The first dedicated LNG bunkering facility in the U.S. Gulf Coast, Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) – a joint venture between U.S. maritime infrastructure company Seapath and Houston-based clean energy solutions provider Pilot LNG – has formed a partnership with North American midstream company Ener
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.
Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has started the construction of the first LNG dual-fuel LRII tanker for Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). The construction of the 111,000 dwt tanker began on
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) revealed that it has obtained a KRW 247.9 billion ($185.4 million) order to construct two liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessels for an undisclosed, Europe-based shipping company. The vessels will be built
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
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has held a naming and launching ceremony for Sunflower Pirka, a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled ferry under construction at Naikai Zosen Corporation.
Classification society DNV has awarded Chinese shipbuilder Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company (HPWS) three approval in principle (AiP) certificates for innovative designs of three new ship types.
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has taken delivery of the newbuild LNG-fueled car carrier from China Merchants Jinling Shipbuilding (Jiangsu). The 7,000 CEU vessel named Nereus Highway is the first LNG-fueled ship built by the Chinese shipyard for K Line as part of the order
Progress, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge chartered by energy major Shell, has completed its first bunkering operation with containership Zim Mount Vinson, owned by Israeli international cargo shipping company ZIM.
LNG-fueled car carrier Cerulean Ace operated by Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received Additional Fire-Fighting Measures for Vehicle Carrier (AFVC) certification from classification society ClassNK for its voluntary measures to prevent onboard fires during the transport of el
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
