South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as DSME, has launched two LNG carriers built for Greek LNG shipping services provider GasLog. GasLog shared the milestone via social media on February 7. The launching ceremony for two LNG carriers, which will be named GasLog Italy and Marvel Pho
Dutch energy storage systems provider EST-Floattech has announced the delivery and commissioning of the Octopus Series battery system on the SFK Ferry Laboe.
The world’s largest cruise company Carnival Corporation & plc is on track to achieve an overall 18% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity on a lower berth capacity basis in 2024 compared to 2019. The achievement is just a few points shy of its 20% reduction goal originally targeted fo
The first flight model of the European next-generation rocket Ariane 6’s upper stage has been loaded onto Canopée, the world’s first wind-powered hybrid industrial cargo ship.
UK’s Enshore Subsea and Belgian Herbosch-Kiere have partnered to purchase a 25-year-old cable-laying vessel (CLV) in a newly created joint venture. Herbosch-Kiere and Enshore Subsea have purchased the 1999-built, 88-meter-long Topaz Installer vessel, set to be renamed CMOS Installer. The vessel is m
The first Capesize LNG-fueled bulk carrier to be built at a shipyard in Japan has been named.
On January 31, Japanese shipping company NYK and compatriot power generation company JERA signed a long-term charter contract for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to be built in South Korea by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.
Cool Company (CoolCo), an owner, operator, and manager of LNG carriers, has secured a new time charter agreement with Santos Shipping Singapore for one of its TFDE vessels that will undergo LNGe upgrades to reduce emissions. The 12-month charter agreement is scheduled to commence in the first quarte
Finnish shipping company Viking Line has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ports of Stockholm, and the Port of Turku to create a green maritime corridor between Turku and Stockholm. The goal is for the corridor to be 100% carbon-neutral by 2035. The partnership aims to develop scal
South Korean shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured a contract to construct fifteen liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for an undisclosed shipping company from the Middle East.
Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has completed its 150th liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation.
The escalation of attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by the Houthi armed forces is further intensifying after increased air strikes by the U.S. and UK forces in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. Paradoxically, the military intervention has not deterred the Houthi rebels, who have promised further reta
The Estonian State Fleet has won Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for a hydrogen fuel-cell ferry designed by Finnish ship design and engineering company Deltamarin. As part of the certification, LR approved the current stage of the design process to be suitable for further desi
Japanese shipping heavyweight Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed bare boat charter and time charter contracts with Northern Lights JV DA for the management of the third CO2 ship. K Line has already signed contracts for managing the first two 7,500 m3 liquefied CO2 ships scheduled for delivery
