Provaris Energy has initiated a prototype tank testing program as a further step toward obtaining final Class Approval required for its hydrogen carrier and storage solutions. To this end, Provaris’ Norwegian subsidiary has hired Prodtex AS to construct and test a prototype hydrogen tank for its pro
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Silver Nova, an LNG-fueled cruise ship, to Monaco-based cruise line Silversea Cruises. The delivery was announced on 21 July in a brief social media update by Meyer Werft. The 54,700-ton ship is part of a newbuild project known as Project Evolution, and
MSC Cruises, the cruise division of Swiss shipping giant MSC Group, has achieved a drop in carbon emissions intensity worth 33.5 percent since 2008, and is on track to achieve its 40 percent reduction target ahead of 2030, the company revealed in its sustainability report for 2022. “We continue to s
The construction of the methanol-ready Mein Schiff 7 cruise ship, being built for TUI Cruises at Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku, has reached a landmark feat with the installation of main engines. The engines are being provided by Finnish technology company Wärtsilä and the ship will have a
Finnsirius, the first of two hybrid ro-pax vessels, was delivered to freight and passenger shipping company Finnlines at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China, on 18 July 2023. Finnsirius will start operating on the Naantali–Långnäs–Kapellskär route in September 2023. The second vess
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has exercised the option to build an additional four new multi-fuel and net zero carbon ready Aurora class vessels. The shipping company will have the option to convert one or more of these vessels to ammonia propulsion as soon as the technology is av
Dutch producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products OCI Global has completed what has been described as ‘the world’s first green methanol bunkering operation’ at the Port of Ulsan, Korea. The bunkering operation took place on Sunday, July 16, when OCI fueled A.P. Moller Maersk’s first green me
Green transition remains a central underlying driver for shipping markets, according to the latest review from Clarksons Research, which estimates that 44% of newbuild tonnage ordered in the first half of this year was alternative fueled. With 62 orders secured in the first six months of 2023, metha
The first ME-GA engine has completed gas trials aboard an LNG carrier built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for Norwegian shipping company, Knutsen OAS Shipping, MAN Energy Solutions announced. The new engine is an Otto-cycle variant of the company’s ME-GI engine, designed for LNG/fuel-oil
LNG Shipping, a joint venture between Victrol and Sogestran, has launched Energy Stockholm, a liquified natural gas (LNG) bunker barge which will be chartered to Shell LNG B.V(Shell).
Danish shipping company Celsius Tankers has placed an order for four liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers at China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI).
Greece’s Capital Ship Management (CAPITAL) has welcomed the last of six LNG fuel-ready tankers with eco-friendly design – the newbuild 50,000 dwt chemical/product medium range tanker M/T Akrisios. The company announced the delivery of the vessel, which was built by Hyundai Vietnam Shipyard Co. Ltd.,
The Port of Esbjerg has entered into a cooperation agreement with PensionDanmark under which the port will receive DKK 5.8 billion (about EUR 779 million) for the construction of facilities for the production of offshore wind turbines. PensionDanmark has decided to invest up to DKK 7 billion (around
Cool Company Limited (CoolCo), an owner, operator and manager of LNG carriers, has exercised its option to acquire two newbuild 2-stroke LNG carriers from affiliates of Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). The LNG carriers, named Kool Tiger and Kool Panther, are being built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industr
