The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), a Finland-based financial institution of the Nordic and Baltic countries, has signed a 10-year loan agreement with compatriot shipowner ESL Shipping to finance the construction of four IA ice-classed green Handysize ships.
U.S. shipping and logistics company Crowley has put into operation the second Avance Class LNG-powered containership to expand its capacity in the Caribbean Basin.
Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro is sending an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), said to be the largest one in its fleet, on a seabed data acquisition mission in the North Sea, which will enable Norway’s MAREANO seabed mapping program to tuck a new first under its belt with the first USV technology fora
South Korea’s government has revealed plans to build ‘the world’s largest’ liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier in an effort to develop a competitive advantage in this market segment and ensure the future of the Korean shipbuilding industry.
Singapore-based shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has named its sixth 7,000 CEU dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai).
Dutch shipping company JR Shipping has ordered two diesel-electric 8,500 dwt ECO short sea dry cargo vessels at Chowgule Shipbuilding in India.
Switzerland-based cleantech company Cavotec has signed an order valued at €8.1 million with an undisclosed global container shipping company to deliver complete shore power systems for newly built container vessels.
The Oslo Stock Exchange-listed offshore accommodation provider Prosafe has been named the winner of a tender to supply a vessel to provide safety and maintenance support for operations by Brazilian state-owned oil and gas player Petrobras offshore Brazil.
In early May 2025, Finnish dairy products company Valio started using the green shipping corridor between Turku and Stockholm.
Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes has held a keel laying ceremony for NB 832, Finnish shipping company Meriaura’s first biofuel-powered 6735 dwt cargo vessel.
The first-ever cruise ship has filled up with liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a ship-to-ship (STS) operation at the Port of Vancouver, representing an important step forward for the Canadian port to reduce emissions.
The emissions of dredging vessels maintaining the Dutch coastline are responsible for 20% of the annual CO2 emissions of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Waterways (Rijkswaterstaat) and for a much larger percentage if you look at NOx and particle matter. Back in 2019, Rijkswaterstaat made a
ONE Sparkle, the 13,800 TEU methanol-ready containership owned by Singapore’s maritime transportation player Ocean Network Express (ONE), recently made its inaugural port call in Ecuador. As part of its maiden journey to Latin America, ONE Sparkle made it to Terminal Portuario de Guayaquil (TPG), op
Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) has placed an order for four new LNG-powered RoPax ships at Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI) shipyard in China.
