South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), in collaboration with ship designer Robert Allan, has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for an escort tug with methanol dual-fuel (DF) hybrid propulsion system. The AiP certific
Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has welcomed the second multi-fuel Aurora-class pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), Höegh Borealis, to its fleet. Höegh Autoliners took delivery of the latest newbuild from China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) on October 16, 2024, following the naming cere
Backed by recently secured funding, the Green Corridor initiative is commencing a study to assess the feasibility of establishing a zero-emission shipping route between ports of Holyhead and Dublin. If established, it will be the first green route to operate between the UK and Ireland. The Green Cor
Al Seer Marine, a subsidiary of International Holding Company, has secured $80 million in financing from BOCOM Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of the Bank of Communications, one of China’s largest commercial banks, for its newly delivered MR tankers Betelgeuse and Bellatrix.
Vast Renewables and Mabanaft have awarded contracts to Fichtner and bse Methanol to commence pre-FEED work for SM1, the solar thermal-powered plant that will produce green methanol in Port Augusta, South Australia.
Cepsa and Sonatrach have signed an MoU to jointly carry out a feasibility study for the development of an integrated project for green hydrogen production and derivatives in Algeria, mainly aimed at supplying the European market.
The maritime industry is inching closer to achieving a sustainable transition to zero-carbon fuels, thanks to improvements in ship readiness and fuel handling technologies, as detailed in Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) Maritime Decarbonization Hub’s latest Zero Carbon Fuel Monitor (ZCFM) report. Report ove
Höegh Autoliners’ first of twelve multi-fuel Aurora-class pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) has arrived in the port of Amsterdam.
Japanese shipping company NYK has started operating its test engine facility to evaluate the safety of new fuels and shorten review time, aiming for practical use within a period of three months. NYK broke ground on the test facility in Chiba Prefecture at the beginning of the year and put it into o
Singapore-based independent common carrier X-Press Feeders has ordered six methanol-ready, scrubber-fitted containerships from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). The liner operator confirmed to Offshore Energy that it signed a deal with the
Chinese shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard has kicked off construction of the 89,000 dwt methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier for compatriot shipowner Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping (GH). The ship featuring a methanol dual-fuel system compatible with biodiesel and methanol fuels is part of the shipbuilding contrac
A group of eleven European partners has launched a new project that seeks to replace the use of fossil fuels and reduce emissions and marine pollution, leading to the decarbonization of maritime transport. The project named MARPOWER (Efficient zero-emissions gas turbine POWER system for MARitime tra
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk has held a naming ceremony for the fifth 16,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel containership in Felixstowe, UK.
Finland shipowner ESL Shipping has placed an order for four new methanol-fueled bulk carriers at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing).
