Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Corporation, hosted a naming ceremony for LNG-fuelled 23,000 TEU containership CMA CGM Rivoli on January 8. The ship is the fifth of the nine 23,000 container ships ordered by CMA CGM from China State Shipbuilding Corporation in 2017 a
Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC), part of Norway’s shipping company Torvald Klaveness, has accepted delivery of MV Baiacu, its sixth CLEANBU vessel.
Liquefied natural gas shipping company Flex LNG is expanding its fleet of vessels on the water earlier than planned.
Danish container shipping and logistics major A. P. Moller Maersk is setting up a dedicated team to accelerate the company’s decarbonization efforts. Morten Bo Christiansen has been appointed head of the decarbonization team of the company. As explained by Christiansen, the team will focus on speedi
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has launched the Calypso, a new icebreaker concept boat equipped with a hybrid motorized removable bow. The icebreaker vessel is currently moored in Mustola harbor in Lappeenranta and has begun operating on Lake Saimaa and the deep waterways of the surroun
Capital Gas, a ship management service provider, took successful delivery of the newbuilding LNG Carrier Aristidis I.
Flex LNG, a pure-play LNG carrier company, has kicked off 2021 with the expansion of its fleet.
The Greek shipping company Minerva, led by Andreas Martinos, has taken delivery of its LNG carrier newbuild, the Minerva Psara.
Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri has received a one-month extension for its planned acquisition of the French counterpart Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Reuters reported citing a statement from the French Ministry of Finance. According to the report, Fincantieri accepted the offer. The proposal is
Germany’s shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft (FSG) held a keel-laying ceremony today for a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel to be built for IVP Ship Invest.
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft is preparing for the post-COVID-19 future as it is working on a range of new eco-friendly technological solutions for cruise ships.
The black swan year of 2020 has brought many challenges for the shipping industry, including the ongoing crew change crisis, but it has also shown how the sector can be resilient in the face of adversity and pressure. Gavin Allwright, Secretary-General of the International Windship Association (IWSA
Greek shipping company Aegean Shipping Management has exercised an option to build its third Aframax tanker in China.
Viking’s first expedition ship, Viking Octantis, was floated out at Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania on 22 December, marking a major construction milestone denoting that the ship will now move into its final stage of construction.
