South Korean shipping company HMM has welcomed two newbuild LNG-powered 7,700 TEU containerships chartered from Greek shipowner Navios. The two ships named HMM Ocean and HMM Sky were built by HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) in South Korea under the shipbuilding order placed by Navios in 2022.
Navigator Holdings (Navigator Gas), a UK-based owner and operator of the ‘world’s largest’ fleet of Handysize liquefied gas carriers, has exercised its previously announced option to construct two further 48,500 cbm liquefied ethylene gas carriers (LEGCs) in China.
Wind propulsion specialist Norsepower has completed the installation of two rotor sails on Oceanus Aurora, a dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) owned by Japanese shipping company IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) and chartered by Austrian chemical company Borealis. Under the contract from March 20
French designer and manufacturer of wind propulsion systems OceanWings has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for its ‘innovative’ wind propulsion technology.
UK-based startup Carnot has selected waste-to-hydrogen producer Compact Syngas Solutions to provide 200 kilograms of hydrogen to power a 40-day sea trial of its zero-emission marine engine. Backed by a £2.3 million two-year government grant, Carnot has developed a 70%-efficient 50 kW hydrogen auxili
Stillstrom, Maersk’s offshore power and charging solutions developer, has deployed its Offshore eCharger system in a marine environment in Port of Aberdeen ahead of full offshore trials. The offshore charging system was deployed on Maersk Lifter, a multi-purpose anchor handling tug supply vessel (AH
French software provider Syroco has released the performance data obtained from the first months of deployment of the wind propulsion system and weather optimization technology installed on TotalEnergies-chartered tanker Alcyone.
This year’s Smart Port Challenge, an annual innovation competition in Singapore, has attracted a record number of nearly 200 proposals from startups in 35 countries.
Multi-stakeholder initiative Resilience4Ports has launched the first sectoral, action-based commitment to enhance and accelerate the resilience of ports from the effects of climate change.
Singapore-based ship owner and operator BW LPG has taken delivery of the second of twelve very large gas carriers (VLGCs) acquired from Norwegian shipping company Avance Gas under the $1 billion deal in August 2024. At the same time, the company is pressing ahead with its fleet renewal program throu
Energy and marine consultancy ABL has expanded into New Zealand with the aim of supporting the country’s maritime and offshore energy markets. ABL New Zealand, located at Mount Maunganui, will offer the full range of energy and marine consultancy services, with a particular focus on marine surveying
Norway-based classification society DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Seatrium, a Singaporean engineering solutions provider to the offshore and marine industries, to cooperate on strategic activities and projects in the areas of engineering, technology and new product design.
Singapore-based green technology solutions provider Yinson GreenTech (YGT) has launched the region’s first fully electric hydrofoil vessel, the Hydroglyder.
LNG Shipping, a joint venture (JV) between Victrol and Sogestran, has christened an 8,000 cubic meter (cbm) inland LNG bunker vessel chartered by Shell Western LNG. Described as Europe’s largest inland LNG bunker vessel, Energy Stockholm was christened by its godmother Saheera Ahmad, Head of Busines
