Korean shipping company HMM has signed a business agreement with marine waste management company Foresys to establish a circular economy system using discarded mooring ropes. Mooring lines are thick ropes used to moor ships in ports, and HMM generates about 20 tons of waste from worn-out mooring lin
Luxembourg-based shipping group CLdN has welcomed back into the fleet its short-sea roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel MV Delphin which has been fitted with two tilting rotor sails. The shipowner contracted Finnish cleantech company Norsepower in March 2022 to carry out the installation. With two 35mx5m
In response to the expected strengthening of decarbonization goals for the shipping industry, South Korea has released a strategy aiming to decarbonize its shipping industry by 2050. The strategy is being released ahead of the anticipated 80th meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (
Singapore-based container shipping Pacific International Lines (PIL), marine energy solutions provider and trader KPI OceanConnect, and marine fuel supplier Bunker One have carried out their first live electronic marine fuel inventory statement for an overseas delivery through the Singapore Trade Da
Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has launched the 15,500 TEU Maersk Charleston. The scrubber-fitted vessel is being built for Hong Kong-based Seaspan Corporation under a contract announced in 2021 covering six 15,500 TEU units. It will be cla
UK-based cleantech company Silverstream Technologies has completed the installation of its air lubrication system on board the 24,000 TEU containership MSC Irina. The giant boxship is being built for MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. Specifically, the vessel was o
South Korean shipbuilding major Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has delivered the LNG carrier Asterix I to the Greece-based shipowner Capital Product Partners (CPLP). The shipping company bought the 174,000 cbm LNG carrier Asterix I in June 2022 while the vessel was still under construction at the Ko
Canadian towage operator SAAM Towage has revealed that it managed to verify and fully offset the greenhouse gas emissions from its Colombian operations.
French container shipping major CMA CGM has equipped its ultra-large containership CMA CGM Marco Polo with a new windshield prototype. The device improves a vessel’s aerodynamics resulting in lower fuel consumption and thus contributing to a lower carbon footprint of the vessel, the shipowner said.
German dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers has named its second Cazesize newbuilding built by Namura Shipbuilding in Japan. The vessel was named M/V Gina Oldendorff and follows the delivery of its sistership Alice Oldendorff, which was built also built by Namura and handed over in November 2022. B
Although liner heavyweight Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is trying to keep its ordering of new boxships on the down low, details have emerged of the company’s ten recently ordered LNG dual-fuel containerships. The order was confirmed by China’s CIMC Group, which disclosed that the constructio
Swiss marine power company WinGD has launched a pilot project for a new engine diagnostics solution that will be trialled on a vessel managed by Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM).
Belgian tanker shipping major Euronav has teamed up with Toqua, a compatriot tech startup focusing on decarbonizing shipping using AI to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency. The collaboration began in 2020 when Euronav and Toqua explored how sensor data could improve ship performance models
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has taken delivery of its first 24,188 TEU mega vessel. The vessel was officially named OOCL Spain at a ceremony held today at the No.2 outfitting quay of Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. (NACKS) in Nantong, China
