Norwegian Company Pherousa Green Shipping, in collaboration with Pherousa Green Technologies, has revealed plans to potentially order up to six Ultramax dry bulk carriers, developed in cooperation with Deltamarin in Finland, specifically tailored to run on ammonia as a fuel. The Ultramax ships will
Norwegian ferry company Fjord Line has completed the retrofit of two of its ships from LNG-only engines to dual-fuel LNG / marine gas oil (MGO) engines. As announced at the end of 2022, the company decided to convert its two LNG-operated ships, MS Stavangerfjord and MS Bergensfjord ferries, which st
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has joined hands with classification society DNV to work on visualisation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the international liquefied hydrogen supply chain.
South Korean shipbuilding company HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. has revealed it has signed a contract for the construction of two product carriers.
The Methanol Institute, a global trade association for the methanol industry, has published the first comprehensive guide to methanol as a marine fuel to help stakeholders across the industry access the information they need to support decision-making on which alternative fuel is right for their fle
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has decided to invest in startups that are developing decarbonisation technologies in the energy sector.
Norwegian shipping company Avance Gas has welcomed the fourth dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) to its fleet. The company took delivery of the 91,000 cbm carrier, Avance Avior, on 30 May from South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, which recently rebranded from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engi
Italian shipping major Grimaldi Group has placed an order for two more ammonia-ready Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels, lifting the options from the previous contract signed with China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) back in January. Under the contract from earlier this year, Gri
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) held a naming ceremony for the 24,188 TEU vessel OOCL Piraeus at the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. (DACKS) shipyard. The mega containership is the first of six 24,188 TEU vessels ordered by OOCL and to be d
FueLNG Venosa, Singapore’s second LNG bunker vessel, has successfully completed its inaugural LNG loading operations through ship-to-ship (STS) transfer.
Global port developer and operator Hutchison Ports has set a target of 2035 for its three UK ports to achieve Net-Zero for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The three ports are the Port of Felixstowe, Harwich International, and London Thamesport. The ports group aims to reach net zero globally by 2050.
The Gothenburg Port Authority has appointed a new CEO. Göran Eriksson will succeed the current CEO, Elvir Dzanic, and assume his role on August 7th. Currently, Göran serves as the CEO of the GAC Group’s company in India. He has been employed in multiple positions within the GAC Group since 2012 and
Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has joined Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent, not-for-profit technology consortium building a blockchain-enabled operating system.
The Port of Rotterdam has announced that the World Port Climate Action Programme (WPCAP) will be extended with a new focus on shore power, new fuels and green shipping corridors. The extension was agreed by the CEOs and leaders of 12 world ports at a meeting in Rotterdam on the occasion of the first
