Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines for Celebrity Cruises’ fifth Edge Series cruise vessel enabling the ship to run on methanol as fuel. Wärtsilä said that it would convert two Wärtsilä 46F engines to allow them to utilise methanol as fuel, marking the first-ever such conversion for th
South Korean shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has inked a deal with an undisclosed shipowner for the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers
Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has entered into shipbuilding contracts with compatriot insurance conglomerate China Taiping Insurance Holdings for the construction of two LNG carriers. According to the stock exchange filing, China Taiping Insurance si
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has launched a liquefied CO2 transportation demonstration test ship intended for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS).
Japanese shipbuilding company Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has inked a contract for a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied ammonia gas (NH3) carrier powered by LPG fuel for Kumiai Navigation (PTE) LTD.
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has held a keel-laying ceremony for eco-friendly cruise ship Silver Ray for Silversea Cruises.
Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine has hosted a christening ceremony for the fourth 210,000 dwt eco-friendly bulk carrier built by Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co.
Greece’s Capital Ship Management has taken delivery of the newbuild LNG fuel-ready chemical/product medium-range (MR) tanker with an eco-friendly design, M/T Avax. The company announced on 24 March that the 50,000 dwt vessel was delivered by Hyundai Vietnam Shipyard. The ship is assigned with Wind-A
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered the third liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to compatriot COSCO Shipping Lines and energy firm China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).
A 24,116 TEU ultra-large containership was named and delivered on Thursday, March 23, at China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Changxing shipbuilding base. The vessel bears the name MSC Celestino Maresca and it was built by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding for China’s Bank of Communications Financial L
Italian ferry operator Liberty Lines has expanded its order of 38m hybrid monohull passenger ferries from Incat Crowther with three additional vessels, pushing the ordering tally to 12 ships. Incat said that the expansion of the project comes following a digital design process with the Trapani-based
Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku has started the hull assembly of the methanol-ready Mein Schiff 7, being built for TUI Cruises. Mein Schiff 7’s keel laying ceremony was celebrated on March 21, as the crane lowered the ship’s first steel block to the bottom of the dry dock. As is tradition,
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has delivered the fourth liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered bulk carrier to Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine.
As informed, the new consortium is dedicated to developing innovative, zero-emission solutions for the future of passenger ships. The project, named Sea Zero, has been awarded €7 million in public funding and has a total budget of €13 million going into this research and development phase.
