Crude oil tanker company DHT Holdings has entered into an agreement to sell its very large crude carrier (VLCC) DHT Edelweiss which is not fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) in an effort to meet regulatory standards. The company is selling the 2008-built VLCC to an undisclosed buy
Green Energy Group (SeaBird Exploration) has completed the sale of its seismic research vessel Petrel Explorer. The transaction was completed on 29 August and Green Energy Group has handed over the vessel to the new owner. The sale, to an undisclosed buyer, will see the vessel leave the offshore ind
A Marshall Island-registered LNG carrier Adam LNG was clipped by a bulk carrier OS 35 while the latter was maneuvering to exit the Bay of Gibraltar on Monday, 29 August. Following the collision, the Tuvalu-registered bulk carrier started taking on water amidships and was beached to avoid sinking. Th
New York-based shipping company Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has extended charter agreements for two LNG carriers and increased their day rate.
Sunflower Murasaki, the second of four LNG-fueled ferries ordered by MOL Group, was launched and named earlier today at a Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s yard in Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Sunflower Murasaki and its sister vessel Sunflower Kurenai, which was named in March 2022, are Japan’s fi
On 27 August, the new cruise ship Arvia being built for the British cruise line P&O Cruises left Meyer Werft’s covered building dock in Papenburg, Germany.
Chinese shipbuilder China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) and shipping services provider China-Japan International Ferry have held a signing ceremony for the new environmentally friendly shipbuilding project. The signing ceremony for the roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) passenger ferry took place on 26
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has won a firm order for the construction of a 14,000 CBM LNG bunkering vessel. The vessel is being built for Chinese company Anhui Changjiang LNG and it is scheduled for delivery in August 2024. Anhui
The first 174,000 cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier built by Chinese shipyard Hudong – Zhonghua Shipbuilding for compatriot shipowner COSCO Shipping Lines and energy firm China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has completed its trial voyage. According to the shipbuilder, the LNG carrier c
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Norwegian shipowner Torghatten Nord for two hydrogen-powered vessels operating on Norway’s longest ferry route, Vestfjordstrekninga, connecting Bodø, Røst, Værøy and Moskenes. The two vessels, designed by Norwegian Ship Design, will us
While the world is working toward having as much renewable energy as possible, green fuels and energy storage could be what saves the day, at least for energy-intensive industries. News on hydrogen and ammonia projects, and renewable energy developments with Power-to-X components this week certainly
U.S.-based LNG company Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit FSRU Exemplar has departed Argentina and is on its way to serve
McDermott has completed the load out of the TEG gas processing module for the TotalEnergies-operated Tyra field.
Helix Robotics Solutions has won a contract with a local Thailand contractor to perform well abandonment and decommissioning services using the subsea construction vessel Grand Canyon II. The contract, which is 180-day firm-plus-options, includes the provision of DP3 vessel services, crane support a
