Swedish Furetank AB and Canadian Algoma Central Corporation are entering into a joint venture agreement to build four dual-fuel product tankers intended to trade in Northern Europe. Each company will own 50% of the joint venture, which will be named FureBear. The vessels will be constructed at China
Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras has awarded a contract to Keppel Shipyard for the construction of an FPSO.
The multi-fuel future in the shipping industry is here with pioneering vessels fitted with hybrid technological solutions starting to ‘strut their stuff’ across global ports. One such example is the 2022-built deep sea car carrier MV Auto Achieve, which made its debut at the Grimsby River Terminal (
India’s first indigenously built hydrogen-fuelled electric vessel is planned to be delivered by March/April 2023, Asian News International (ANI) reported, citing Madhu S Nair, Chairman and Managing Director of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
Chinese shipbuilder Lianyungang Shenghua, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyards Group, has won orders for five 7,380 DWT bunkering vessels from Singapore-based Singfar International. According to Clarksons Research, the order includes five optional vessels bringing a total of up to ten ships. The vessels
A group of Greenpeace activists blocked the freighter Emma Oldendorff at the German port of Brake, on Friday, August 12. The ship was carrying pipelines slated for delivery to Western Australia for use in Woodside Energy’s Scarborough offshore gas project. Around 20 activists in rubber dinghies bloc
Norwegian cleantech company TECO2030 ASA has received an order for TECO2030 ballast water treatment system (BWTS) powered by BIO-SEA from Florida-based marine management services provider CMI Ship Management.
Seaspan, part of Atlas Corp, has rejected forces majeures declared by Chinese shipyards amid challenges caused by COVID-19 related lockdowns.
MT Proteus Jessica, a 110,000 DWT tanker, has been delivered to Anglo-Eastern’s managed fleet, becoming the company’s first dual-fuel LNG-powered tanker. The LR2 tanker was built by China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and was delivered in June 2022. Based on the data from VesselsValue, the ship
Heerema’s Thialf vessel has completed a decom activity related to a platform removal campaign for an offshore gas field in the Celtic Sea.
U.S.-based LNG specialist Excelerate Energy is to expand its fleet with a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be built by Koren shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries.
German shipowner OKEE Maritime has adopted StormGeo’s digitalization tools to improve environmental performance across its reefer fleet. The solutions include weather-based route optimization software, data reporting, and fleet performance management tools, which also feature a Carbon Intensity Indi
Sonardyne International, HydroSurv and Dynautics have worked on a collaborative project to demonstrate extended range uncrewed operations using hybrid-powered unmanned surface vessel (USV). HydroSurv developed the REAV-60 design for the vessel named USV Decibel which runs on a hybrid system utilisin
Grain de Sail responds to the high demand for carbon-free maritime transportation by releasing a full offer of sail freight.
