Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered the 84,000 cbm dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Captain Markos, to US-headquartered LPG shipping company Dorian LPG. The vessel, delivered on 31 March, is Dorian’s first dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) and wil
South Korean shipbuilding company Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), part of HD Hyundai, has received an order for the construction of four new product carriers.
German shipyard Meyer Werft has laid keel for Disney Treasure, the second LNG-powered cruise ship it is building for US-based Disney Cruise Line. According to Meyer Werft, the keel laying ceremony took place on 31 March to celebrate the start of hull assembly for the new cruise ship by placing the f
The chemical tanker Monjasa Reformer, which went missing for days after getting boarded by pirates on Saturday, March 25, some 140 nautical miles West of Port Pointe-Noire, DR Congo, has been located. Based on an update from the British-French naval maritime response center Maritime Domain Awareness
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted by the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard to supply the cargo handling and integrated fuel gas supply systems for very large ethane carrier (VLEC) vessels. The order, booked by Wärtsilä in Q1 2023, is for two VLECs being built for Japanese s
MF Hydra, the world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry operated by Norwegian company Norled, is breaking ground as it starts sailing on zero-emission hydrogen with a blessing from the Norwegian Maritime Authority. The ferry is put into operation today, 31 March, running on zero-emission hydrogen
California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved Clean Air Engineering–Maritime, Inc.’s (CAE-M) latest vessel stack exhaust capture and treatment system, called the “ShoreKat.” The technology aims to reduce emissions from marine vessels while minimizing the impact on vessel performance and operati
Seventeen companies are collaborating with shipping company Samskip to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by using sustainable biofuel to ship their products on board Samskip’s vessels. The initiative, called “insetting,” is promoted by GoodShipping, which provides the opportunity for shippers to trans
Finnish cleantech company Norsepower Oy has signed a contract with global shipping company IINO Lines for the delivery and installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails™ on a newbuild Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC). The LPG dual-fuel vessel was delivered today from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineeri
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India, has started the construction of the country’s first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell vessel.
FlagshipONE, the largest green electrofuel (e-fuel) facility in Europe with a final investment decision (FID) in place, will soon enter the construction phase. Swedish Liquid Wind, the original developer of the project, has revealed that the groundbreaking for the project will start on 24 May 2023 i
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has signed a deal with China Merchants Industry for the construction of two methanol-powered dual-fuel Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ships. The company said that the contract for the two firm 9,300 CEU RoRo vessels includes options for additional four ships of the sa
Japanese companies Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Osaka Gas have entered into an agreement to conduct a feasibility study on a project to develop a CO2 value chain for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
HyEkoTank project partners have discussed the procedures that the consortium will follow during the project’s implementation period as well as the work to be carried out in the upcoming period. The consortium includes TECO 2030 AS, Shell International Exploration and Production Bv, Fartygskonstrukti
