Pressing on with fleet renewal and the New Major Vessels (NMVs) project, Canada’s ferry operator BC Ferries has contracted China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards (CMI Weihai) to build four new ships with diesel-battery hybrid propulsion systems.
UAE’s Subsea Cable Assets (SCA) has secured a contract from the Netherlands-headquartered N-Sea Group covering the full design, manufacturing, delivery, and commissioning of a cable installation deck spread for the cable-laying vessel (CLV) Altera. The scope is said to include a 4,500-tonne carousel
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will has been contracted to supply an integrated hybrid propulsion solution for four new 10,700 dwt geared tween decker vessels being built for Dutch ship owner Vertom Group.
Brands Hatch, believed to be the world’s first wind-assisted long-range 2 (LR2) tanker, has been named in China.
Finnish material solutions company UPM and compatriot shipping company Bore, part of Dutch shipping company Spliethoff Group, have joined Ahti Pool to promote the decarbonization of shipping operations and comply with the FuelEU Maritime regulation.
Australia-based shipbuilder Incat Crowther has been commissioned by Los Angeles operator Catalina Express to design a new low-emission, renewable diesel-powered passenger ferry.
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of the twelfth and final vessel of the eco-friendly Hamburg Express class.
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), part of HD Hyundai, has landed a ‘massive’ KRW 2.4 trillion (approximately $1.76 billion) contract to build eight dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containerships for an undisclosed owner based in Asia. The 15,900 TEU vessels are re
CLPe Holdings, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based electricity company CLP, and state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) have reached a new milestone in their partnership by completing Hong Kong’s first LNG bunkering with simultaneous cargo operation.
Danish ferry operator Scandlines is moving forward with the planned conversion project encompassing two of its ferries operating on the Vogelflug Line.
Cleantech company Cavotec has signed a shore power order from energy services provider Equans for the Port of Antwerp-Bruges cruise terminal in Belgium with a total value of approximately €1.55 million.
ABB has received a large order from Singapore’s Seatrium to supply electrical equipment and automation solutions for a new generation of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, destined to work for Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras.
Chemical tanker operator MOL Chemical Tankers, a subsidiary of Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has added the fourth LNG dual-fuel stainless steel chemical tanker to its fleet.
The Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in South Korea has hosted a topside steel cutting ceremony for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel that will form part of an LNG project being developed near Kitimat in British Columbia, Canada.
