South Korean shipping major Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received an order for the construction of six ultra large LNG-powered container vessels (ULCVs).
China National Petroleum International Corporation (CNPC) has inked a deal on the construction of three LNG carriers with Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation. Under the terms of the memorandum on construction, the vessels will boast the fourth-g
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main engines and LNG fuel gas supply systems for two new LNG-fuelled escort tugs being built for Canada’s HaiSea Marine, a joint venture between the Haisla Nation and Seaspan Marine Transportation. The two vessels will each be powered by Wärtsilä 34DF du
Vinssen’s Hydrogenia, South Korea’s first commercialised hydrogen electric boat, has been revealed at the 2021 Busan International Boat Show.
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has secured the order for two LNG carriers to be constructed by its unit Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Chinese shipbuilding major Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has won an order for the construction of two 24,000 TEU containerships from Evergreen Group. This is a repeat order, building on the contract between CSSC and Evergreen Group signed in Nove
The ‘transition’ part of the energy transition is starting to show a more defined shape, and what the world’s path towards being net-zero one day entails, as concrete plans and initiatives increasingly emerge across the energy and transportation sectors. Judging by our headlines this week, in the ye
Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric Reversed Stern Drive tug, having installed the tug’s batteries. Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam is constructing the RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland. Damen is build
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has welcomed its new, scrubber fitted roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferry following a handover ceremony at the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey.
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) aims to deploy net-zero emissions ocean-going vessels in the 2020s in line with its environmental vision of achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Under its revised vision, released earlier today, the company has set sights on reducing GHG e
Container shipping heavyweight Maersk is currently in discussions with equipment suppliers and yards on the order of a methanol-powered containership. The company announced plans to order the world’s first container vessel that can operate on carbon-neutral methanol in February 2021. Under the plan,
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has ordered the tank design of four new LNG carriers from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.
London-based containership owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has agreed to purchase four Panamax containerships on multi-year charters.
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has started construction on Icon of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s first LNG-powered cruise vessel.
