The new ro-pax vessel Finnsirius, part of Finnlines EUR 500-million Green Investment Programme, was named at a festive ceremony in Naantali on 13 September 2023. Following the tradition at maritime namings, ship’s godmother Tiina Ahola, representing the Ahola Group, broke a bottle of champagne again
The world’s first containership powered by green methanol has officially been named in the picturesque city of Copenhagen, Denmark by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. “I name you Laura Maersk! As you sail the waters of the world, may your journeys be smooth and your tas
Swedish shipping company Furetank and its Canadian counterpart Algoma Central Corporation have expanded their FureBear joint venture, launched a year ago, with the order for two additional Vinga-class vessels. The new order for Vinga series vessels grows the FureBear joint venture to a total of ten
The world’s first container vessel powered by green methanol has arrived in Copenhagen after completing a 21,500 km maiden trip from Ulsan, South Korea. The 2,100 TEU boxship was assisted into the port of Copenhagen by Svitzer’s tugs and the container ship docked in the Toldboden area of the Copenha
The world’s first methanol-fueled hybrid RoRo vessels, being built at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) for the Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo, will use technology group Wärtsilä’s solutions. Specifically, Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for the two vesse
Major maritime industry players led by Greek shipping company Maran Gas Maritime and Swiss-based climate tech firm Daphne Technology have joined forces on a methane abatement project involving one of Angelicoussis Group’s LNG carriers, the Maran Gas Chios. Under the project, Daphne Technology’s Slip
The UK Government has revealed the winners of the Zero Emission Vessel and Infrastructure fund (ZEVI), supporting economic growth and boosting the UK’s decarbonisation efforts with £80 million investment.
Container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed an agreement with energy major Equinor thus securing the supply of green methanol for its landmark, methanol-enabled feeder vessel during its initial months of operation from September 2023 and into the first half of 2024. The agr
Agricultural company Louis Dreyfus Company, French containment specialist GTT and the European Commission have invested in bound4blue’s Series A funding round, becoming shareholders of the company.
Shell Shipping and Maritime, CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä Marine have launched a new hybrid electric liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier design.
Singapore-based shipowner Kumiai Navigation (PTE) has decided to retrofit one of its 54k DWT LPG tankers with Alfa Laval OceanGlide fluidic air lubrication technology as a way of cutting the ship’s energy consumption and meeting environmental regulations. With this order, Alfa Laval has added LPG ta
Greek shipping company Neptune Lines has placed an order for two next-generation vessels, specially designed for its short sea trades, with Fujian Mawei shipyard in China. The 4,200 CEU dual-fuel pure car truck carrier (PCTC) vessels will be delivered in 2026. The new vessels are being ordered under
Swiss marine power company WinGD and shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have agreed to cooperate on the installation of WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel ammonia engines on forthcoming newbuild vessels. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding during the Gastech conference in Singapore
Finland-based fuel supply systems provider Auramarine Ltd has secured an order to supply methanol fuel supply systems for three 15,000 DWT hybrid tankers for Swedish shipping company Terntank. The ships are being built at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou), with the first vessel of the seri
