In today’s world and maritime industry, port-side residents, port workers, seafarers, passengers, and regulators alike are justified in asking why ships are still billowing black smoke in ports and what the viable solutions are, says Victor Åkerlund, Chief Analytics and Sustainability Officer at Pow
Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Valaris Limited has won a contract extension for one drillship and a new contract for another with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental, in the Gulf of America.
Swedish supplier of roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels and services, Stena RoRo, has completed the reconstruction of Stena Line’s 2002-built vessel to increase its capacity and enhance efficiency for reduced CO2 emissions.
Swedish-Swiss technology company ABB has inked a fifteen-year service agreement with the Florida-headquartered cruise holding company Royal Caribbean Group to improve vessel efficiency and tighten collaboration on maritime decarbonization. As informed, the deal encompasses 33 existing ships. The agr
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has launched the hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel it is building for the Japanese company Toyo Construction at its shipyard in Romania. VARD held the keel laying ceremony in September 2024 for the vessel, while this March the aft part of NB
Babcock’s LGE business has been awarded a contract to supply its ecoFGSS-FLEX marine ammonia fuel supply system for four new medium gas carriers being built for commodity trading company Trafigura at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in South Korea.
In a new enforcement effort that started on July 1, German authorities have begun stopping tankers passing through the country’s waters to check whether they carry valid insurance for oil spill damage. According to the German Federal Foreign Office, the measure is one of a range of initiatives spear
UK-based shipowner and provider of marine engineering services James Fisher has celebrated a new milestone in the construction of its LNG dual-fuel chemical tankers at the China Merchants Industry Yangzhou Dingheng Shipyard (YZDH).
The UAE-based terminal operator AD Ports Group and Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group (Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group), one of China’s largest port operators, have entered into a preliminary strategic agreement to establish an automotive logistics ecosystem connecting Chinese manuf
Australia-based mining company BHP has entered into a charter agreement with COSCO Shipping Bulk, a subsidiary of China’s COSCO Shipping, for two ammonia dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulk carriers.
Singapore’s Seatrium has won a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) conversion contract with Kinetics, an energy transition initiative by Türkiye’s floating power plant company Karpowership.
French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has secured a contract from South Korean shipbuilding giant HD KSOE to design cryogenic tanks for six new LNG-fueled containerships ordered by shipowner Capital.
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has cut the first steel for the second hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore, some four months after the first steel was cut for the first vessel. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the
Denmark-based towage service provider Svitzer has taken delivery of its first fully electric tug from Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards.
