Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year lifecycle agreement with Spanish ferry operator Baleària for its new high-speed liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered catamaran roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferry, the Margarita Salas. Built at the Astilleros Armon Gijon yard
The U.S. maritime infrastructure company Seapath and its joint venture (JV) partner Pilot LNG have obtained environmental permits for the first dedicated LNG bunkering facility in the U.S. Gulf Coast – the Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP).
Following the first bunkering transfer, the UK’s Portsmouth International Port has now introduced LNG bunkering for vessels sailing into and out of the port as it strives to become carbon neutral by 2030 and emissions-free by 2050.
The third and final 7,600 cubic meters (cbm) liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel booked by Canada’s shipowner Seaspan Energy and built by China’s CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) has been delivered, French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) revealed. The small-scal
Sunflower Kamuy, a newbuild LNG-fueled ferry operated by MOL Sunflower, has officially entered service.
As the number of newbuild tankers to be welcomed in 2025 swells, Swiss shipping player Advantage Tankers is gearing up to expand its fleet with a dual-fuel 319,000 dwt crude oil tanker and a dual fuel-ready 157,000 dwt Suezmax tanker trio. It is understood that the 319,000 dwt newbuilding is current
Global adoption and the growth of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) pathway in the maritime industry has witnessed ‘record’ heights in the year 2024, a new analysis from industry coalition SEA-LNG has found. According to SEA-LNG’s annual “View from the Bridge” report, the growth of LNG-fueled vessels
South Korea’s HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) has handed over the first of two 7,700 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels chartered to compatriot shipping company HMM. As informed, the delivery and signing ceremony took place at the Yeongdo Shipyard on January 22, 2025.
French shipping heavyweight CMA CGM has placed the inaugural order for Finnish technology group Wärtsilä’s engines outfitted with a new methane emissions-slashing feature which are to be installed on a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered boxship octet. As disclosed, the 100,000 dwt container vessels
The Asuka III, the ‘first’ passenger ship to be constructed under the supervision of the Japanese flag in the past 30 years and the ‘biggest’ Japanese-flagged cruise ship ever built, was recently floated out of German shipbuilder Meyer Werft’s covered building dock in Papenburg, in northwestern Germ
As part of its commitment to building a ‘future-ready’ fleet, the UK-based shipowner and provider of marine engineering services James Fisher and Sons plc has placed an order for four LNG dual-fuel tankers at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng. As disclosed, the first steel cut
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered the first 16,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership ordered by Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL) on behalf of Swiss shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
The world’s largest cruise company Carnival Corporation & plc has commissioned the UK’s cleantech company Silverstream Technologies to install its air lubrication system (ALS) on another duo of Excel-class cruise ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). As disclosed, the two vessels are the thi
The latest raft of sanctions, which comes from the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (UK), targets Russia’s energy sector by focusing on two giant Russian oil producers alongside means of enabling crude oil production and exports.
