Taiwanese container shipping company Wan Hai Lines has placed an order for the construction of four 13,000 TEU containerships at South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries. The four boxships are slated to start delivery in the second quarter of 2023. Samsung confirmed the deal on the stock ex
Nexans has taken delivery of its newbuild DP3 cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora from Ulstein Verft. Nexans Aurora will be named in a ceremony in Ulsteinvik on 8 June, before leaving for its homeport Halden and Nexans’ subsea high voltage cables competence center. The vessel is delivered on tim
South Korean shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries has secured a contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier pair.
Flex LNG, a pure-play LNG carrier company, has completed its newbuilding program with the delivery of its 13th LNG carrier.
South Korean shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order for the construction of a large LNG carrier from Hyundai LNG Shipping.
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply the Inert Gas Generator (IGG) systems for six Arctic LNG 2-dedicated tankers.
There needs to be a greater sense of urgency among global governments in relation to the adoption of policies that would accelerate decarbonization in the shipping sector, the head of the world’s largest container shipping company believes. “Business is ahead of governments on this agenda,” Soren Sk
Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft informed its liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel, Dmitry Mendeleev has completed sea trials.
Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri SI and Faist Group company specialized in the development and supply of complete energy storage systems, Faist Electronics have founded Power4Future, a joint venture dedicated to the production of lithium-ion batteries.
Chinese shipping company SITC International Holdings Co (SITC) has placed an order for eight 1,023 TEU container vessels worth a total of $153.6m at South Korean shipyard Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.
Total shipbuilding orders in the first five months of this year have increased by 119.7% compared with the same period in 2020, BIMCO’s data shows. The massive rebound in ordering has been driven by record high containership contracting, as investors in this segment find themselves flush with cash.
Three B&W 6G70 ME-GI dual-fuel engines constructed by German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions were chosen to be built in three 210,000 dwt bulkcarriers for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).
CMA CGM Trocadero, the eight LNG-fuelled, 23,000 TEU containership out of a series of nine giant boxships being built in China, has been delivered to French shipping major CMA CGM. The colossal containership, spanning almost 400 meters in length and 61 meters in width, is the fourth and last vessel
Finland-based technology group Wärtsilä is embarking on a project to develop and demonstrate an autonomous, zero-emission barge for the Rotterdam Port Authority. The endeavor is part of a research project, nicknamed sMArt Green Ports as Integrated Efficient multimodal hubs (MAGPIE), which was borne
