
Singapore-based owner and operator of LPG vessels BW LPG has revealed that it plans to retrofit six of its very large gas carriers (VLGCs) to liquified petroleum gas (LPG) propulsion.

Japan’s shipbuilding company Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and French energy major TotalEnergies have joined forces to carry out a feasibility study for the development of a liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier.

Hamburg public prosecutors have raided the offices of Erck Rickmers Group and other shipowners due to allegations of illegal beaching of ships.

Transocean has been awarded a $252 million firm contract by BOE Exploration & Production for a newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship.

Greece and Bangladesh have been urged by NGOs to stop the “illegal” beaching of a ferry containing asbestos and other toxic materials.

Enauta has signed an MoU with Yinson for exclusive negotiation of FPSO supply contracts for the Definitive System of the Atlanta field.

Russian shipping owner PAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has completed its exit from the dry bulk business by selling the last two Panamax dry bulk carriers.

Vaalco Energy has signed a binding LOI with World Carrier Offshore Services to provide and operate an FSO at its Etame Marin field off Gabon.

Brazil’s port and maritime logistics operator Wilson Sons is advancing its sustainability initiatives and investing in new technologies to cut GHG emissions.

Japanese shipping major K Line has arranged an operating lease for its first LNG-powered car carrier through a climate transition loan with Mizuho bank.

Germany’s propulsion system manufacturer Schottel has been contracted to supply its hybrid propulsion solutions for Brazilian towage group Starnav.

German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has been contracted to supply eight methanol dual-fuel engines for the new Maersk’s containerships.

Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions has delivered the new LNG-fueled ferry Aurora Botnia to shipping company Wasaline.

South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has revealed the order price for a total of eight methanol-powered containerships to be built for Danish container shipping giant Maersk.