Green Marine
Russia’s first LNG bunkering vessel launched
Russia’s Gazprom Neft said that the country’s first cargo and passenger ship-to-ship LNG-bunkering vessel has been set afloat.
Hapag-Lloyd orders six LNG-powered 23,500+ TEU ULCVs in $1 billion deal
German liner giant Hapag-Lloyd has ordered six ultra-large container vessels from Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The $ 1 billion investment will see the LNG-powered 23,500+ TEU vessels delivered to Hapag-Lloyd between April and December 2023. The vessels will be fit
Costa Cruises takes delivery of new eco ship, sets sights on zero-emission cruising
Costa Cruises, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc, took delivery of the new Costa Firenze ship from Fincantieri, designed and built in the Marghera shipyard and inspired by the Florentine Renaissance. With 135,500 gross tonnage and a capacity of more than 5,200 guests, the Costa Firenze is part of
Epic Gas, Lauritzen create LPG giant
LPG shipping heavyweight Epic Gas, and Lauritzen Kosan A/S, the gas carrier division of J. Lauritzen, have entered into a deal to combine their fleet and business activities to create BW Epic Kosan. The combination will create a genuine powerhouse in the last mile delivery of LPG and other specialit
Port of Rotterdam looking into potential of new trade corridors for hydrogen
The Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s leading trading hub, has become part of a feasibility study named HySupply to explore what role could the port play in the possible creation of a new trade corridor for hydrogen. The project is led by Germany, which is investing heavily in hydrogen, and it is focusing
Mardi Gras calls at Rotterdam for LNG bunkering
Carnival Cruise Line, the world’s largest cruise ship operator, informed that its newly built LNG-powered cruise ship Mardi Gras has made its first port call in Rotterdam.
Remontowa splashes BC Ferries’ 4th LNG-fuelled Salish Class ferry
Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. has launched the fourth liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled Salish Class vessel owned by the Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries. The ship entered the water over the weekend, with work continuing there until scheduled sea trials in late 2021. Following s
RS grants AIP to autonomous and remotely controlled navigation technology
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) to the autonomous and remotely controlled navigation technology of a Russian company JSC Kronshtadt Technologies (the a-Nav set of technical solutions). The technology has been approved for the implementation on board
Maritime UK, Carbon13 team up to accelerate maritime decarbonisation
Maritime UK, the collective voice for the UK’s maritime industries, is forming a partnership with Carbon13, the venture builder for the climate crisis, to support entrepreneurs reaching for net zero.
AqualisBraemar acquires LOC Group
AqualisBraemar has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in LOC Group with the purchase price consideration of USD 20.2 million (around EUR 16.5 million) cash consideration plus two million conditional warrants in AqualisBraemar. As reported in November, when the acquisition was announced, LOC Group’s
Construction starts on Spliethoff’s DP2 duo
China’s Mawei shipyard has cut the first steel for two DP2 B-Type vessels ordered by Dutch shipping company Spliethoff.
IMO Secretary-General slams ‘no crew change’ clause as crew change crisis enters its 10th month
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has criticized the “no crew change” clauses in charterparties, stressing that such clauses exacerbate the dire situation of stranded seafarers and undermine the efforts undertaken to resolve the ongoing crew change crisis. The so-called “no crew change” clauses, whic
Navis unveils its top predictions and trends that will drive the shipping industry in 2021
Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation engaged in providing operational technologies and services to bolster terminals’ performance efficiency, has identified its top predictions and trends that will drive the shipping industry and the technology that will be most impactful for meaningful operations
Safe Bulkers invests in another eco-efficient newbuild
Monaco-based bulker owner Safe Bulkers has acquired a Japanese-built Post-Panamax class, 87,000 dwt, eco-efficient newbuild vessel. The vessel is designed to meet the latest requirements of Energy Efficiency Design Index related to greenhouse gas, EEDI, Phase 3. Once delivered in the third quarter o