Green Marine
Viking’s 1st expedition ship floated out
Viking’s first expedition ship, Viking Octantis, was floated out at Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania on 22 December, marking a major construction milestone denoting that the ship will now move into its final stage of construction.
Korean shipbuilders report LNG carrier ordering spree
In the last few days of December 2020, South Korean shipbuilders are witnessing a surge in liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier orders.
CMA CGM names 4th 23,000 TEU LNG-powered boxship
French container shipping major CMA CGM has named its fourth LNG-powered 23,000 TEU ultra large containership, the CMA CGM Louvre. The naming ceremony was held on December 22 in Shanghai. She is the 4th of the nine 23,000 LNG-powered vessels CMA CGM ordered back in 2017, built by Jiangnan Shipyard.
Red Sea to get its 1st battery hybrid ferry
UME Shipping LLC, United Arab Emirates, has bought the battery-powered M/S Wasa Express ferry from Finnish/Swedish shipowner Kvarken Link. Kvarken Link is presently building the M/S Aurora Botnia replacing the Wasa Express in May 2021, which will be managed by its subsidiary Wasaline. M/S Wasa Expre
ONE reveals LoI to charter six 24,000+TEU newbuild behemoths
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the shipowning arm of Japanese yard Imabari Shipbuilding, for the 15-year long-term charter of six new 24,000 + TEU Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS). The new buildings are planned to be built by the consortium
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.
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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
DP World inks deal to develop a $1 billion port in Senegal
Dubai-based port operator DP World has signed a deal with the government of Senegal to invest a total of $1.127 billion to develop a deep-water port at Ndayane, Reuters reports. The port will be developed by DP World Dakar, which plans to invest $837 million in the first phase, followed by another $
Maersk’s boxship boarded by pirates, crew accounted for
A 4,500 TEU containership Maersk Cadiz has been boarded by pirates while en route from Tema, Ghana to Kiribi, Cameroon. The Singapore-flagged containership is owned by the world’s largest container shipping company Maersk. “We can confirm that on 19 December 2020 at app. 14:30 local time, criminals
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.