Alternative fuel ships have accounted for around 60% of new orders since the start of 2022 in GT, primarily driven by LNG dual-fuel vessel orders, and increasingly methanol, and now account for 5% of fleet GT and 47% of orderbook, data from Clarksons shows. Looking at the fleet profile, the shipbrok
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered the 84,000 cbm dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Captain Markos, to US-headquartered LPG shipping company Dorian LPG. The vessel, delivered on 31 March, is Dorian’s first dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) and wil
South Korean shipbuilding company Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), part of HD Hyundai, has received an order for the construction of four new product carriers.
German shipyard Meyer Werft has laid keel for Disney Treasure, the second LNG-powered cruise ship it is building for US-based Disney Cruise Line. According to Meyer Werft, the keel laying ceremony took place on 31 March to celebrate the start of hull assembly for the new cruise ship by placing the f
The chemical tanker Monjasa Reformer, which went missing for days after getting boarded by pirates on Saturday, March 25, some 140 nautical miles West of Port Pointe-Noire, DR Congo, has been located. Based on an update from the British-French naval maritime response center Maritime Domain Awareness
MF Hydra, the world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry operated by Norwegian company Norled, is breaking ground as it starts sailing on zero-emission hydrogen with a blessing from the Norwegian Maritime Authority. The ferry is put into operation today, 31 March, running on zero-emission hydrogen
Seventeen companies are collaborating with shipping company Samskip to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by using sustainable biofuel to ship their products on board Samskip’s vessels. The initiative, called “insetting,” is promoted by GoodShipping, which provides the opportunity for shippers to trans
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order from its partner the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the tank design of three new LNG carriers (LNGCs) on behalf of an Asian ship-owner. GTT will design the tanks of the three vessels, which will each offer a total
Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has secured a contract extension for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) with Repsol.
Finnish cleantech company Norsepower Oy has signed a contract with global shipping company IINO Lines for the delivery and installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails™ on a newbuild Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC). The LPG dual-fuel vessel was delivered today from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineeri
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India, has started the construction of the country’s first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell vessel.
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has signed a deal with China Merchants Industry for the construction of two methanol-powered dual-fuel Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ships. The company said that the contract for the two firm 9,300 CEU RoRo vessels includes options for additional four ships of the sa
MEYER Group, an international consortium specializing in cruise shipbuilding, has presented a cruise ship concept that manages without fossil fuels. MEYER presented the “Reverse” concept – a concept that shows what a cruise ship could look like in the year 2100 – at the global cruise trade fair in F
The end of March has been eventful for Norden as it partnered up with Spar Shipping on the use of biofuel and acquired Capesize vessels to improve its portfolio of freight service solutions towards its dry-segment customers. Norden and Spar Shipping, both Danish companies, have bunkered approximatel
