Methanol
First of five methanol retrofits completed under Seaspan and Hapag-Lloyd’s collab
Maritime asset ownership and management firm Seaspan Corporation and German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd have completed the first of five vessel conversions under their methanol retrofit program. Following the delivery of Seaspan Yangtze, the remaining vessels planned for retrofit are Seaspa
Hong Kong firm targets more green methanol from China
Hong Kong-headquartered Venture Energy, focused on the procurement and trading of clean fuels, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CSSC Science & Technology (CSST) and China Shipbuilding Trading Co. (CSTC) that establishes a long-term offtake framework for green methanol supply. Unde
Recently established green methanol collaboration broadens its scope
Hong Kong-headquartered Venture Energy Limited, focused on the procurement and trading of clean fuels, and Shanghai Shenji Energy & Environmental Technology have expanded their recently established collaboration to medium- to long-term offtake, green fuel trial bunkering, trading platforms and techn
Jan De Nul’s newbuild trencher bears name of 19th-century British engineer
Jan De Nul has named its new trenching support vessel Isambard Kingdom Brunel, after a 19th-century British engineer, who the company describes as one of the key figures of the Industrial Revolution. Jan De Nul announced on March 10 that it was expanding its fleet with the addition of two trenching
Schottel equips two Spanish hybrid tankers with propulsion
German propulsion system manufacturer Schottel is set to deliver the propulsion package for a second hybrid chemical tanker owned by Spanish shipowner Mureloil that transports biofuels and methanol. The propulsion is destined for the 8,000 DWT hybrid chemical tanker Bahía Beatriz, built by Spanish s
Sea1’s offshore energy support vessel getting lights from Glamox this month
Four offshore energy support vessels (OESVs) being built in China for Norwegian offshore services provider Sea1 Offshore will sport lights from Glamox, with the first delivery to take place this month. Sea1 Offshore placed the order for the first two OESVs with Cosco Shipping in November 2024, revea
Hull assembly starts for Asso.subsea’s new cable layer as keel is laid
China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) has held the keel laying ceremony for Asso.subsea’s new cable-laying vessel (CLV), marking the start of the vessel’s assembly. The keel laying ceremony was held on April 9 at CMHI’s shipyard on Mazhou Island, Shenzhen, some five months after the start of constru
Deal positions Hong Kong firm as bridge for China’s green methanol exports
Hong Kong-headquartered Venture Energy Limited, focused on the procurement and trading of clean fuels, has entered into an agreement with Shanghai Shenji Energy & Environmental Technology for the purchase of green methanol. Under the procurement and supply agreement, Venture Energy will purchase ISC
NKT Eleonora enters new construction phase as its hull makes a splash
The hull of NKT’s new cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora has been launched into the water at Vard’s shipyard in Tulcea, Romania. The official keel laying for the vessel took place in January 2025, some two months after the first steel was cut. NKT Eleonora will be able to run on both methanol an
WATCH: Rem Offshore’s methanol-ready energy subsea construction vessel in the water
The second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) being built for Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore at a shipyard in Vietnam has been launched into the water. REM Ocean, for which the steel-cutting ceremony was held in February 2025 and keel laid in July, will, once completed at Myklebust Sh
MOL buying into Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt and newbuild C-CSOVs
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is acquiring a stake in Hamburg-based Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DO), a joint venture with Schoeller Holdings, as well as shares in construction commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs) currently under construction. The joint venture bet
Training simulator in the making for Jan De Nul’s Fleeming Jenkin
Jan De Nul has appointed the Dutch company Tree C Technology to develop a training simulator for its XL cable-laying vessel (CLV) Fleeming Jenkin. Jan De Nul placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard in October 2023, followed by an order for another identical vessel, named
Asso.subsea orders second next-gen trenching support vessel from China Merchants
Greece’s Asso.subsea has signed the shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for the construction of a second next-generation trenching support vessel (TSV), sister to the one announced in September 2025. The TSV Andromeda will be built at CMHI’s Shenzhen Shipyard, where the
Shipping company secures fixed-rate e-methanol supply ahead of EU climate regulations
European shipping company RFOcean has signed a binding long-term off-take agreement with ETFuels to purchase e-methanol at a fixed price from 2030. According to ETFuels, the agreement positions RFOcean ahead of binding and punitive new EU maritime emissions rules, the FuelEU Maritime regulation, whi