Human rights and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are urging UNDP to ensure the clean and safe recycling of the decaying floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel Safer, moored offshore Yemen, that is threatening to cause a massive oil spill. In a letter addressed to UNDP, the
Nordic energy company Gasum and Cruise Division of Swiss MSC Group have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the new flagship of its MSC Cruises brand, MSC Euribia.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has secured a contract to extend the capacity of the regasification system installed onboard the LNG Croatia, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) owned by Zagreb-based LNG Croatia. Under the contract, Wärtsilä will extend the capacity of the 280-metre-
Toxic air pollutants from cruise ships around ports are higher than pre-pandemic levels, leading to increased air pollution in Europe’s port cities, a new Transport & Environment study shows. The study indicates that despite introducing the UN shipping body’s sulphur cap in 2020, Europe’s 218 cruise
Chinese shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. held a naming and delivery ceremony for the 16,000 TEU containership MSC Chiyo. The vessel was constructed for the world’s largest container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The ship’s design was meticulously crafted by the M
Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of HD Hyundai’s shipbuilding division, has secured orders for two product carriers from an undisclosed African-based shipping company, marking a total of 199 vessels ordered in the shipbuilding business since its inception 15 years ago. The company was esta
Ships’ emissions of metals and hazardous substances pose a significant threat to the marine environment, warns a new study conducted by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. The research found that water discharged from ships’ scrubbers, designed to clean exhaust gases, accounted for over 90%
MOL FSRU Challenger, also known as the world’s largest floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), has received the first LNG as part of a commissioning process for Hong Kong’s first offshore LNG terminal. The FSRU’s owner, Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), announced this miles
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and compatriot energy giant JERA have signed a long-term charter deal for a newbuild liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier.
Bangladesh has granted approval for the implementation of the Hong Kong Convention on the safe recycling of ships and offshore assets. This landmark decision positions Bangladesh as the second sub-continent recycling destination, following India, to ratify the convention. Following extensive and sus
Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, has delivered the fourth 3,500 TEU container ship, named Maersk Glacier, to the Japanese shipowner Lepta Shipping, a joint venture between Japanese Nissen Kaiun and trading house Mitsui & Co. The company signed a charter deal
Almost two-thirds (59%) of the shipping industry underestimate the negative environmental impacts of biofouling, with as much as 1 in 4 claiming to know little about the issue, a new report by marine coatings manufacturer Jotun has found. Biofouling is caused by the build-up of micro-organisms, plan
The Cruise Division of MSC Group has held a naming ceremony for its second liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered cruise ship MSC Euribia.
South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an order to construct two liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers.
