Greek ship management company Alpha Gas has taken delivery of its new LNG carrier from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI). With a cargo capacity of 174,000 cbm, the LNG carrier Energy Fidelity is the newest addition to Alpha Gas’ in-house commercial and technical management.
American classification society ABS and Singapore-based shipping company Berge Bulk (BB) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to evaluate the feasibility of converting a bulk vessel to methanol fuel propulsion.
South Korean shipping major HMM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with compatriot specialty chemicals company LOTTE Fine Chemical for the marine transportation of ammonia. The MoU also covers the bunkering of ammonia and methanol fuel and comes after HMM made a major order for methanol-
FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel O&M and Shell Singapore Pte. Ltd., has named its newest LNG bunker vessel. The newest addition to FueLNG’s fleet was named FueLNG Venosa at a ceremony held on 21 April at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea. Chartered from Korea Line LNG, the LNG bunker
Ship management and maritime service provider Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has taken delivery of newbuilding vessels M/T Atrotos and M/T Anikitos, two 50,000 dwt, eco-friendly chemical/product MR tankers.
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between tanker company Stena Bulk and methanol producer Proman, has completed the first-ever barge-to-ship methanol bunkering on the US Gulf Coast. The JV tankers Stena Pro Marine and Stena Prosperous were refuelled with methanol via barge while discharging clean
The “transition” part of the energy transition is beginning to show a more defined shape with each passing day as witnessed in a week behind us that was filled with announcements favoring the net-zero future coming from governments and all the way to private offshore energy companies. Industry major
Singapore-based shipbuilding company Strategic Marine has commissioned a study to compare the efficiency of traditional diesel-powered and hybrid-powered crew transfer vessels (CTVs). The study will be conducted by the Maritime Energy and Sustainable Development Centre of Excellence (MESD CoE) at Na
The Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engines, which will power Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Boreas, have passed the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and are on their way to the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard (YCRO) in China where the mega jack-up is currently being built. Finnish technology group Wärtsil
Danish naval architect company Knud E. Hansen has developed a new tanker vessel, designed specifically for the transportation of carbon dioxide (CO2). The vessel concept is being released as the role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) continues to grow, especially in Europe as a solution necessary
Avenir Marine, a wholly owned subsidiary of UK-based small-scale LNG company Avenir LNG, has started the delivery of LNG to Germany-based ferry owner and operator TT-Line in the Port of Trelleborg, Sweden. The chilled fuel was bunkered into TT-Line’s RoPax ferries “Nils Holgersson” and “Peter Pan,”
The Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has commenced another batch of trials for its Robodock platform for uncrewed vessels and drones. Following tests completed last year, Fugro is now gearing up for the second phase of trials testing Fugro Robodock with its 12-meter Blue Essence uncrewed surface vess
Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has, through its subsidiary SMIT Salvage, reached an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to remove oil from a floating storage and offloading (FSO) facility moored off Yemen’s Red Sea coast. This Stop Red Sea Spill operation is a p
lomarlabs, a new subsidiary of UK-based shipowner Lomar Shipping, part of LIbra Group, has partnered with climate tech start-up Seabound, in a bid to reduce emissions and catalyse cost-effective methods to capture CO2 onboard vessels. Seabound has developed a patent-pending compact carbon capture de
