the validation of Maritime Partners LLC’s M/V Hydrogen One inland
Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has revealed that its first eco-friendly 24,000 TEU containership ONE Innovation made its maiden call in Singapore.
Royal Caribbean International’s first LNG-powered cruise vessel, Icon of the Seas, has left the outfitting pier from Meyer Turku shipyard situated in Turku, Finland. Icon of the Seas will be conducting week-long series of sea trials through the picturesque Turku archipelago representing a culminatio
Taiwanese shipping major Wisdom Marine is moving further with the modernization and expansion of its bulker fleet with a 42,2000 dwt bulker. The company revealed earlier this month that it had received clearance from its Board of Directors (BoD) to order the bulker from Japanese shipbuilding major T
