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
Norway’s DeepOcean is set to charter a converted, battery-powered offshore support vessel from shipowner Island Offshore to further enhance its subsea offering to the offshore renewables and oil & gas industries. DeepOcean has entered into a long-time charter agreement with Island Offshore for the I
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
Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo has placed an order for a dual-fuel RoPax-class E-Flexer vessel which will be operated by French ferry operator Corsica Linea.
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.
South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) has received orders to build two very large ammonia carriers (VLAC) and two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers.
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
The first next-generation methanol-ready multipurpose vessel being built in China for Singapore-based shipping company AAL Shipping has been launched.
Canadian shipowner Seaspan Energy has launched its first of three 7600 cbm LNG bunkering vessels, Seaspan Garibaldi.
Provaris Energy is advancing works on its proprietary H2Neo hydrogen carrier and hydrogen cargo containment system and has now engaged classification society DNV to issue a front-end engineering design (FEED) statement. Last summer, Provaris kicked off the program for the construction and testing of
E&S Tankers, a Germany-based joint venture between shipping companies Essberger Tankers and Stolt Tankers, has marked the start of 2024 with a new fleet addition.
Seaborne trade has witnessed a notable uptick in 2023, registering a 3% increase to a $12.4 billion, according to data from Clarksons Research. The global maritime landscape further unveils a 3% growth in the world fleet, reaching an 2.3 billion deadweight tons (dwt). Despite this expansion, the new
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has reportedly entered into a unique agreement with compatriot rival Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), marking the first-ever collaboration between two shipbuilding heavyweights. While specifics of the deal remain undisclosed, reports suggest that Hanwha Ocean wil
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) celebrated the start of 2024 with the introduction of another new 24,000+ TEU containership.
