Exhaust gas cleaning systems manufacturer Ionada has joined the Green Shipping Programme, a public-private partnership that aims to advance the Norwegian government’s maritime strategies and plans. As a participant in the program, Ionada will work to develop a pilot onboard carbon capture system for
Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has commissioned its new fallpipe vessel, used to protect cables and pipelines with rocks in order to prepare the seabed for the installation of wind turbine foundations and protect them from erosion. Boskalis reported on 5 May that it had held the naming ce
India aims to become a global hub for green shipbuilding by 2030 and is launching a Green Tug Transition Programme as part of the strategy. The programme was announced in late March by India’s Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) Ayush Shri Sarbananda SonowaI while inaugurating Indi
One of the largest Megamax containerships in the world, OOCL Spain, has made a debut port call in Hamburg.
UK-based shipowner Lomar Shipping, part of Libra Group, has acquired three Supramax bulk carriers as part of its fleet renewal program.
French LNG containment specialist GTT and Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaiqiao Shipyard (SWS) have obtained approval in principle from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for the design of LNG dual-fuel very large crude carrier.
Six crew members, who were kidnapped by pirates from Monjasa Reformer, an oil and chemical tanker, in the Gulf of Guinea in late March have been rescued from an undisclosed location in Nigeria, as confirmed by the ship’s owner, Monjasa, on Monday. The Danish-owned vessel was seized on March 25 by a
Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has signed a contract with Singaporean shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for the construction of four Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLAC) with a capacity of 93,000 cubic meters. The Chinese shipbuilder s
A devastating explosion occurred on board the aging oil tanker Pablo on Monday, May 1, tearing off its deck and engulfing it in a fierce fire that sent dark plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. The explosion took place off the coast of Malaysia, in one of the busiest shipping channels in the worl
The protracted ordeal endured by the crew members of the 300,000 dwt very large crude carrier (VLCC) Heroic Idun, who were detained in Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea since August last year, seems to be nearing a resolution. At the end of April, a Nigerian court approved a plea bargain between the shi
Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has launched the fourth 174,000 cubic metre LNG carrier it built for CSSC Shipping. According to the shipbuilder, the undocking ceremony for the ship with the working name H1830A took place on 4 May. The LNG carrier has a total length of 295 metres, a wi
Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has cut steel for the sixth and final dual-fuel LNG powered 13,000TEU dual-fuel container ships being constructed for France’s CMA CGM. These vessels are designed to operate using either traditional fuel or liquefied natural gas (LNG). The 336-metre long
Italy’s oil and gas company Eni has begun offloading the first LNG cargo into Snam’s (Italy’s energy company) new regasification terminal in Piombino. The LNG was produced at Egypt’s Damietta liquefaction plant, one of the facilities where Eni made investments. Eni stated it acquired regasification
MSC Gemma, an ultra large containership with a capacity of 24,116 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units), has completed its sea trials at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in China. The Liberia-flagged vessel, which is being constructed for MSC, underwent comprehensive testing of various systems and componen
