Green Marine
Maersk seals deal for world’s 1st containership fueled by carbon-neutral methanol
Container shipping heavyweight Maersk has signed a shipbuilding contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of a feeder vessel with a dual-engine technology enabling it to sail on either methanol or traditional very low sulphur fuel. The announcement comes weeks after Offshore Energy –
Crewing costs rise due to vaccination delays and travel restrictions
Crewing costs are rising and crew shortages are beginning to be seen due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and vaccination delays, warns crewing agency Danica Crewing Services.
Euroseas invests in Eco-efficient boxhip pair
Greek ship owner and operator Euroseas has signed a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. in Korea for the construction of two Eco design fuel-efficient containerships. The 2,800 TEU vessels are scheduled to be delivered during the first and second quarter of 2023, respectively. The total consider
Proman adds two more methanol-powered ships to its newbuilding tally
Switzerland-based Proman has finalised an agreement to build two additional 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers, bringing its total investment to six methanol-powered newbuildings. Proman, which is the world’s second-largest methanol producer, will be the sole owner of the Provident and Progres
Chantiers de l’Atlantique cuts steel for LNG-powered MSC Euribia
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has cut the first steel for MSC Euribia, marking the official construction start of what MSC Cruises has described as its most environmentally-advanced ship. Set to come into service in June 2023, MSC Euribia will become the 22nd vessel in the MSC Cruises
Emanuele Grimaldi to replace Polusson as new ICS Chairman
Grimaldi Group managing director Emanuele Grimaldi has been appointed as the new chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) after serving as a vice-president of the association since 2017.
DNV publishes handbook for hydrogen-fueled shipping
As the result of the first phase of the DNV-led MarHySafe project, ‘Handbook for Hydrogen-fueled Vessels’ promises a road map towards safe hydrogen operations using fuel cells.
Report: STX Offshore inks deal for 12 new vessels
South Korea-based shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has won multiple orders with Oceania-based shipping companies to build twelve tankers, the Korea Herald reports citing the company’s statement.
MOL’s subsidiary tests biofuel on a car carrier
Belgium-based Euro Marine Logistics N.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese MOL, has started sea trials of its operated car carrier, the City Of Oslo, using biofuel. EML signed a deal for biofuel supply with GoodFuels, and about 370 tons of biofuel were bunkered on the vessel at the Dutch port o
Precious Shipping obtains $85 million sustainability-linked loan
Thai dry bulk owner and operator Precious Shipping has secured a sustainability-linked loan facility worth $85 million. The loan was inked with International Finance Corporation, Export-Import Bank of Thailand, and TMBThanachart Bank Public Company Limited, mainly to refinance four cement carriers a
CMA CGM welcomes final LNG-powered ULCV
CMA CGM Sorbonne, the last LNG-fueled, 23,000 TEU containership out of a series of nine giant boxships being built in China, has been delivered to French shipping major CMA CGM.
Hapag-Lloyd’s boxship claims world’s 1st digitally controlled port arrival
The Kobe Express, a container ship owned by Hapag-Lloyd and managed by Anglo-Eastern, completed what has been described as the ‘world’s first digitally controlled port arrival.’ The vessel’s docking was carried out within the framework of a partnership between Wärtsilä and Tanger Med, the largest Me
Yara Marine pens scrubber retrofit deal with Berge Bulk
Norwegian provider of exhaust gas cleaning systems Yara Marine Technologies has secured a new retrofit deal with bulker owner and operator Berge Bulk for additional in-line scrubbers. The companies have already cooperated on scrubber installations with Yara Marine already having installed in-line sc
HMM splashes $1.57 bn on twelve LNG-ready boxships
South Korean shipping heavyweight HMM has signed newbuilding contracts with compatriot builders Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for twelve 13,000 TEU container vessels, worth $ 1.57 billion. Under the agreement, DSME and HHI will build six vessels,