Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has launched an LNG bunkering vessel ordered by compatriot Anhui Changjiang LNG, an operator of the Wuhu LNG Terminal in Anhui Province. The 14,000 cubic meter LNG bunkering vessel was launched on Janua
Two U.S.-flagged containerships, Maersk Detroit and Maersk Chesapeake, operated by Maersk Line, Limited, a U.S. subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk, were targeted by anti-ship missiles while transiting the Bab el-Mandeb on January 24, 2024. The attacks were confirmed by Maersk saying that the two vesse
U.S.-based LNG production and maritime transportation logistics provider Seaside LNG has carried out its first LNG delivery to the Carnival Jubilee, an LNG-propelled cruise ship stationed in Galveston, Texas. Carnival Jubilee, owned by Carnival Corporation & plc, was built by German shipbuilder Meye
The Gas Vitality liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel marked the beginning of the New Year with the completion of its 100th bunkering operation. The 18,600m3 LNG bunker vessel carried out simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) for LNG bunkering, transferring 8,000 m3 of LNG to the MSC Freya, an MSC c
Chinese shipbuilder Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the third 210,000-ton LNG dual-fuel bulk carrier to South Korea’s H-Line Shipping. The Newcastlemax, named HL Trust, is the final LNG-powered bulk carrier in a series of three vessels ordered
South Korean shipping major HMM has taken delivery of the first of twelve new LNG-ready 13,000 containerships.
Greek shipowner TEN has taken delivery of LNG-powered aframax tankers, the Chios DF and the Ithaki DF, the last remaining vessels in a series of four eco-designed tankers built against long-term employment to a major oil concern. The first two vessels from the series, Njord DF and Ran DF, were deliv
CMA CGM Scandola will be the first LNG-powered containership of the French shipping company CMA CGM to call West African ports.
Swiss marine power company WinGD, part of CSSC Group, is expecting to secure the majority of dual-fuel engine orders for LNG carriers being built in the second phase of QatarEnergy’s newbuilding project.
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has delivered a newbuild LNG carrier, Energy Endurance, to Greek ship management company Alpha Gas. Alpha Gas announced the delivery of the 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier on January 23, 2024. The vessel was launched in the summer of 2023.
Bermuda-based ship-owning and chartering company Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) has taken delivery of 7,000 CEU Odin Highway, its latest LNG dual-fuel car carrier. The vessel, part of a two-ship order, has been contracted by Japanese shipping major K-Line under a 10-year time charter agree
EverLoNG ship-based carbon capture project partners Bouman Industries and Conoship International have signed an agreement to create a joint venture that would build ship-based carbon capture (SBCC) systems. The new partnership, called Carobotreat Maritime, aims to use its combined expertise to help
Hong Kong-based ship management group Wallem Group has partnered with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) automaker BYD by providing commercial services for its first fully chartered pure car, truck carrier (PCTC) vessel, MV BYD Explorer No. 1.
In a pioneering feat of engineering, Northern Lights, a joint venture company of energy giants Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, shared a new milestone in the construction of the company’s liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers. Namely, the company’s first two vessels have been installed with custom-built 7
