South Korean shipbuilding major Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has delivered the LNG carrier Asterix I to the Greece-based shipowner Capital Product Partners (CPLP). The shipping company bought the 174,000 cbm LNG carrier Asterix I in June 2022 while the vessel was still under construction at the Ko
Lech Kaczyński, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier built for exclusive use by ORLEN Group, has entered service and is on its way to deliver LNG from the US to Poland. PGNiG, an ORLEN Group company specialising in LNG trading, said in a social media update on 19 February that the LNG carri
GeelongPort and Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) to undertake a joint feasibility study to construct a green hydrogen production facility in Geelong, Australia.
Over 30 maritime organisations and companies are urging the United Nations Secretary-General to prioritise the immediate release of the 331 seafarers and 62 ships that remain trapped in Ukrainian ports. Since the onset of the war, the international shipping community has continually called for the i
Marine design and engine developer ScandiNAOS AB, Chalmers University of Technology and the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) have launched a project to develop dual-fuel kits for the conversion of new and existing diesel engines to methanol operation.
Princess Dapeng, the world’s largest shallow draft LNG carrier, has been named and delivered to Chinese natural gas distribution company Shenzhen Gas. According to the ship’s builder Hudong Zhonghua, the 80,000 cbm vessel was named and delivered at CSSC Changxing Shipbuilding Base on 18 February. Sa
British maritime enterprises Krensen, Trident Marine Electrical, and ACUA Ocean have joined forces to develop a zero-emission liquid hydrogen marine powertrain system. The partnership brings together Krensen’s expertise in electric and hybrid marine propulsion technologies, Trident Marines’ experien
Canadian towage operator SAAM Towage has revealed that it managed to verify and fully offset the greenhouse gas emissions from its Colombian operations.
Canadian company Algoma Central Corporation and UK-based CSL Group, which together form the CSL International Pool, have placed an order for the construction of four new methanol-ready Kamsarmax-based ocean belt self-unloading vessels.
French container shipping major CMA CGM has equipped its ultra-large containership CMA CGM Marco Polo with a new windshield prototype. The device improves a vessel’s aerodynamics resulting in lower fuel consumption and thus contributing to a lower carbon footprint of the vessel, the shipowner said.
Even though it is an industry which is seeing major growth, European offshore wind saw no investments in an offshore wind farm in 2022 (except in a few small floating wind projects). Oil companies are also tip-toeing around new capital investments. Meanwhile, in the shipping sector, deals on new, gr
Biofuels have emerged as a promising solution that can be implemented without significant changes to existing infrastructure. Nevertheless, there are numerous challenges hampering their wider adoption.
US-based expedition cruise ship owner SunStone Ships, a subsidiary of SunStone Maritime Group, has signed a contract for the construction of the seventh Infinity-class eco-friendly expedition cruise ship.
Netherlands-based Elegant Exit Company (EEC) has acquired the Wan Hai 165, a containership built in 1998, from Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines. The vessel was put up for demolition sale as part of a wider bidding process Wan Hai launched at the end of last year covering ten end-of-life cont
