Maritime intelligence company Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS) has been contracted by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster’s Core Technology Leadership Program to further develop and implement a predictive, dynamic berth schedule management system.
HaiSea Marine, a joint venture majority owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC, has welcomed its new floating operations facility, the home base for the “world’s greenest tugboat fleet” that will support LNG carriers calling at LNG Canada’s new export facility in Kitimat, British
Japanese shipping company NYK and compatriot LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy have held a christening ceremony for a new liquified petroleum gas (LPG)/ammonia carrier.
A total of seventeen shore power projects will receive almost NOK 143 million (about $13.6 million) in support from Enova, a Norwegian government enterprise, in the latest round of investments in the electrification of maritime transport.
The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF), founded by seven flag states and classification societies to bridge the gap between technical knowledge and regulatory process, has updated its assessment framework to include emerging alternative marine fuels and evaluate their maturity and readiness. On March
Dutch logistics subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, thyssenkrupp Veerhaven, has commissioned two specialized design offices, C-Job Naval Architects and Kooiman Marine Group, to draw up designs for a methanol dual-fuel pusher tug.
The six-month test period of the Pyxis Ocean, a Kamsarmax vessel retrofitted with two WindWings, has confirmed significant fuel savings, underscoring the potential of wind-assisted propulsion technology to support the shipping industry’s decarbonization efforts.
UK shipping company Union Maritime has decided to install WindWings, developed by compatriot design and engineering firm BAR Technologies, on two tankers being built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) in China.
Hanseatic Nature, an expedition cruise vessel owned by Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, has been given the green light by classification society DNV to use shore power.
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of LNG-powered car carrier Cerulean Ace from compatriot shipbuilder Shin Kurushima Dockyard.
Oceanbird revealed that a tender design for the world’s first wind-powered roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel has been finalized.
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) has officially started building two 175,000 cubic meter LNG carriers (LNGCs) for compatriot China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES). The construction began on March 1 and 4 respectively, DSIC announced, noting that the LNGCs are the third and fifth
The Red Sea shipping crisis could result in nearly tripled costs for shipping companies in 2024 due to significantly higher exposure to the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS).
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received a contract to build four oil tankers from an undisclosed shipping company in Europe.
