Norway-based shuttle tankers owner and operator Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT), an affiliate of NYK, has taken delivery of its first dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) shuttle tanker to be chartered to Italian energy giant Eni. The vessel, named Frida Knutsen, was delivered on 2 August at
Ultra-large containership with a capacity of 24,116 TEUs built for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest ocean carrier by operated container vessel capacity, has been undocked at Hudong-Zhonghua’s shipyard in China. The vessel, deemed the world’s largest containership so far, was
Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six South Korean companies to study the feasibility of a full value chain related to CO2 capture, transport, and storage. The six companies include one of the world’s largest shipbuilders Samsung Heavy Industr
UK-based ship management company V.Group will be providing full technical management of the three LNG dual-fuel new build ships currently under construction at Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
Entrance into force of the new IMO environmental regulations in 2023 is expected to slow down the supply of vessels into the dry bulk market, according to a recent market forecast by Vessels Value. The drop will remove up to 3-4% of the fleet’s effective trading capacity, based on the outlook, which
The third Suezmax DP2 shuttle tanker, purpose-built for a charter with Petrobras, is expected to start ops in Brazil in a few weeks, says AET.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the next-generation energy-efficient cruise ship Norwegian Prima to Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), a part of the US-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. The vessel has been delivered today, 29 July, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera, Venice. The Norwe
Taiwanese container shipping company Wan Hai Lines has taken delivery of the twelfth and final 2,038 TEU environmentally-friendly containership.
Dutch shipbuilding company Next Generation Shipyards has been selected to construct a pilot ship for the H2Ships project which aims to develop an infrastructure for shipping using hydrogen propulsion. As disclosed, the shipyard was awarded the contract to build Neo Orbis, the hydrogen ship of the Po
Swedish shipping company Furetank has ordered one more dual-fuel tanker to be added to its Vinga series of energy-efficient climate-friendly ships. Like its sister vessels, the new tanker will be built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou, with the delivery scheduled for July 2024. Fureta
French engineering company Technip Energies will supply a marine loading arm to compatriot energy major TotalEnergies as part of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) project in Le Havre, France.
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong Zhonghua has started the construction of a 13,000 TEU dual-fuel containership for French shipping major CMA CGM at the Changxing Shipbuilding Base. The construction of the second unit in a series of six 13,000 TEU dual-fuel ships began on 15 July with the steel cutting cer
Enersense and Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) have signed a new deal on outfitting work for two new LNG-fuelled car and passenger ferries at Rauma shipyard.
K Line’s group company Seagate Corporation will build a new electric tugboat powered by battery, the Japanese shipping company revealed.
