The first two electric tugs for SAAM Towage’s fleet, built by the Turkish shipyard Sanmar, are ready to sail from the Port of Tuzla to Vancouver, Canada, where they will join the fleet operating in that country. The Chile-based tug provider operates more than 20 tugs along Canada’s west coast at nin
Finish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel supply systems for a new medium gas carrier (MGC) vessel being built for Turkish shipowner Pasco Gas.
French agricultural merchant firm Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has entered into a deal with the Spanish developer of wind-assisted bound4blue to fit wind sail technology on a chartered juice vessel MV Atlantic Orchard. Chartered by LDC and owned by Wisby Tankers, MV Atlantic Orchard will be retrofitt
Only 330 days after starting construction, Germany’s seaport company Niedersachsen Ports has handed over a new landing pier for floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) in Stade to operators.
UK’s ports operator Associated British Ports (ABP) has launched a tender seeking a lead contractor or consortium to design and build a bulk liquid green energy terminal at the Port of Immingham. According to ABP, Immingham Green Energy Terminal (IGET) will be a multi-user bulk liquid green energy te
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is expanding its fleet with five additional newbuilding LNG dual-fueled Capesize bulkers. Namely, MOL revealed that two vessels will be ordered at compatriot Nihon Shipyard and built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Furthermore, Chinese shipbuilding heavy
A shipyard in China has begun the production of the seventh and final Infinity-class expedition cruise ship ordered by Florida-based expedition cruise ship owner SunStone Ships, part of SunStone Maritime Group.
A consortium led by the Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has acquired a majority stake in the Heraklion Port Authority (HPA S.A.). The Italian group, through a consortium with Grimaldi Euromed SpA and Minoan Lines S.A., signed a share purchase agreement earlier this morning. The company acqui
Japanese industry majors Sumitomo Corporation, JFE Steel Corporation, Sumitomo Osaka Cement, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K LINE), and Australian energy giant Woodside Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to conduct a business feasibility study aimed at aggregating CO2 and transporting i
China-based shipping company COSCO Shipping Lines has presented the first green shipping certificate to Volvo’s Asia Pacific headquarters for the use of COSCO’s new shipping product Hi ECO.
Chinese shipbuilding mayor Nantong CIMC SOE has signed a contract for the construction of a 12,500 cbm LNG bunkering vessel with Enagás subsidiary Scale Gas. The vessel is set for delivery by 2026, the Clarksons Hellas Weekly Bulletin reports. The 12,500 cbm LNG bunkering vessel is designed to meet
Terminal Investment Ltd (TiL), the container terminal operating and investing arm of Swiss MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container shipping company, has taken a 49% stake in Adani Ennore Container Terminal Pvt Ltd (AECTPL).
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has held a traditional keel-laying ceremony for the LNG-powered ASUKA III cruise ship, being built for NYK Cruises, a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company NYK. The event took place at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on December 12. The ceremony saw t
Damen Shipyards launched its fully electric Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with offshore charging capabilities at this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam. Mark Couwenberg, Product Portfolio Manager SOV, and Rebecca Belmer, Project Engineer Design & Proposal, have sha
