Icon of the Seas, which is being built at the Meyer Turku shipyard, was launched on Friday, December 9, 2022. Over the weekend, the ship will be moved to the outfitting dock, where its now fully assembled hull will receive final outfitting. The shipyard celebrated the float-out with a ceremonial can
Finnish energy company Gasgrid has announced that Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Exemplar will arrive at Fortum’s Inkoo port in Finland in the coming weeks to serve as an alternative to the country’s gas import. Exemplar departed Argentina in August, sailed to do
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has delivered the third out of four eco-friendly cruise ships to Virgin Voyages, new cruise operator and a brand part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.
South Korean Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has signed a deal with an undisclosed shipowner for the construction of two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers.
With construction done, the FPSO destined for Shell’s oil & gas project off the UK is now on its way to the North Sea.
The Danish fuel cell manufacturer Blue World Technologies is readying to start series production of a fuel cell-based auxiliary power unit (APU) system running on methanol intended for the maritime market. The company wants its fuel cells to replace conventional diesel generators for power supply on
Ulsan Taehwa, South Korea’s first electric, dual-fuel smart passenger ship that integrates various information and communication technologies has been christened in Ulsan.
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has won five-year contracts with Equinor UK for two of its platform supply vessels (PSVs), with one vessel set to be upgraded with a battery-hybrid system and shore power. The contracts were signed for PSVs Normand Naley and Sea Frost and both will run for
The maritime industry must take immediate collective action on an unprecedented scale to bring the decarbonization of the industry closer to the Paris 1.5°C trajectory, according to Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. International and domestic shipping uses approximately 12.6 EJ
Prosafe has been awarded a contract for the provision of the Safe Zephyrus vessel for safety and maintenance support off Brazil.
Van Oord’s new cable-laying vessel Calypso has arrived in Norway where it will undergo the installation of cable carousels, as well as other finishing touches. Work on the first of two cable carousels has already started at VARD’s Brattvaag shipyard in Norway, where the construction of Calypso will
MSC Cruises, part of Switzerland-based shipping major MSC Group, has held a naming ceremony for MSC Seascape, the largest and most technologically-advanced ship built in Italy.
U.S. naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group has developed a new design of methanol-fuelled harbor power and charging barge.
IMO’s new Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulations will not help the environment and may actually lead to higher rather than lower emissions, German dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers said. The company released a study that delves into the rating scheme pointing to examples
