Seven member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have nominated candidates for the post of Secretary-General, as the term of the current incumbent, Kitack Lim of the Republic of Korea, is set to expire on December 31, 2023. The seven nominees are Moin Uddin Ahmed of Bangladesh, S
Stolt Tankers’ joint venture in China, Shanghai SC-Stolt Shipping Ltd (SSCSSL) has signed a contract with Chinese shipbuilder Wuchang Shipyard to build two chemical tankers.
Portugal is the latest country to accede to IMO’s Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. The convention covers the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of ships, and preparation for ship recycling to facilitate safe and environmentally sound recyc
J. Lauritzen, a Danish investment company focused on maritime industries, has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for the construction of methanol dual-fuel bulk carriers. The LoI includes the construction of minimum two methanol dual-fuel 81,200 dwt Kams
Turkish Uzmar Shipyard has held a steel-cutting ceremony for Turkey’s first dual-fuel tugboat, being built for BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS), the state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company. The shipyard will build two Voith tractor-type propeller tugboats that
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has held a ship naming ceremony for the first in the series of 3,000 TEU containerships built by compatriot CSBC Corporation.
Singapore shipowner Consort Bunkers has signed a contract with China Merchants Industry Nanjing Jinling Shipyard for six 6,500-ton methanol fuel bunkering ships. The 6,500-ton methanol fueling ships have a total length of 103.88 meters, a molded width of 19.00 meters, and a design draft of 7.00 mete
APM Terminals, part of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk, has revealed its plans to expand the Maasvlakte II terminal at the Port of Rotterdam.
China’s Wuhu Shipyard has inked a contract for the construction of eight 18,500-ton IMO Class II chemical tankers during the first quarter of this year. The shipbuilder did not disclose the names of the owners behind the orders, only revealing that the companies in question were ‘prominent domestic
South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries has secured an order for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
China’s shipbuilding major Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered 24,100 TEU MSC Raya to its owner Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (Bocom), which ordered the ship on behalf of the world’s largest container shipping company MSC. The vessel is
Achieving a net-zero future is a challenging task for all countries around the globe. The problematic pieces of the energy transition jigsaw need to shrink as renewable energy sources continue to be explored, expanded and nurtured through new investments.
Norway’s H2Carrier and Sweden’s Trelleborg Gas Transfer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on ship-to-ship ammonia transfer solutions. The two companies will collaborate in developing a safe, reliable, and efficient solution for side-by-side offloading of ammonia when opera
Alternative fuel ships have accounted for around 60% of new orders since the start of 2022 in GT, primarily driven by LNG dual-fuel vessel orders, and increasingly methanol, and now account for 5% of fleet GT and 47% of orderbook, data from Clarksons shows. Looking at the fleet profile, the shipbrok
