Chinese plug-in hybrid electric vehicle manufacturer BYD’s roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) car carrier BYD Xi’an, hailed as one of the largest ships of its type in the world, has passed through the Suez Canal on its maiden voyage. The 219-meter-long vessel was launched in April this year, back-to-back with
Navigator Holdings (Navigator Gas), a UK-based owner and operator of the ‘world’s largest’ fleet of Handysize liquefied gas carriers, has entered into a joint venture with Norwegian ammonia specialist and shipping company Amon Maritime.
Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has made progress in bringing an offshore platform to life by installing a new jacket at an oil and gas development in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway.
Singapore-based ship owner and operator BW LPG has closed two financing facilities totaling $595 million, aimed at supporting the fleet renewal, refinancing existing debt and ensuring ample liquidity for future investments. As disclosed, the company has closed a $380 million term loan and revolving
The integrated green methanol demonstration project of Shanghai Electric, a Chinese power generation and electrical equipment manufacturing company, has completed the first delivery of green methanol.
Allseas has resumed pipelaying for the first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Netherlands after a one-month break caused by a technical issue. Allseas’ purpose-built offshore construction vessel (OCV) Oceanic was in charge of a special unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey along t
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Brazilian oil & gas player Petrobras for a construction support vessel (CSV) built in 1999. The CSV Normand Pioneer will be on a bareboat contract from the vessel owner Solstad Maritime ASA (SOMA) to Solstad Offshore, which is t
Seabound, a UK-based marine carbon capture player, has launched what it claims to be a “first-of-its-kind” onboard carbon capture project together with the Hartmann Group, ship management company InterMaritime Group and Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe. As disclosed, the carbon capture system (C
“World’s first” oceangoing ammonia-powered gas carrier, currently under construction at HD Hyundai Mipo shipyard in South Korea, has been fitted with an ammonia two-stroke engine developed by Swiss marine power company WinGD. WinGD has delivered and installed its X52DF-A engine on the 46,000 cubic m
China-headquartered shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard has been awarded approvals in principle (AiP) from two classification societies, Norway’s DNV and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), for its eco-friendly 18,600 dwt chemical tanker. As disclosed, the tanker, which was independently developed by Wuhu
Chinese dry bulk vessel owner Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping Group has exercised order options for two 89,000 dwt methanol dual-fuel bulk carriers at compatriot Wuhu Shipyard.
Wuhu Shipyard, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has commenced the construction of the first 38,000 dwt stainless steel tanker for Norwegian ship operator Stolt Tankers.
Japan’s ‘largest cruise ship ever’, the liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ASUKA III, has officially been named at its home port of Yokohama. According to NYK Cruises, the owner and operator of the newly built vessel, the 52,265 GT Asuka III, considered to be the first passenger ship built under th
The ship recycling industry in Türkiye has seen a wave of developments in recent months, drawing renewed scrutiny over safety practices, transparency, and environmental oversight, the Belgium-based NGO Shipbreaking Platform has shared. According to the organization, the spotlight is once again on Al
