China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), BHP and DNV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on industry value chain greenhouse gas (GHG) management. The signing took place in conjunction with the second World Maritime Merchants Forum in Hongkong, organized by CMES. The MOU see
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has handed over MSC Seascape to MSC Cruises at a ceremony held at Fincantieri’s yard in Monfalcone. MSC Seascape is the second ship of the Seaside EVO class, an evolution of the Seaside class and joins the sister ships MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview, which entered servic
Seaspan Corporation took delivery of its final 11,800 TEU containership from a series of six ultra-large containerships ordered from Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. The New Panamax container vessel was named ZIM Canada at a ceremony held on November 8, as it would be ope
Bluestone Group, a specialist construction company based in the UK, has won a contract from Princess Cruises to install Silverstream Air Lubrication System (ALS) on two cruise ships, Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess. The latest contracts come on the back of the successful installation of the ALS
China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou has cut steel for Erik Thun’s Vinga series dual-fuel product tanker ordered in March this year. The 17,999 dwt vessel is a sister to Thun Venern, and it is the latest contribution to the “Vinga-series” of nine previous sister vessels, all trading within t
New Times Shipbuilding in China has launched two LNG dual-fuel bulk carriers being built for Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping. The two 210,000 dwt vessels, named Mount Norefjell and Mount Ita, are the first two vessels from a series of twelve newcastlemax dry bulk vessels under c
International emissions verification specials Verifavia has inked a contract to provide its full suite of emissions verification services to Norbulk Shipping, the UK-based ship management company.
The CO₂ reduction achieved by the new Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC) technology for carbon capture (CC) in shipping, matches the expected targets announced by its developer Ecospray, at the beginning of the project, Italian classification society RINA said. The Italian environmental consultant l
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has developed a new containership concept that does not require fixing of containers. Hyundai Heavy Industries said that the novel lashing-free containership design, described as the world’s first, has won Design Approval from the American Bureau
Geo-data specialist Fugro has signed a collaborative agreement with UAE-based port operator Abu Dhabi Ports (AD Ports) that sets out combined goals to utilise remote and autonomous technologies in the region. Whilst the agreement formalises the partnership, the companies have been working together s
Chinese shipbuilders are pressing ahead with the construction of the world’s largest containerships set to enter the market. Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, has launched two ultra-large containerships featuring 24,000 TEU in container capacity. The ships ar
MSC, the world’s largest ocean carrier by operated container vessel capacity, has backed the criticism of the impending carbon intensity indicator (CII) regulation amid fears that the methodology used might result in unintended consequences and penalization. Under the CII rating scheme, set to enter
Wind propulsion needs to be integrated into the regulatory process as soon as possible, and declassified from a ‘fuel efficiency measure’ to a ‘propulsive power provider’, according to a recently submitted paper by several member states and the International Windship Association (IWSA). The document
A group of international ports is collaborating through the UK’s 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub to launch a Maritime Data Cluster aimed at accelerating the green smart port revolution. The cluster, the first of its kind, aims to facilitate sharing of non-commercial data between ports to achieve collec
