Following the delivery of the Icon of the Seas cruise ship last year, Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has signed a brand-new agreement with the US-based cruise company Royal Caribbean International to build the fourth Icon class vessel. As informed, the newbuilding will be delivered in 2027. The agr
Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) has delivered the first of three 7,600 cubic meter (cbm) LNG bunker vessels, Seaspan Garibaldi, to Canadian shipowner Seaspan. The vessel will sail to the northwest Pacific region, becoming Seaspan’s first LNG bunker barge in Nor
Danish shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller Maersk has held a christening ceremony for its third large dual-fuel methanol-enabled containership at the Port of Los Angeles.
The UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has signed an agreement with NAPA, the Finnish-based global maritime software, services and data analysis expert, to bring its weather routing and voyage optimization tools to users of its rotor sails.
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, a partnership between river bus service Thames Clipper and transport company Uber, has welcomed the latest addition to its fleet: the Mars Clipper, a hybrid passenger ferry. Constructed at Wight Shipyard on the Isle of Wight, the ferry has joined its predecessors, namel
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has assigned its first class notation for carbon capture onboard a ship to Eastern Pacific Shipping-owned tanker Pacific Cobalt.
Azane Fuel Solutions, a joint venture created by technology company ECONNECT Energy and zero-emission ship project specialist Amon Maritime, has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its ammonia release mitigation system (ARMS).
German energy company Uniper has selected Swedish eFuel company Liquid Wind to develop its sustainable electrofuel project NorthStarH2, which aims to produce eMethanol for the shipping and chemical industries, in Östersund, Sweden. Uniper’s NorthStarH2 plant will convert biogenic carbon dioxide and
Dutch systems integrator Alewijnse is taking part in Fugro’s project to convert the research vessel Fugro Pioneer to a methanol operation.
Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has completed the installation of a Type B liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tank onboard a 16,000 TEU dual-fuel containership being built for Swiss shipping major MSC Mediterranean S
A group of seven Japanese shipping players and shipbuilders has started a joint study to establish standard specifications and designs for liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers as well as a construction supply chain. The parties involved in the joint study are Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), K Line, NYK Line, Mi
Trade and employer association Danish Shipping has urged Denmark and the EU to intensify investments in Africa, reflecting on the continent’s ‘enormous potential’ for both green energy and economic growth.
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) is set to spearhead the global hydrogen fuel cell market through an investment of $80 million to acquire Convion, a company specializing in fuel cell systems. HD KSOE said it had recently, through its subsidiary H
Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik has partnered with Finnish technology group Wärtsilä on the ‘world’s first ammonia-fuel retrofit project’ for an offshore platform supply vessel (PSV).
