A criminal investigation is underway regarding a bomb threat on board a containership identified as MSC Lorena, the Dutch police confirmed. The vessel was diverted from the Port of Antwerp following a threatening phone call saying that a bomb would explode if the ship docked in the port, according t
Portuguese shipyard Navaltagus, part of industrial ETE group, has awarded a contract to Norwegian firm Zinus to supply the fully autonomous connection enabling the ferry to charge its batteries while berthed.
Denmark-based shipowner Nordic Shipholding is moving forward with a voluntary liquidation process. The company informed earlier today that following an extraordinary general meeting held on December 23, the board of directors passed a proposal to liquidate the company by voluntary solvent liquidatio
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) has decided to fund the construction of three LNG bunkering ships with a total of around €62 million. The three ships, each with a capacity of 4,500 cubic metres, will be constructed by shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellscha
CB Fenton, part of Ultramar (Chile), and Norwegian small-scale LNG sea transport and bunkering vessels developer Kanfer Shipping have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of establishing a hub for LNG bunkering and small-scale LNG distribution in/out of Panama. The duo is now seeking a
Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group marked a launching and naming ceremony for a multi-purpose dry cargo vessel ‘Baltic Crystal’ at Shipyard Ferus Smit B.V. in Westerbroek, Netherlands. The vessel was named by its Godmother Mira Olausson. Baltic Crystal is a sister vessel of Nordic Crystal, whi
Rotterdam Shore Power B.V, a joint venture of Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam Authority, will supply shore power for part of the DFDS ships that dock in Vlaardingen, the port authority revealed.
German energy major Uniper has partnered with compatriot public seaports operator Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) and green hydrogen provider Tree Energy Solutions (TES) for a new large joint import terminal for green gases in Wilhelmshaven. On the sideline of the opening ceremony for the first German
China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) has delivered the ninth E-Flexer RoRo vessel, Santona, to its owner Stena RoRo. The online delivery signing ceremony was held on December 22. The dual-fuel LNG-powered ferry has been chartered by Brittany Ferries on a long-term basis. Stena RoRo has an agre
Dutch short sea shipping company Vertom Group has taken delivery of the first in a series of six diesel-electric dry bulk vessels from compatriot Thecla Bodewes Shipyards.
Danish marine pump specialist Svanehøj has received an order to provide cargo pumps for seven LNG/LBG-fueled chemical and product tankers.
Classification society Lloyd’s Register has awarded marine engineering company Datum Electronics type approval for its EEXI shaft power limitation (SHaPoLi) solution, a new technology designed to help shipowners comply with the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) regulations to reduce the ca
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Rocky Mountain Institute, Danish Shipping, and Maersk Oil Trading have initiated a project designing a maritime-specific Book & Claim project.
LNG has been described as a transitional fuel for the shipping industry for years now, and a practical solution for shipowners who want to act now on their emissions and not wait on the side-lines. Nevertheless, as of recently, we are also seeing that LNG is becoming a fuel in transition as owners s
