Greek ship owner and operator Euroseas has signed a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. in Korea for the construction of two Eco design fuel-efficient containerships. The 2,800 TEU vessels are scheduled to be delivered during the first and second quarter of 2023, respectively. The total consider
Switzerland-based Proman has finalised an agreement to build two additional 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers, bringing its total investment to six methanol-powered newbuildings. Proman, which is the world’s second-largest methanol producer, will be the sole owner of the Provident and Progres
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has cut the first steel for MSC Euribia, marking the official construction start of what MSC Cruises has described as its most environmentally-advanced ship. Set to come into service in June 2023, MSC Euribia will become the 22nd vessel in the MSC Cruises
South Korea-based shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has won multiple orders with Oceania-based shipping companies to build twelve tankers, the Korea Herald reports citing the company’s statement.
Belgium-based Euro Marine Logistics N.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese MOL, has started sea trials of its operated car carrier, the City Of Oslo, using biofuel. EML signed a deal for biofuel supply with GoodFuels, and about 370 tons of biofuel were bunkered on the vessel at the Dutch port o
Thai dry bulk owner and operator Precious Shipping has secured a sustainability-linked loan facility worth $85 million. The loan was inked with International Finance Corporation, Export-Import Bank of Thailand, and TMBThanachart Bank Public Company Limited, mainly to refinance four cement carriers a
Australian oil and gas industry association has labelled a new levy by the government related to decommissioning costs for Laminaria-Corallina oil fields as over the top and extreme.
Following the award of three new contracts, Gulf Marine Services (GMS) now has all 13 vessels in its fleet under contract.
CMA CGM Sorbonne, the last LNG-fueled, 23,000 TEU containership out of a series of nine giant boxships being built in China, has been delivered to French shipping major CMA CGM.
The Kobe Express, a container ship owned by Hapag-Lloyd and managed by Anglo-Eastern, completed what has been described as the ‘world’s first digitally controlled port arrival.’ The vessel’s docking was carried out within the framework of a partnership between Wärtsilä and Tanger Med, the largest Me
Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Havfram, formerly known as Ocean Installer, for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Vision. The contract will commence in direct continuation of present agreement in place between the two companies. The firm period of the contract covers the maj
Norwegian provider of exhaust gas cleaning systems Yara Marine Technologies has secured a new retrofit deal with bulker owner and operator Berge Bulk for additional in-line scrubbers. The companies have already cooperated on scrubber installations with Yara Marine already having installed in-line sc
South Korean shipping heavyweight HMM has signed newbuilding contracts with compatriot builders Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for twelve 13,000 TEU container vessels, worth $ 1.57 billion. Under the agreement, DSME and HHI will build six vessels,
Saipem has signed a bareboat charter contract with Samsung Heavy for a new drillship, which will be delivered later this year.
