
Furetank has become the first shipping compnay in Sweden to receive a green credit guarantee by the the Swedish Export Credit Agency for financing a vessel of “top-class environmental and climate standard”.

The keel-laying ceremony has been held for Finnsirius, the first Superstar roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferry ordered by Finnish ferry operator Finnlines.

Japanese classification society ClassNK has granted approval in principle (AiP) to France’s GTT for its innovation applicable to LNG-fueled PCTCs and cruise ships.

GTT has received an order from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the fuel tank design of three LNG-fueled container vessels for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).

Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group has decided to order a new dual-fuel tanker in China.

Value Maritime and Carbon Collectors will together perform a conceptual design study for a new fleet of tugs to be built by the latter.

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will provide technical support via a long-term service deal for its solutions on the Brittany Ferries’ LNG-fueled RoPax vessel Salamanca.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply RoRo equipment for four zero-carbon ready and multi-fuel Aurora class pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs).

Samsung Heavy Industries has ordered the tank design for four new LNG carriers from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.

Greek ship owner and operator Euroseas has ordered three 1,800 TEU liquefied natural gas- (LNG) ready feeder containerships in South Korea.

German cruise shipbuilding group Meyer Werft and American cruise company Carnival Cruise Line held a steel-cutting ceremony for the LNG-fueled ship Carnival Jubilee.

A shipyard in India has started construction on the first of six ice-classed electric hybrid vessels ordered by AtoB@C Shipping AB, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping.

UK-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling is preparing for the latest addition to its fleet of drilling rigs, the Stena Evolution.

Chinese shipyard Jiangnan has ordered GTT tank design for four very large LNG-fueled container vessels on behalf of Pacific International Lines (PIL).