Hong Kong-based containership owner Seaspan Corporation is entering a new market segment with a pivotal order for up to ten dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels in partnership with South Korean shipping company Hyundai Glovis. Seaspan has signed the construction contract with Chin
Marine energy solutions provider KPI OceanConnect, in cooperation with Titan Clean Fuels and SFL Corporation, has completed the first LNG bunkering operation for SFL’s newly built car carrier Emden. The LNG bunkering operation took place in the Port of Emden, KPI OceanConnect informed on December 5.
Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation and Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners have joined forces to explore the adoption of clean ammonia as a bunker fuel for Ro-Ro cargo vessels. The agreement targets ports in Singapore and Jacksonville, USA, with plans set to kick in from 2027. T
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has revealed it will add four new methanol engines to its portfolio, including Wärtsilä 20, Wärtsilä 31, Wärtsilä 46F and Wärtsilä 46TS engines which will be capable of operating on methanol fuel.
Swiss marine power company WinGD has concluded a four-party agreement underwriting Belgian bulk carrier operator CMB.TECH’s order of X72DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines. CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding (QBS) and engine builder CSSC Engine Co (CSE) have also signed the agreement for the joint undertakin
A methanol-ready ship concept developed in Oldenburg, Germany, has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from the international classification society DNV. The project is supported by the companies claus rodenberg waldkontor, Fehn Ship Management, Reederei Rörd Braren, and HB Hunte Engineering, which
On the sidelines of COP28, a $1.1 billion memorandum of understanding (MOU) for green bunkering in Egypt has been signed.
The Government of Oman and Hydrom have signed an agreement with Port of Amsterdam, Zenith Energy Terminals, and GasLog to jointly study the development of a liquid hydrogen supply chain that will deliver Omani green hydrogen to the Amsterdam port and onwards to Europe. The agreement was signed at th
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has published its first classification Rules for hydrogen-fueled ships to support the safe development of hydrogen propulsion in the maritime sector. The rules outline technical requirements for the safe bunkering, storage, preparation, distribution, and us
Maersk-backed methanol developing and producing company C2X has teamed up with Spanish energy giant Cepsa to develop a green methanol plant in the port of Huelva, southern Spain. The project aims to reach an estimated annual production capacity of 300,000 tons of green methanol, which Cepsa calculat
Danish shipping giant A.P. Møller–Maersk has revealed its plans to invest more than $500 million to expand its supply chain infrastructure in Southeast Asia.
The number of green corridor initiatives around the world went from 21 to 44 over the past year, according to the findings of the 2023 Annual Progress Report on Green Shipping Corridors released by the Global Maritime Forum. The report finds that there is a ‘substantial maturation’ among existing co
Tanker operator Maersk Tankers has confirmed that it has ordered up to ten very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in Korea. The order has been placed by an affiliated company of Maersk Tankers, validating previous media reports. As disclosed, Japanese company Mitsui &
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Danish Government have joined forces to resource and execute pre-feasibility studies for green corridors in five countries in the Global South, as announced on Friday at C
