RightShip, NYK, and Solverminds have joined forces to collaborate on a product that links NiBiKi, the NYK Group’s common platform for ship-management operations, with RightShip’s data platform, to transform the workloads of shipowners and managers.
Regulatory measures implemented by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) often set out with the noble goal of curbing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and promoting sustainability within the global shipping industry. Yet, the journey from regulation to actual emission reduction can be marred b
Oslo-listed RoRo vessel operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA has signed a letter of intent for delivery of four 9,350 CEU methanol-capable and ammonia-ready vessels and individual options for an additional eight car carriers. The four vessels are set for delivery from mid-2026 and onwards by China’s Ji
South Korea’s shipbuilding prowess has once again taken the spotlight as it recaptured the top spot in global shipbuilding orders after a five-month hiatus. South Korean shipyards secured 44 percent of the global total of 3.33 million compensated gross tons (CGTs), accounting for orders totaling 1.4
Dry bulk owner and operator Norvic Shipping welcomed into the fleet an energy-efficient Ultramax vessel Norvic Copenhagen from Imabari Shipyard during a recent handover ceremony in Japan. The vessel was taken on charter from Japanese shipowner Fujimaru Kaiun earlier this year as the organization con
Dutch shipping company Spliethoff has welcomed into the fleet m.v. Bloemgracht, its second newbuild DP2 multipurpose vessel, from China’s Fuzhou Mawei shipyard. “We are happy to announce that m.v. Bloemgracht has been delivered from Fuzhou Mawei shipyard to Spliethoff Group today, 11 August 2023 at
New Zealand’s coatings developer Propspeed® has won a type approval from Bureau Veritas for its Propspeed foul-release coating system. The type approval follows a comprehensive round of third-party testing proving that the system conforms to the technical standards established by regulatory bodies.
South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM has signed a new shipbuilding order with China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s subsidiary Huangpu Wenchong for four 38,000-ton multi-purpose heavy-lift ships. Designed by the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI), the vessels will be equippe
The container shipping industry is grappling with a complex challenge – an overcapacity crisis. The surge in new containerships ordered during the pandemic, coupled with supply chain normalization at major ports and inland regions, has led to a flood of capacity that is profoundly disrupting the equ
Greek shipowner and operator Eruoseas has taken delivery of its second eco newbuild, M/V Terataki, from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. in South Korea. The M/V Terataki, classified as a 2,800 TEU feeder containership, is compliant with the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEDI) Phase 3 standards on
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) has welcomed one more 24,188 TEU mega vessel. The new container vessel was named “OOCL Felixstowe” today at the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard. “We ordered this series of ultra large
Bermuda-based shipping company Himalaya Shipping, a rising star in the dry bulk industry, is well on its way on its transition path into a fully operational company, thanks to timely investments in the ‘right ships’. One of the key highlights of the first half of 2023 for the company was the deliver
The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has put out to tender the drafting and execution of the works for the electrical connection to ships for the Transversal Costa-MSC quay.
ITOCHU Corporation, Nippon Steel Corporation, Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), ITOCHU Oil Exploration Co., INPEX Corporation, and Taisei Corporation have joined forces to conduct a feasibility study on Japanese Advanced CCS Project.
