Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has completed one-third of its multi-fuel Aurora-class pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) fleet with the addition of the fourth unit, Höegh Sunlight.
From a purely technical perspective, it would be already possible today to allow inland waterway vessels to travel across rivers unmanned and remotely controlled. However, as there are still many legal hurdles standing in the way of the everyday use of such ships, German insurers have called on the
Described as the maritime industry’s “exceptional newbuilding year”, 2024 yielded a record number of LNG-fueled ship deliveries, according to the latest data from DNV’s AFI platform.
Dutch shipping company Pot Scheepvaart has ordered another 6,340 dwt multipurpose ship at compatriot shipyard Royal Bodewes.
Dutch maritime technology company Value Maritime and its partners in the Maritime Efficient & Easy Carbon Capture (ME2CC) project have received funding from the Maritime Masterplan 2024 to advance the development, construction and demonstration of a compact, modular carbon capture system to be insta
United Heavy Lift (UHL) has started deploying a weather routing platform developed by Syroco on its F900 Eco-Lifter class ships.
The first 7,000 CEU liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) owned by China’s plug-in hybrid electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has been delivered. As disclosed, the vessel, named BYD Hefei, embarked on its maiden voyage on January 7, 2025, following the deliver
AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, and Norway’s Yara International, a crop nutrition company and a provider of environmental and agricultural solutions, have extended the existing contract of affreightment until 2033.
CLdN has contracted Elomatic to install tunnel thruster technology on two new hybrid RoRo vessels.
Marine fuels supplier Monjasa has completed the UAE’s first LNG bunkering operation.
DeepOcean is reuniting with the high-spec subsea vessel Orient Adventurer under a charter contract with Taiwanese Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) which will see the vessel join the Norwegian company’s fleet from early 2026 until the end of 2027. DeepOcean will use Orient Adventurer primarily in Europe, but
Denmark-headquartered towage and marine services provider Svitzer and Höegh Autoliners, a Norwegian provider of ocean transportation services in the roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) segment, have teamed up to deliver the former’s ‘first-ever’ carbon insetting solution in Australia. As disclosed, Svitzer’s p
Navigator Holdings (Navigator Gas), a UK-based owner and operator of the ‘world’s largest’ fleet of Handysize liquefied gas carriers, has completed the expansion of its Morgan’s Point ethylene terminal and committed to buying three 17,000 cbm ethylene carriers.
The year 2024 was marked by innovative projects in the maritime industry which witnessed the increased adoption of various wind propulsion solutions. Toward year’s end, a ‘revolutionary’ new solar sails-equipped cruise ship concept hit the headlines.
