Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group has received new energy-efficient LNG carrier for charter with energy giant Shell from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI). The 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier named Nantes Knutsen was delivered to the shipowner on September 13, 202
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has delivered Spirit of Tasmania IV, an LNG-powered car and passenger (RoPax) ferry, to Tasmanian TT-Line Company.
Dutch marine fuels supplier Titan has delivered LNG to the newbuild Thun Vettern, an LNG dual-fuel vessel owned by Swedish shipping company Erik Thun, in its first simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) bunkering in Ghent, Belgium. The operation saw Titan’s Flexfueler 001 deliver 180 MT of LNG to Thun Vet
After winning the first tender by Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), Germany’s container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has selected Nordic energy company Gasum to deliver waste-based liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to its vessels during the two-year tender period. On April 16, 2024, ZEMBA,
A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has decided to take the EU Commission to court over the decision to include polluting fossil fuel ships in the EU’s flagship sustainable finance legislation, the EU Taxonomy.
UK-based maritime clean technology player Silverstream Technologies has revealed that it secured a new order for its air lubrication system to be fitted on 18 new 271,000 cubic meter QC-Max class LNG carriers. As informed, these will be the ‘first’ LNG carriers of this caliber to be wholly designed,
Following the delivery of the Icon of the Seas cruise ship last year, Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has signed a brand-new agreement with the US-based cruise company Royal Caribbean International to build the fourth Icon class vessel. As informed, the newbuilding will be delivered in 2027. The agr
In a recent development, the Swiss marine power company WinGD is set to trial its new variable compression ratio (VCR) technology aboard a vessel operated by the French shipping heavyweight CMA CGM. This collaboration marks “the first field test” for the new dual-fuel engine technology, according to
Gasum has joined forces with Equinor on a series of liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) bunkering operations in the Port of Dusavik, Stavanger.
Maritime services company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has joined SEA-LNG, a multi-sector industry coalition promoting LNG as a marine fuel.
German shipyard Meyer Werft has floated out Disney Treasure, the second LNG-powered cruise ship it is building for US-based Disney Cruise Line.
Greece’s Capital Gas Ship Management has taken delivery of three newbuild LNG carriers from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries.
CPLP has secured approval of corporate conversion and name change as it plans strategic pivot to the LNG and energy transition business.
Industry coalition SEA-LNG has underlined the significant progress being made to eradicate methane slip as the uptake of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) pathway accelerates.
