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Global Ship Lease adds 12 boxships
London-based containership charter owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has signed a deal to buy twelve secondhand containerships from Borealis Finance LLC.
Höegh LNG goes into green hydrogen shipping with Gen2
Norway’s floating terminal projects company Höegh LNG has acquired a minority stake in Gen2 Energy, joining together to develop seaborne logistics for green hydrogen.
SCF inks time-charter contracts for two LNG-fueled tankers
Rusia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and LNG supplier Sakhalin Energy have signed long-term time-charter contracts for two existing LNG-fuelled tankers of SCF’s Green Funnel series.
Yara joins International Windship Association
After partnering with BAR Technologies to bring WindWings to the global shipping industry, Yara Marine Technologies has now joined the International Windship Association (IWSA).
Ocean Infinity continues acquisition spree, buys UK maritime firm
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has purchased the UK-based maritime services company, Ambrey.
Spain 17th state to join IMO’s ship recycling convention
Spain is the latest country to accede to International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling – the Hong Kong Convention.
Nova Marine Carriers, Aug. Bolten form bulker joint venture
Swiss ship operator Nova Marine Carriers and Hamburg-based Aug. Bolten, one of the oldest German shipping companies, have decided to join forces to own and manage Handysize drybulk vessels.
First international label for ocean protection launched
Classification society Bureau Veritas, French Ministry of the Sea, and Foundation de la Mer have issued the world’s first label for ocean protection, “Ocean Approved”.
Transocean delays deliveries for the world’s first 8th gen ultra-deepwater drillships
Transocean has agreed with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Pte, on the delayed delivery of two ultra-deepwater drillships.
The race against time to develop an ammonia-powered engine is on
The technology group Wärtsilä believes it will have the industry’s first engine running on ammonia already this year, according to Juha Kytölä, Director of R&D and Engineering at Wärtsilä. “This year we will demonstrate an engine running on ammonia. The demonstration will start with a 40-percent amm
CMA CGM reports strong Q1
French container shipping major CMA CGM closed the first quarter of this year with strong earnings growth.
LNG-powered ferry Aurora Botnia sets off on sea trials
Wasaline’s LNG-powered ferry Aurora Botnia has left shipbuilder Rauma Marine’s shipyard for its sea trials, ahead of delivery expected later this month.
Erma First acquires Germany’s marine water system supplier
Greece-based ballast water equipment manufacturer Erma First has obtained German marine water system provider RWO, considered to be one of the leading suppliers of systems for water and wastewater treatment aboard ships and offshore rigs.
World’s 1st ULCV converted to LNG arrives home
During the weekend, the 15,000 TEU Brussels Express — the first large containership in the world to have been converted to gas propulsion — reached its homeport of Hamburg, German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd said.