While en route from Colombo to Singapore, MSC Messina, a containership operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), caught fire that left one crew member dead.
Spanish ferry operator Baleària will put to work its converted LNG vessel on 30 June on the Barcelona-Eivissa route to cut CO2 emissions.
Insurers of the feeder containership MV X-Press Pearl, which was hit by a fire before it sank off Colombo Port at the beginning of June, have agreed to pay a part of the initial settlement claim for the damages caused by the incident. Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Justice said that the P&I Club of the [&h
Danish container shipping and logistics major A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a fully carbon-neutral transport agreement on ocean services with compatriot fashion company Bestseller.
In the coming period, global yards are expected to carry out 875 ballast water treatment system (BWTS) installations per month – a roughly 700% increase on the level of recent years.
CessCon Decom has taken delivery of the DP3 and DP4 platforms from Spirit Energy’s Morecambe Bay development in the East Irish Sea.
Chinese shipbuilding major Hudong-Zhonghua held the naming ceremony for floating storage and a regasification unit (FSRU) built for Greek shipping company Dynagas.
A bulk carrier operated by Japanese shipping major NYK recently conducted a trial use of biofuel made from waste cooking oil collected and refined in Singapore.
Alfa Laval and Wallenius are joining forces in a 50/50 joint venture, named AlfaWall Oceanbird, that will supply wind propulsion solutions for cargo vessels and other ship types. Under the agreement signed on June 28, 2021, the plan is to have the first Oceanbird system onboard a vessel within five
Seaspan Corporation, a Hong Kong-based owner and operator of containerships has placed an order for six 15,000 TEU newbuild containerships, bringing its total orderbook to 45.
Norwegian tanker owner and operator Frontline has entered into an acquisition deal for two scrubber-fitted, ECO-type very large crude carriers (VLCCs) worth a total of $180 million. Frontline said it intends to meet the financing of this acquisition with existing borrowing facilities and establish l
Greece-based dry bulk shipowner Pioneer Marine has announced that it will sell the remaining handysize bulk carriers after which the entire company will be dissolved.
Taiwanese container shipping company Wan Hai Lines has confirmed an order of twelve 3,055 TEU container vessels to be built by Nihon Shipyard, a joint venture between Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and Imabari Shipbuilding.
Taiwanese dry bulker owner Wisdom Marine has placed an order for three 82,400 dwt bulk carriers at China’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding.
