Stena Line’s first new extended E-Flexer ferry has been launched at the CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard in China. The Ro-Pax vessel, whose name is yet to be revealed, took to the water for the first time on 24 May. The vessel was ordered in 2018 and the delivery is expected in 2022. The ferry is the [&h
Norwegian shipping company Kanfer Shipping AS has signed a contract with China-based Taizhou Wuzhou Shipbuilding Industry for the construction of its first two small-scale LNG bunker and distribution ships. The order for the 6,000 cbm LNG bunkering pair comes on the back of a Letter of Intent (LoI)
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has secured several contracts for the construction of a total of six vessels.
Shipping is one of the few transport modes that does not achieve zero emissions in the Net‐Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The agency ascribed this to a lack of available low‐carbon options on the market and the long lifetime of vessels (typically
Norwegian tanker owner and operator Frontline has entered into an agreement to acquire six ECO-type VLCC newbuildings through resale. The six VLCCs are currently under construction at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The VLCCs are being bought for $565.8 million, including an es
French LNG containment specialist GTT has been chosen by French shipping company CMA CGM to design the cryogenic fuel tanks of 12 new LNG-fuelled container vessels.
Six weeks ahead of schedule, the Ro-Pax vessel Côte d’Opale – Stena’s fifth E-Flexer vessel ordered in China –has been delivered.
The gradual resumption of cruise operations is expected to significantly ramp up ship production this year and curb the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the sector, according to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
Greek ship management company Alpha Gas has taken delivery of its fourth LNG carrier Energy Integrity.
In this edition of In focus, we’ll be looking at ways through which the offshore energy sector is working to reduce carbon emissions.
Spanish ferry operator Baleària has officially presented its pioneering fast ferry Eleanor Roosevelt in the ports of Palma, Ibiza and Dénia, where this LNG-powered vessel has been operating since 1 May.
The keel was laid in China for the second of three hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels ordered by Finnish shipping company Finnlines.
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has plans to build Japan’s first research vessel with ice-breaking capabilities to explore the Arctic.
Classification society ABS, South Korean shipbuilder Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KSOE), its subsidiary Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator have signed a joint development program (JDP) to develop liquefied CO2 carrier design
