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 issued three approval in principle (AiP) certificates to Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua for its vessel designs, including ultra large ethane carrier (ULEC), liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier, and LNG bunker vessel, and general approval for ship application (GASA) certi
JPNH₂YDRO, a joint venture (JV) formed by Belgian shipowner CMB.TECH and Japanese companies Tsuneishi and Kambara Kisen, has launched a new research & development (R&D) center in Japan to advance hydrogen development. The official ceremony to inaugurate the new Hydrogen Engine R&D Center was held on
Swedish hydrogen fuel cell provider PowerCell has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for a new methanol-to-power solution that combines a methanol reformer with a fuel cell system. Specifically, the new solution has a fully integrated methanol reformer from RIX Indu
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
Faced with challenges such as short supplies of carbon-neutral fuels, the shipping industry needs to explore every option for reducing fuel consumption in order to reach the 2030 decarbonization goal of 20% emissions reductions set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Norwegian classifi
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.
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,
Norwegian clean energy technology supplier Hexagon Purus Maritime has secured a purchase order for a compressed hydrogen fuel system to be used on a new green sailing ship commissioned by international non-profit organization Greenpeace. The order, valued at approximately €2.5 million, was placed by
Singapore-based shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has placed an order for six ultra-large ethane carriers in China.
German liner major Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of the new liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel 23,660 TEU containership from South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean.
German energy company Uniper has selected Swedish eFuel company Liquid Wind to develop its sustainable electrofuel project NorthStarH2, which aims to produce eMethanol for the shipping and chemical industries, in Östersund, Sweden. Uniper’s NorthStarH2 plant will convert biogenic carbon dioxide and
Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has completed the installation of a Type B liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tank onboard a 16,000 TEU dual-fuel containership being built for Swiss shipping major MSC Mediterranean S
