Finnish energy company Gasum has delivered a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG), procured from Germany’s SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe), to the Inkoo floating storage regasification unit (FSRU). The LNG cargo is approximately 800 GWh in size, and as already mentioned, it is supplied by SEFE, or
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has marked a milestone on its journey towards sustainable shipping with the steel cutting ceremony for the first of its methanol-ready ‘NewMax’ hybrid ferries.
New York-listed dry bulk owner Safe Bulkers has entered into a deal to acquire an 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulker with a scheduled delivery date within the third quarter of 2026. According to Safe Bulkers, the newbuild vessel is designed to meet the Phase 3 requirements of Energy Efficiency Design Index
UK-based maritime service provider James Fisher has christened its latest LNG dual-fuel 6,000 dwt chemical tanker, as part of the next phase of its ‘fleet of the future’.
Finland-based marine engineering company Deltamarin has struck a deal with Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co Ltd. (WSIG) to design three roll-on/roll-off vessels for Airbus aircraft subassembly transportation. The construction of the vessels has been commission
In 2023, global shipyards delivered 350 new containerships with a total capacity of 2.2 million TEU, beating the previous record from 2015 when 1.7 million TEU was delivered. The 2023 record is now likely to be beaten already in 2024, BIMCO announced. As 2023 saw a relatively low level of container
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received two orders for the tank design of two new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). The first LNGC will be realized by the South Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean, GTT said, adding that the vessel will have a total capacity of 174,000 m3 and will be fitted
According to the latest stats from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, a total of 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered in 2023, with methanol going mainstream. The classification society revealed that by a small margin, methanol proved the most popular alternative fuel
UK-based maritime design and applied technologies company Artemis Technologies has sold a 100% electric foiling workboat to Denmark.
FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics (FWOL) has deployed the first hydrogen-powered dual-fuel crew transfer vessel (CTV) in Germany for the German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz. The Hydrocat 55 is a CTV equipped with the dual-fuel hydrogen technology of CMB.TECH, one of FWOL’s shareholders. D
Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has ordered eight MAN B&W ME-GA engines from German manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) for four 174,000 cubic meter LNG carriers. According to MAN ES, the order entails 4x2x5G70ME-GA Mk. 10.5 engines which will feature its proprietary exhau
Marine LNG infrastructure company Energos Infrastructure, majority-controlled by Apollo-managed funds and minority shareholder New Fortress Energy (NFE), has completed the acquisition of two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) from affiliates of Dynagas, an LNG maritime transportation
A Panama-flagged ship has been caught using banned high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) in a sulphur emission control area (SECA), according to Germany’s water police.
LNG shipping company Flex LNG will take redelivery of the 2019-built Flex Constellation as the carrier’s current charterer, a trading house, has decided not to exercise its extension option. Flex Constellation was fixed on a three-year time charter on May 17, 2021, with an option to extend the perio
