South Korea-based K Shipbuilding has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its methanol fuel-ready medium range tanker design.
Tokyo-based firm e5 Lab Inc. and shipbuilder Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have teamed up to design “ROBOSHIP”, a standard hybrid-electric propulsion vessel, for a 499-tonne biomass fuel carrier being built by Honda Heavy Industries.
Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has ordered tank design for two new LNG carriers from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.
Ferry and logistics group P&O Ferries and data solutions provider We4Sea have signed a cooperation agreement to launch a vessel performance monitoring solution.
South Korean roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) shipping company Hyundai Glovis and Germany-based seaport and logistics service provider BLG Logistics have entered into a strategic partnership for automobile port handling in Bremerhaven.
Aasfjell, a battery hybrid bulk carrier newbuild ordered by Norway’s shipping company Aasen Shipping, has left the Royal Bodewes shipyard in Hoogezand, the Netherlands.
The world’s first methanol propelled pilot boat has been launched by the Fastwater project, a consortium of Europe’s maritime research and technology leaders set to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofit and newbuild vessels to operate on methanol.
Oil major Shell has started drilling an exploration well in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia using a Valaris-owned drillship.
Norwegian cruise company Havila Kystruten has selected its compatriot marine technology firm Kongsberg Maritime (KM) to supply engine and thruster package for newbuild cruise vessel Havila Capella.
Solstad Offshore has secured a long-term contract for one of its PSVs, which will enable the vessel to support operations in the North Sea.
Airseas, a French pioneer in wind propulsion solutions for shipping, has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel, marking an important milestone in the deployment of wind-assisted technologies to curb emissions from shipping.
Norway-based LPG shipping firm Avance Gas Holding has entered into a time charter agreement for its first dual fuel VLGC Avance Polaris to French energy major TotalEnergies.
A Maersk containership has been equipped with a heat power system provided by Climeon, a Swedish product company within energy technology.
Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) is gathering cooperation parties for the new Ship/t Waste Action that produces biogas from sewage discharged by ships at the port.
