Singapore-based LNG bunker supplier FueLNG revealed that its second LNG bunkering vessel was launched earlier today at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd., Korea. According to FueLNG, the Singapore-flagged bunker vessel with a carrying capacity of 18,000 cubic meters would be the largest LNG bunkering ve
Danish ferry operator Molslinjen has entered into a strategic technology and investment deal with compatriot energy storage firm WattsUp Power A/S. The company produces so-called flywheels, which in theory can enable a fast ferry to run entirely on green energy. A flywheel is essentially a mechanica
Hai Yang Shi You 301, described as the world’s largest LNG bunker vessel, has been officially put into operation by China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s subsidiary Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI) following a conversion project. The official delivery ceremony was held earlier today, Chin
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed that its company Aquarius LNG Shipping Limited conducted sea trials of its vessel, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Papua, using biofuel.
Abu Dhabi-based maritime company Al Seer Marine, a subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC), has placed an order for the construction of four IMO II/III medium-range tankers with Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding. The vessels are expected to be built at Jinhae Shipyard and delivered before
MSC Cruises, the cruise division of Swiss shipping giant MSC Group, has held a naming ceremony for the world’s largest LNG-powered cruise ship and one of the first to incorporate fuel cell technology, MSC World Europa.
Shipping organizations and initiatives across the shipping value chain, joined by the largest producers of green hydrogen, today signed on to a joint statement at COP27, committing to the rapid and ambitious production and use of low-carbon fuels based on green hydrogen to accelerate shipping’s deca
Bluestone Group, a specialist construction company based in the UK, has won a contract from Princess Cruises to install Silverstream Air Lubrication System (ALS) on two cruise ships, Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess. The latest contracts come on the back of the successful installation of the ALS
Viridis Bulk Carriers, a joint venture of Norwegian shipping consultancy Amon Maritime and compatriot shipowners Navigare Shipping & Logistics and AS Mosvolds Rederi, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Stema Shipping to collaborate on ammonia-powered short-sea shipping project “Flex
UK-headquartered wind propulsion specialist GT Green Technologies has won grant funding as part of this year’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 (CDMC2) launched by the UK’s Department of Transport. The company said that it would use the funding to further develop and launch its propr
Germany-based dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers has taken delivery of the second eco-friendly Kamsarmax vessel from Chinese shipbuilder Hantong Shipyard.
Global RoRo shipping company Sallaum Lines has placed an order with China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding for the construction of two dual-fuel LNG 7500 Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC). The ships will have a total length of 199.9 meters, a molded width of 38 meters, a molded depth of 14.8 meters, and
The only way to lower greenhouse gas emissions in shipping and entice companies to set zero-emission targets in the sector is by setting an end date for fossil fuels in the shipping industry through a global regulation, Maersk’s Chief Advisor for Green Transition Concepción Boo Arias said. “It is ve
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received order for the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
