Wind propulsion needs to be integrated into the regulatory process as soon as possible, and declassified from a ‘fuel efficiency measure’ to a ‘propulsive power provider’, according to a recently submitted paper by several member states and the International Windship Association (IWSA). The document
Royal Caribbean Group has become the first major cruise line operator to sail a cruise ship from a US port while using renewable diesel fuel to meet part of the ship’s fuel needs. On 28 October, Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas set sail from the Port of Los Angeles using renewable fuel to red
Classification society RINA has granted approval in principle (AiP) for a methanol dual fuel tugboat designed by Turkish shipbuilding company Med Marine.
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has held a keel-laying ceremony for Spirit of Tasmania IV, a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered car and passenger ferry (RoPax) being built for Tasmanian TT-Line Company.
Hong Kong-listed shipping major COSCO Shipping Holdings has placed an order for the construction of twelve 24,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel containerships worth $2.87 billion. The construction contract was signed by the company’s subsidiaries Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Cosco Shipping Lin
Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the twelfth hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ship of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class from the Chinese Jinling shipyard in Nanjing.
The Hydrotug 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, has arrived in the Port of Ostend, Belgium. The tugboat was built at Armón Shipyards in Navia Spain where it hit the water on 16 May 2022. Following the completion of the finishing touches, the tug arrived in the port of Ostend on Thursday
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards has secured an order to provide Norway-headquartered marine services company Buksér og Berging with its first electric tugboat.
North America’s clean fuel supplier JAX LNG has completed its first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering of NYK Line’s pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Sakura Leader. The company, a joint venture between NorthStar Midstream and Pivotal LNG, said that the refueling operation marked the
German fuel gas system provider TGE Marine has secured an order for the design and supply of the cargo handling- and fuel gas system for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessels.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Norway-based EnviroNor AS have signed a memorandum of understanding to discuss collaboration on a floating desalination vessel and have begun collaboration toward commercialization. A floating desalination vessel is a floating infrastructure vessel e
Norwegian provider of shortsea RoRo transportation United European Car Carriers (UECC) has held a naming ceremony for its first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).
Saipem has posted the highest quarterly revenue since the fourth quarter of 2015, driven by sizeable awards for its offshore business.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a multi-year charter contract with an undisclosed energy major for a newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The 174,000 cbm vessels will be built by South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). It will
