China has cemented its position as the world’s top shipbuilding nation as it secured orders for 3,454 out of a total of 5,735 vessels in the current global orderbook.
South Korea’s shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has hosted a steel-cutting ceremony for eight new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers being built as part of QatarEnergy’s historic LNG fleet expansion project. The vessels will be owned and operated by Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat).
UK’s Port of Tyne has purchased the country’s first fully electric foiling pilot vessel in line with the Government’s Maritime 2050 strategy, reinforcing the port’s “commitment to innovation, sustainability, and a cleaner future for the maritime sector”.
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Havila Shipping has secured a contract extension for its subsea vessel Havila Harmony with Brazilian company OceanPact. Founded in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, OceanPact offers services for the study, protection, monitoring and sustainable use of the sea, the coast and
Norwegian shipping company Odfjell has completed the first installation of a wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS) on one of its vessels, the 49,000 dwt chemical tanker Bow Olympus.
Andorra-based marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy is set to manufacture and supply a battery system that would power the world’s ‘first-ever’ battery-electric methanol tug, currently under construction at Türkiye’s Uzmar shipyard. As disclosed, AYK Energy will outfit the tugboat—which will join D
Three Chinese shipyards secured orders for several stainless steel chemical tankers last week, Greek shipbroking services provider Intermodal informed.
Sefine Shipyard has contracted Techano Oceanlift, a subsidiary of Oslo-listed Nekkar, to deliver 150-tonne cranes for two newbuild construction support vessels (CSVs) ordered by Norwegian offshore energy vessel and service providers. One of the cranes is already in production for a CSV ordered joint
A collision between a U.S.-flagged oil/product tanker and a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea, north of England, put both vessels on fire, which has since been brought under control.
The aft part of the highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel that VARD is building for the Japanese offshore wind market has arrived at the company’s Tulcea shipyard where it will be joined with the forward parts of the hull. The Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder held t
Singapore-based shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has teamed up with South Korean marine engineering solutions provider DongHwa Entec (DHE) for the installation of a high-pressure compressor on an LNG-fueled containership.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has given its fourth blessing for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project since the return of President Donal J. Trump to the White House, prolonging the timeline to kick off LNG exports from a terminal off the coast of Louisiana, USA.
The first of four 24,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships ordered by French shipping major CMA CGM at China’s Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard has completed sea trials.
Singapore-based dry bulk owner Berge Bulk has completed the ‘world’s first’ retrofit installation of a front-end shaft generator on a 208,718 dwt Newcastlemax vessel, aiming for both emission reduction and energy efficiency. The vessel in question is the 299-meter-long bulk carrier Berge Dachstein.
