Salvage operations to transfer the oil from a rapidly decaying FSO, moored off Yemen, to a safe vessel are expected to start soon.
ONE’s first eco-friendly 24,000-TEU containership, ONE Innovation, has transited the Suez Canal.
Thordon Bearings has retrofitted seven special purpose, single point mooring (SPM) service boats, which are servicing the SUMED pipeline.
Japanese LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy Corporation and compatriot energy company Inpex Corporation have completed the supply of B24 biofuel bunker to a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) chartered by Astomos. The endeavor marks the first-ever biofuel supply to a VLGC in the Middle East. Biofuels
UAE’s ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has taken delivery of a newbuild LNG dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC). The vessel named Hafeet was built by Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuildin
The lifetime fuel costs of meeting key European decarbonisation targets for shipping through the LNG pathway are expected to be roughly half that of the methanol or ammonia pathways, according to the findings of a new analysis from the SEA-LNG coalition. The multi-sector coalition promotes the comme
Human rights and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are urging UNDP to ensure the clean and safe recycling of the decaying floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel Safer, moored offshore Yemen, that is threatening to cause a massive oil spill. In a letter addressed to UNDP, the
Almost two-thirds (59%) of the shipping industry underestimate the negative environmental impacts of biofouling, with as much as 1 in 4 claiming to know little about the issue, a new report by marine coatings manufacturer Jotun has found. Biofouling is caused by the build-up of micro-organisms, plan
Netherlands-based Elegant Exit Company (EEC), which specializes in the sustainable recycling of veteran ships by converting them into green steel, has voiced interest in recycling FSO Safer. The rapidly decaying supertanker is at the center of a United Nations-led mission worth over $100 million to
Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization and Boston Consulting Group have revealed major insights from the Global Maritime Decarbonization Survey during a presentation held at Nor-Shipping 2023’s Tradewinds Ocean Stage. The survey sheds light on the current state of maritime decarb
A total of 5.5% of fleet capacity today is alternatively fuelled, up from 2.3% in 2017, according to Clarksons’ Green Technology Tracker, which estimates the figure to reach 6.5% by 2025. Although alternative-fuelled newbuild ordering has been a little slower in 2023 to date, 48% of overall orderboo
Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has secured two contract extensions for one of its small-size class vessels and one of its large-class vessels.
SABIC Agri-Nutrients, a petrochemical company from Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with energy company Aramco, has sent the first commercial shipment of low-carbon ammonia to Taiwan Fertilizer Company. On its social media, SABIC said the shipment reflects its commitment to delivering low-carbon solut
Maritime leaders have formed an elite working group to study onboard carbon capture technologies as a solution to help decarbonize the maritime industry while enabling the existing ships to continue burning fossil fuels. The collaborative project brings together ABS, Diana Shipping Services, Equinor
