Costa Cruises, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc, took delivery of the new Costa Firenze ship from Fincantieri, designed and built in the Marghera shipyard and inspired by the Florentine Renaissance. With 135,500 gross tonnage and a capacity of more than 5,200 guests, the Costa Firenze is part of
Italian oil and gas company Eni, CDP, and Snam have signed a Letter of Intent to start a strategic collaboration for the energy transition.
LPG shipping heavyweight Epic Gas, and Lauritzen Kosan A/S, the gas carrier division of J. Lauritzen, have entered into a deal to combine their fleet and business activities to create BW Epic Kosan. The combination will create a genuine powerhouse in the last mile delivery of LPG and other specialit
The Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s leading trading hub, has become part of a feasibility study named HySupply to explore what role could the port play in the possible creation of a new trade corridor for hydrogen. The project is led by Germany, which is investing heavily in hydrogen, and it is focusing
Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. has launched the fourth liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled Salish Class vessel owned by the Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries. The ship entered the water over the weekend, with work continuing there until scheduled sea trials in late 2021. Following s
Eagle Bulk Shipping, one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax / Ultramax drybulk segment, has become a signatory to the Sea Cargo Charter. The charter, which was launched in October 2020, provides a global framework for aligning chartering activities with responsible environmen
WESE project has completed an environmental monitoring campaign for the WaveRoller wave energy device deployed off the coast of Portugal.
Monaco-based bulker owner Safe Bulkers has acquired a Japanese-built Post-Panamax class, 87,000 dwt, eco-efficient newbuild vessel. The vessel is designed to meet the latest requirements of Energy Efficiency Design Index related to greenhouse gas, EEDI, Phase 3. Once delivered in the third quarter o
Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Aker Carbon Capture for engineering, procurement and management assistance to realise the CO2 capture plant at Norcem’s cement factory in Brevik, Norway. The project will start in January 2021, with work completed in 2024. The contract has a value of about
Grieg Edge, an innovation hub established by Grieg Star Group, and Wärtsilä Norway have secured financial support for their project to build the world’s first green ammonia fueled tanker – to ship green ammonia. Specifically, the MS Green Ammonia project will receive NOK 46.3 million from the Norweg
Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety watchdog to use the Deepsea Atlantic rig on a well in the North Sea off Norway.
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has delivered Mardi Gras, a 180, 000 gross tonnage, LNG-powered cruise ship, to the world’s largest cruise ship operator Carnival Cruise Line. The shipbuilder sees the delivery as a major milestone having in mind the actual circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis. Namely
The probable cause of the devastating grounding and oil spill from Wakashio off Mauritius are unsafe behaviors due to overconfidence that stems from complacency, Japanese shipowner MOL said. The bulk carrier Wakashio, chartered by MOL from a subsidiary of Nagashiki Shipping Co., ran aground off the
Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has launched the fourth Island Class battery-powered ferry for the Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries. Work will continue on the new ship until scheduled sea trials in April. Following successful sea trials, the vessel will make its way to Point Hope Maritime in Vic
