South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered six main engines to be installed on Hapag Lloyd’s recently ordered 23,000 TEU boxship sextet.
Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received approval in principle from Norway-based classification society DNV for the design of fuel cell-powered LNG carrier.
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its cargo handling system to four new very large gas carriers (VLGC) being built by DSME for Avance Gas.
Ammonia-powered shipping startup Viridis Bulk Carriers has signed MoU’s with cargo owners Elkem, Vestkorn, BioMar, Franzefoss Minerals, and Saltimport to develop a zero-emission freight network. In addition to further developing the ship technology platform, the partnership will explore a zero-emiss
The UK-based marine technology consultant Cape Horn Engineering has been selected by Dutch sustainable shipping company EcoClipper to work on the design of the first EcoClipper emission-free sailing cargo ship.
South Korean shipbuilder DSME has handed over newbuild LNG carrier Energy Intelligence to Greek ship management company Alpha Gas.
Container shipping heavyweight Maersk has signed a shipbuilding contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of a feeder vessel with a dual-engine technology enabling it to sail on either methanol or traditional very low sulphur fuel. The announcement comes weeks after Offshore Energy –
Greek ship owner and operator Euroseas has signed a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. in Korea for the construction of two Eco design fuel-efficient containerships. The 2,800 TEU vessels are scheduled to be delivered during the first and second quarter of 2023, respectively. The total consider
Switzerland-based Proman has finalised an agreement to build two additional 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers, bringing its total investment to six methanol-powered newbuildings. Proman, which is the world’s second-largest methanol producer, will be the sole owner of the Provident and Progres
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has cut the first steel for MSC Euribia, marking the official construction start of what MSC Cruises has described as its most environmentally-advanced ship. Set to come into service in June 2023, MSC Euribia will become the 22nd vessel in the MSC Cruises
CMA CGM Sorbonne, the last LNG-fueled, 23,000 TEU containership out of a series of nine giant boxships being built in China, has been delivered to French shipping major CMA CGM.
Spanish ferry operator Baleària will put to work its converted LNG vessel on 30 June on the Barcelona-Eivissa route to cut CO2 emissions.
Chinese shipbuilding major Hudong-Zhonghua held the naming ceremony for floating storage and a regasification unit (FSRU) built for Greek shipping company Dynagas.
2021 is turning out to bring the third-lowest level of newbuilding orders in 12 years, despite new orders for containerships currently at a 14-year high, BIMCO forecasts. The trading world merchant fleet had a capacity of 74,505 ships across 11 main segments covered by the BIMCO ICS Seafarer Workfor
