Singapore-based shipping and trading company Petredec Holdings (Eastern) has signed a contract for the construction of up to six 93,000 cbm LPG carriers with dual fuel LPG propulsion at Jiangnan Shipyard in China.
MISC Berhad, a Malaysia-based provider of energy-related maritime solutions and services, has taken delivery of its first very large ethane carrier (VLEC) at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) has cut steel for the first LNG carrier it is building for compatriot trio of COSCO Shipping, CNPC and CSSC.
Hong Kong-based container shipping and logistics service company Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL) has ordered a new batch of seven 23,000 TEU containerships at COSCO shipyards in China.
Hyundai Heavy Industries, part of the Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, has secured an order for two LNG carriers on Monday.
Monaco-based cruise line Silversea Cruises, part of Royal Caribbean Group, has taken delivery of Silver Moon, the second of its three new “Muse” ultra-luxury cruise ships being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
The fourth and final conventional Yamal LNG carrier for the MOL-COSCO JV was delivered by the Chinese Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
United Wind Logistics (UWL) has taken delivery of the second of the two deck carriers on long-term charters with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. MV BraveWind is the sister vessel to MV BoldWind, which was delivered earlier this year. Both vessels were built at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China. MHI Vest
The CMA CGM Champs Elysees has joined CMA CGM Group’s fleet as the company’s second 23,000 TEU containership powered by liquefied natural gas. The giant vessel is a sister ship to CMA CGM’s flagship, the CMA CGM Jacques Saade, which was delivered to the French major in September. Measuring 400 meter
French liquefied natural gas containment systems specialist GTT has secured a new order for its tank design.
Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has classed India’s first FSRU marking a milestone in India’s energy shift towards natural gas.
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has taken delivery of Sakura Leader, the first large LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built in Japan.
None of the alternative fuels being discussed today as the potential fuels of the future, such as LNG, ammonia or hydrogen, will be able to cut it, Ioanna Prokopiou, Chief Executive Officer of dry bulk trading company Sea Traders, believes. Speaking during a Lloyd’s List forum during Posidonia Week,
Construction on the half-completed LNG-powered ferry will resume at Fosen Yard AS in Rissa, Norway, instead of at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) yard in Flensburg, Germany.
