Green Marine

Hyundai Samho orders LNG tank design from GTT
Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has ordered the tank design for a new LNG carrier from French LNG containment specialist GTT.

Breeze to design ammonia-fueled oil tanker
Norwegian ship design company Breeze Ship Design will design an ammonia-powered oil tanker as part of the Norway-backed Green Shipping Program (GSP).

RINA, 5M Renewables to develop floating green hydrogen production vessel
Italian classification society RINA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with marine systems provider 5M Renewables for the collaboration on the concept development for the floating green hydrogen production vessel.

Havyard to convert Norled’s diesel ferry to electric operation
Norwegian ferry operator Norled has contracted compatriot shipyard Havyard Leirvik to convert its MF Ibestad ferry to electric operation with hybrid capacity in line with the green shift.

New Zealand’s 1st fully electric ferry wraps up inaugural round trip
The southern hemisphere’s first fully electric, carbon fibre commuter ferry has successfully completed its inaugural round trip with a Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft arrangement supplied by New Zealand’s Henley Engineering.

LNG-fueled cruise ship Costa Toscana starts maiden voyage
Carnival’s Italian brand Costa Cruises says its second LNG-fueled cruise ship Costa Toscana has started its maiden voyage from Italy.

India’s first FSRU arrives at H-Energy’s Jaigarh terminal
India’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Höegh Giant has arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh terminal in Maharashtra ahead of its commissioning in the coming weeks.

Russia welcomes 1st dual-fuel ice-strengthened ferry
Russia has welcomed a new dual-fuel ferry in a flag-raising ceremony that took place in the seaport of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region on 4 March 2022.

LNG-fueled containership MSC Washington wraps up sea trials
The LNG-fueled ULCV MSC Washington has completed a seven-day sea and gas trial and is back at the Yangzijiang Shipyard, China.

AW Ship Management picks James Fisher’s solution for vessel optimisation
UK-based ship management company AW Ship Management (AWSM) has selected James Fisher Mimic (JFM) to deliver a full condition monitoring (CM) solution to four vessels as part of its ongoing maintenance optimisation projects.

PIL orders four dual-fuel ammonia-ready boxships
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has decided to order four dual-fuel 14,000 TEU containerships in China.

ICTSI expanding Manila capacity to serve new-generation boxships
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) is expanding the capacity of its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) by developing another berth to handle increasing volume demand and serve new-generation container ships that can carry up to 18,000 TEUs.

Lithuania’s Klaipeda LNG terminal suspends acceptance of Russian cargoes
KN, the operator of the Klaipeda LNG terminal, informed that as of 3 March acceptance of Novatek cargoes from Russia is suspended.

Gasunie to start German LNG Terminal construction
Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie and the German state-owned bank KfW have signed a deal to start the construction of the German LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel.