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California’s ports suspend shore power usage to conserve electricity amid heatwave
The mandatory use of shore power at Californian ports has been suspended amid governmental measures aimed at voluntary electricity conservation to mitigate the impact of the ongoing heat-wave. “State leadership has identified this temporary exemption to at-berth emissions control requirements becaus
Estonia’s first hybrid ferry starts service
Ferry Tõll has become the first hybrid passenger vessel in Estonia following its successful conversion.
Novatek charters Arctic LNG 2 fleet
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek has signed long-term charter deals for 14 Arc7 ice-class tankers for its Arctic LNG 2 project.
VLEC being built by HHI damaged in typhoon Maysak
A very large ethane carrier (VLEC) under construction at South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has been damaged by a recent typhoon Maysak, sources close to the matter have confirmed to Offshore Energy – Green Marine. The vessel, named Pang Tian, is a 98,000 cbm VLEC, and was scheduled for del
CMA CGM boosts profitability despite volume slowdown
During the second quarter of this year, French container shipping major CMA CGM improved profitability in all its business activities despite challenges related to COVID-19.
Work starts on world’s 1st large containership LNG conversion
China’s Huarun Dadong yard has started retrofitting Hapag-Lloyd’s ultra-large containership Sajir to use LNG as fuel, in a move claimed to be the world’s first such conversion.
Zvezda Shipbuilding cuts steel for 1st LNG-powered MR tanker
Russian Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex has cut steel for the first LNG-powered MR type product tanker from a series of three vessels ordered by the compatriot shipping major Sovcomflot in 2019. The steel cutting ceremony marks the beginning of the hull assembly of the ship. The LNG-powered MRs will be
Update: Fire put out aboard tanker off Sri Lanka coast
The fire onboard the Panama-flagged crude oil tanker New Diamond has been completely extinguished, the Sri Lanka Navy said in an update on 6 September 2020.
Three migrants jump overboard Maersk’s tanker after being stranded on board for over a month
The situation onboard Maersk Etienne, a tanker owned by Maersk Tankers that rescued 27 migrants from Tunisian waters on August 4, escalated over the weekend with three migrants jumping overboard. The tanker shipping company said on September 6 that the three persons were recovered quickly from the w
Tiedemann: New wave of containership orders likely
The outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has basically put a brake on investments in the shipbuilding sector, especially on the container shipping side, as many owners shelved their newbuilding plans for better days. Instead of plotting fleet expansion plans, liner companies have had to save liquidi
2nd eco-friendly bulker newbuild joins Bahri’s fleet
Saudi Arabian transportation company Bahri has taken delivery of its new dry-bulk carrier Alanood, making it the second newbuild vessel to join the company’s market-leading fleet this year. Alanood was ordered from South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. (HMD) in August 2017 as part of a series
Flex LNG takes delivery of Flex Resolute
Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, has expanded its fleet with the addition of Flex Resolute.
GALLERY: No oil spill risk from fire-stricken supertanker, Sri Lanka Navy says
Spreading of the deadly fire on board the Panama-flagged oil tanker MT New Diamond, which erupted on September 3, has been controlled, according to the Sri Lanka Navy, posing no risk of oil leakage from the vessel. The fire broke out after an explosion of a boiler in the main engine room of MT New [
NYK names 1st LNG-fuelled PCTC to be built in Japan
Japanese shipping major NYK has named its first large scale LNG-fuelled vessel built at a domestic yard, the company said. The vessel, named Sakura Leader, is a car carrier, built by Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding and is scheduled for delivery in October 2020. The ship’s design maximizes the