Chinese shipbuilder Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding has launched the construction of a 15,500 TEU containership being built for Hong Kong-based containership owner Seaspan Corporation. Seaspan ordered a total of six ultra large containerships in March 2021, splitting the order between CSSC’s Hudong-Zho
Classification society DNV has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to ammonia-fuelled ship design developed by Japanese companies Sumitomo Corporation and Oshima Shipbuilding.
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has revealed that its division MAN PrimeServ will perform optimisation of the propulsion drivetrain of Solvang ASA’s gas tanker.
Dutch shipping company Symphony Shipping has taken delivery of its first Ecobox XL general cargo vessel from compatriot shipbuilder Ferus Smit Shipyard.
London-based design and engineering consultancy Houlder has teamed up with Athens-based integrated energy solutions provider Blue Sea Power on gas-to-power projects. Specifically, the companies are collaborating to develop three innovative floating LNG-to-power barges (FSRPs). The FSRP barges, which
South Korean shipbuilding heavyweight Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has received an order for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group Co. has started construction of the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier ordered by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) as part of QatarEnergy’s massive LNG shipbuilding program. The construction of the 174,000 cbm carrier started on 16 January at the
Wallenius Wilhelmsen and project partners have won €9 million worth of funding under the Horizon Europe program to support building a RoRo sailing vessel named the Orcelle Wind. The project, announced back in 2021, is now entering the planning, building, and operating stage set to last for five year
South American ferry operator Buquebús is in talks with Australian catamaran builder Incat Tasmania on the possibility of replacing the LNG powerplant with a battery-electric solution on its newbuilding ferry under construction at the yard. Having an overall length of 130 metres, a width of 32 metre
Neapolitan shipping company Grimaldi Lines has ordered five additional ammonia-ready car carriers in China. The order went to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited (CSTC), two subsidiaries of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited
Maran Tankers Management, an oil tanker shipping unit of the Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has taken delivery of its first LNG dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC). The vessel, which was named Antonis I. Angelicoussis after the group’s founder, was delivered on 3 January by South Korean shipbui
The majority of the newbuilding tonnage ordered in 2022 was alternatively fuelled, according to the data from Clarksons Research. Insights from the shipbroker show that 61% of tonnage ordered last year (35% by number) was alternatively fuelled. Overall, 83.4 million dwt was ordered across vessel sec
The first of Japan’s two LNG-fueled ferries, the Sunflower Kurenai, owned by Japanese shipping major MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower Co., has officially entered into service. The ferry launched operation on January 13 between the Osaka-Beppu route, linking Sunflower Ferry Termi
Swiss freight trader Cargill has placed an order for two methanol-fuelled bulk carriers in Japan. Namely, the company has teamed up with Mitsu & Co, and ordered a Kamsarmax duo from Japanese shipbuilder Tsuinesihi Shipbuilding. The order was reportedly signed last month and the ships are scheduled f
