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SBM’s new Fast4Ward FPSO hull launched in Chinese yard
Chinese shipyard SWS has launched a hull of the latest FPSO of a Fast4Ward design being built for Dutch provider SBM Offshore.
Wallenius orders up to six dual-fuel PCCs at CIMC Raffles
Norwegian-based shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has sealed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles for the construction of up to six pure car carrier (PCC) vessels.
Total, MOL: 1st France-based LNG bunker vessel aces sea and gas trials
The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel to be based in France has successfully completed sea and gas trials, moving one step closer to its delivery and operational commencement.
In focus: Bridging the gaps in hydrogen technologies
A collection of energy transition-related updates across the industry was heavily focused on hydrogen and its role in reaching net-zero goals.
SCF Group, TotalEnergies fix charter for two more LNG carrier newbuilds
Russian tanker owner SCF Group has received confirmation from TotalEnergies for an option for two 174,000-cbm LNG carriers. The vessels will be chartered for a period of up to seven years, operating within TotalEnergies global portfolio LNG trade under the technical management of Sovcomflot. The opt
GTT’s new ecological LNG bunker vessel concept approved
French LNG containment specialist GTT and Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua have received approvals for the LNG bunkering vessel concept from Society China Classification Society (CCS) and DNV.
Stena Line aims for 5% CO2 emissions reduction using AI
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has announced that seven of its vessels now operate with artificial intelligence (AI) assistance, with the aim to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 5%.
Hyundai orders MAN’s ME-GA dual-fuel engines for 6 LNG carriers
South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has placed an order for two MAN Energy Solutions’s ME-GA dual-fuel engines to be installed on each of the six 174 000 cbm LNG carriers.
Hapag-Lloyd wraps up NileDutch acquisition
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd — the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company — has closed the acquisition of the Dutch container shipping specialist Nile Dutch Investments B.V. (NileDutch).
Alfa Laval invests in air lubrication technology
Sweden-based Alfa Laval has acquired a minority stake in the Netherlands-based technology company Marine Performance Systems, a developer of air lubrication technology for ships. The air lubrication technology generates microbubbles under the ship’s hull, reducing friction between the ship and the w
NES to convert Fjord1 ferries to zero-emission battery operation
Norway’s ferry operator Fjord1 has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to act as a system integrator and deliver power control, distribution and battery systems to three ferries that will be converted from gas and diesel propulsion to zero-emission battery operation.
Seanergy bolsters fleet with Capesize, offloads oldest ship
Athens-based Capesize vessel owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has announced it will buy a 2009-built Capesize vessel and sell its oldest ship, M/V Leadership.
Navigator Gas, Marubeni team up on carbon-neutral ethylene voyage
Navigator Gas, owner and operator of handysize liquefied gas carriers, and ethylene trader Marubeni Corporation have announced plans to achieve the world’s first carbon-neutral ethylene voyage. The voyage would become carbon-neutral by offsetting the CO2 emissions from the voyage by investing in an
Ulstein and EDGE looking into hydrogen fuel cells for X-Bow
Norway’s maritime start-up EDGE Navigation and shipbuilder Ulstein are evaluating the use of a hydrogen fuel cell solution to achieve non-fossil propulsion for a container vessel concept.