China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai has cut steel for the 12th and final E-Flexer RoPax vessel. The LNG-powered ship is being built for Swedish Stena RoRo and it will be chartered by Brittany Ferries, a spokesperson for Brittany Ferries confirmed to Offshore Energy. The ship spans 194.7 meter
UK-based shipowner Lomar Shipping, part of LIbra Group, has secured a $27.5 million credit facility from Australian financial services firm Macquarie Group to refinance two vessels in its diverse fleet.
German liner company Hapag-Lloyd has launched the retrofitting program of 100 ships with new propellers and bulbous bows. The move is aimed at reducing the ships’ greenhouse gas emissions and help Hapag-Lloyd meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) target of reducing CO2 emissions by 40
Operations at the Port of Iskenderun have ground to a halt following the deadly earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria on the morning of Monday, February 6. The port has been subject to significant damage in the earthquake that measured 7.8 in magnitude on the Richter scale, leading to a full stopp
Dutch short sea shipping company Vertom Group has placed an order for two additional diesel-electric dry cargo vessels of LABRAX class from compatriot shipyard Thecla Bodewes Shipyards.
Evergreen’s giant 24,000 TEU containership Ever Acme transited the Suez Canal on Friday, 3 of February, while underway on its maiden voyage from Malaysia to the Netherlands. The ship is the newest addition to Evergreen’s A-type vessel series and can carry over 24,000 containers. The head of the Sue
Smart Green Shipping, a systems design and engineering company based in Dumfries, has secured £ 1.35 million investment for its development of retrofit sails and technology for sustainable commercial ships. MOL Drybulk Ltd (MOLDB), a 100% owned subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Scottish Enterpr
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply dual-fuel engines and high-performance axial flow waterjets for Baleària’s new high-speed RoPax ferry powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The UK government has launched a multi-million-pound Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition to help decarbonise the UK’s maritime sector.
Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding has secured an order for the construction of two 50,000 dwt MR tankers. The contract has been signed with an undisclosed Middle Eastern owner believed to be Al Seer Marine, a unit of Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company. According to Clarksons, the two vess
Being a front-runner, especially in the shipping industry, comes with a lot of risks. Being the first to enter a market or introduce a new product or service can give you a significant advantage over others, and even set the tone in the market. However, there is a great risk of failure bringing with
Drydocks World Dubai and Aker Solutions will work together on upgrading an FPSO for one of the largest undeveloped oil fields in the UK.
As part of the MerVent 2025 project, French LNG containment specialist GTT has received €4.66 million in funding from a French public investment bank Bpifrance for the design of an onboard CO2 capture system and for the development of intelligent operational performance solutions. Within the framewo
Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) has started construction of the first 7,600-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel for Canadian shipowner Seaspan.
