UK-based Bibby Marine Services (Bibby) has received a grant to explore a range of zero-carbon fuel systems through the WaveMaster Zero C Research and Development Project. The project will be supported by a grant from MarRI-UK, a collaborative innovation vehicle for UK industry and academia to jointl
Dutch shipbuilder De Hoop has come up with some innovative ways to overcome challenges to the construction of its ships during the coronavirus pandemic by resorting to technology. Namely, the shipyard was faced with numerous challenges due to the country-wide lockdown including workforce shortages a
Three crew members were kidnapped from a tanker at Opobo river mouth, some 27 nautical miles off east of Bonny, Nigeria, on 20 May 2020.
South Korean shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has delivered HMM Copenhagen, its second 24,000 TEU containership from a batch of twelve units, to the compatriot shipping company HMM. The newbuilding joins its sister ship HMM Algeciras in taking the title of the world
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said Thursday it has won a contract to build a floating storage and regasification unit. DSME said in a regulatory filing it will build the LNG FSRU for a company based in Central America for 411 billion won ($340 million). The shipbuilde
The SMS Group has delivered a new build aquaculture vessel to a tuna farm operator, Fish and Fish, in Malta. This vessel has a length of 24 meters with a beam of 8.5 meters. The principle purpose of the vessel will be tuna harvesting and aquaculture/fish farm logistical and maintenance support. Davi
Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has departed from the Port of Halifax, Canada, with the first batch of turbine components for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project. Photos available on social media show the vessel carrying the monopile foundation components destine
Seven Japanese companies have joined forces with the goal of establishing new ocean shipping infrastructure services through various initiatives to develop, realize, and commercialize zero-emission electric vessels. The e5 Consortium is comprised of Asahi Tanker, Idemitsu Kosan, Exeno Yamamizu Corpo
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group has received an order for the construction of two 300,000-ton very large crude carriers (VLCCs).
Japanese shipping major NYK has tested remote navigation of a tugboat as a part of the Japanese government’s Sea Trial Project on Remote Control Navigation, which aims to establish necessary requirements for the realization of autonomous ships. The test was carried out within the Tokyo Bay using Yo
Two crew members deployed on a Hapag-Lloyd-operated containership have tested positive to COVID-19 in Durban, South Africa. The 2,824 TEU containership MV Montpellier, sailing on the company’s Middle East India Africa Express (MIAX) service, has been ordered to remain anchored in Durban for two week
The development of the zero-emission ships will require continuous technological innovation to get the industry to its ultimate objective of decarbonizing shipping. As such, the path toward a green future will not be unified as the industry would have to rethink the ways it has been building ships s
Earlier this month, LNG fuel tanks have been installed on a car carrier which is under construction at Tadotsu Shipyard, part of Imabari Shipbuilding Group.
Qatar’s Nakilat, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas shipper, has taken delivery of a newbuild LNG carrier, Global Energy.
