The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted new guidelines set to protect seafarers from unfair treatment when detained in foreign jurisdictions in connection with alleged crimes committed at sea.
The Panama Canal is about to open a bidding process for developing a new pipeline for the transfer of energy products which will complement operations in the interoceanic waterway.
German cruise line AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, has placed an order for two new multi-fuel cruise ships from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
Japanese shipping company NYK has executed construction and charter contracts for its first methanol-powered very large crude carrier (VLCC).
Accelerating its push for global expansion, China’s plug-in hybrid electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has launched its latest roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) car carrier, BYD Xi’an.
French activist shipping company Windcoop has placed an order for what it hailed as the ‘world’s first’ wind-powered container vessel at RMK Marine shipyard in Tuzla, Türkiye. According to RMK Marine, the wind-powered open hatch boxship will operate on a route between Madagascar and France. The unit
A new 100-meter-long cable laying support vessel (CLSV) being built at the Sefine Shipyard for Norwegian Agalas and Cecon Contracting has been launched in Türkiye. Agalas reported yesterday, April 3, that the first of its three subsea vessels had been launched in Türkiye, with a few intense months a
E&S Tankers, a joint venture of Essberger Tankers and Stolt Tankers, has conducted the first bio-LNG bunkering for its newbuild dual-fuel stainless steel parcel chemical tanker John T. Essberger at the Hamina LNG terminal in Finland.
Scotland’s state-owned Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) and Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding have signed a contract for the construction of seven new Loch-class electric ferries.
Norway’s VARD has signed a €113.5 million contract with Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) to design and build an offshore subsea construction vessel that will be dedicated to performing work in the offshore wind and telecom sectors, with the contract also including options. The 121.3-meter-long
Marseille-headquartered shipping colossal CMA CGM has taken delivery of the final unit in a series of ten 5,500 TEU container vessels, which the company booked at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). As disclosed by France’s classification society Bureau
Marine fuel supplier China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) (CHIMBUSCO) has completed China’s first fully digitalized bonded bunkering operation using an electronic bunker delivery note (eBDN), marking a significant milestone in the digital transformation of the country’s marine bunker supply chain.
German energy company Mabanaft and e-fuels producer HIF Global have signed a heads of agreement (HoA) for the planned offtake of e-methanol for the shipping industry.
Japanese shipping player Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has completed biofuel bunkering on its Capesize bulk carrier, expecting about 750 tons of CO2 emission reduction.
