The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s Terminal 5 welcomed MSC Brunella last week as the first vessel to plug-in into the terminal’s shore power infrastructure. This inaugural plug-in on April 10 marked the commissioning phase of the Terminal’s shore power project component, successfully utilizing clean e
Tallink Grupp’s shuttle vessel Megastar has started using shore power at the Port of Helsinki.
Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine has held a naming ceremony for the new environmentally friendly Post Panamax bulk carrier.
South Korean shipbuilding company Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has received a contract to build four midsize product carriers.
Energy major Chevron, through its subsidiary Chevron Shipping Company, and the Angelicoussis Shipping Group, through its Energy Transition division Green Ships, have made a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to explore how tankers can be used to transport ammonia, a potential lower carbon marine fuel. Thro
The U.S. Coast Guard has performed an evacuation via helicopter of a 69-year-old captain from an oil tanker 218 miles offshore Alabama.
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), together with compatriot companies Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co. (MES-S) has received approval in principle for ammonia-fuelled liquified gas carrier design.
Norwegian shipping company Belships has entered into a deal to acquire a 64,000 dwt Ultramax bulk carrier, currently under construction at a Japanese shipyard. Belships expects to take delivery of the bulker by the end of 2025 or early in 2026. The Norwegian shipowner now has four newbuildings under
World’s largest floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), MOL FSRU Challenger, has arrived in Hong Kong where it will serve the offshore LNG terminal that is due for final commissioning soon. According to CLP Power and HK Electric, the power companies that are jointly developing Hong Kong’s f
Engie Global Energy Management & Sales has delivered its first vessel at the new Eemshaven floating LNG terminal in the Netherlands. The company said it is significantly increasing LNG imports into Europe and remains committed to providing a secure supply of energy to its clients. “We are confident
Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has taken delivery of the third LNG dual-fuel 210,000 dwt newcastlemax newbuild from New Times Shipbuilding (NTS) in China. The company announced the delivery of the vessel, Mount Etna, on 13 April, adding it will commence a minimum 24-month chart
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered a 114,000-ton Aframax product oil tanker to Greek operator Enesel.
Norway-based Vard Electro has secured a contract with compatriot REM Offshore to deliver an energy storage system for a platform supply vessel (PSV) that will undergo a retrofit project. The order covers a comprehensive SeaQ package that includes an energy storage system, drives, energy management s
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards has signed a new contract with Norway-based vessel operator Buksér og Berging AS to build an environmentally-friendly tugboat.
