Faroese shipping company Smyril Line has signed a contract with China’s shipbuilder CIMC Raffles for the construction of two environmentally friendly roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ships.
The Estonian State Fleet has won Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for a hydrogen fuel-cell ferry designed by Finnish ship design and engineering company Deltamarin. As part of the certification, LR approved the current stage of the design process to be suitable for further desi
Germany-based family-owned shipping company GEFO has decided to invest ‘a three-digit million amount’ in ten new 3,850 dwt tankers.
Europe’s shipping investor Hayfin Capital Management has signed a contract with Oshima Shipbuilding and Sumisho Marine to construct two 100,000 dwt Post-Panamax dry bulk carriers. Once constructed, the ships will be delivered to an unnamed international energy trader on a long-term charter. The vess
Singapore’s Seatrium, previously known as Sembcorp Marine, has secured a favored customer contract (FCC) with Greek shipping company TMS Cardiff Gas for the repairs and upgrades of LNG carriers. Seatrium announced the contract via social media update on February 2, saying it will carry out repairs a
Greek shipping company Neptune Lines has decided to place an order in China for two more 4,200 CEU LNG dual-fuel pure car truck carriers (PCTCs).
Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030 and compatriot shipbuilder Umoe Mandal have submitted an approval in principle (AiP) application to the Norwegian Maritime Authority for the world’s first fuel cell high-speed vessel design. As disclosed, the vessel will be constructed based on Umoe Mandal’s cre
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is calling for the extension of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation to include ownership in addition to the flag, after releasing the latest figures on global shipbreaking practices for 2023. The data from the platform shows that out of the 446 ocean-going commercial ships
The Netherlands-based shortsea ship operator and logistics company Longship has entered a joint newbuilding project with Norway’s shipbroker Wagle Chartering for two general cargo ships.
Belgian tanker major Euronav has placed an order for an additional dual-fuel ammonia-ready Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) at Qingdao Beihai shipyard in China, confirming previous broker reports on the deal. The order was placed in January 2024. Combined with the three orders announced in 2023, the
Greek pure-play Capesize ship owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has revealed that it will retrofit one of its existing Capesize vessels with hydrogen (H2) technology. The project is being bankrolled through the European Union Funded SAFeCRAFT Project Consortium. Seanergy, through its wholly-own
French container shipping heavyweight CMA CGM and China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co. have sealed a contract for a containership methanol dual-fuel conversion project at Beihai Shipbuilding. The deal is expected to cover 9,360 TEU vessels built around a decade ago,
Estonian shipbuilder Baltic Workboats AS signed a contract with the Estonian State Fleet for the design and construction of a new environmentally friendly multipurpose vessel.
Germany’s multipurpose shipping company United Heavy Lift (UHL) has taken delivery of UHL Fresh, the newbuild no. 18 in the company’s F900 Eco-Lifter fleet.
