Europe’s inland waterway shipping company HGK Shipping has placed an order for an innovative gas tanker with the Dutch shipyard De Gerlien van Tiem Scheepsreparatie – Nieuwbouw. The new vessel, characterized by its unique features, is optimized to sail in shallow waters. The vessel is equipped with
Russia’s Gazprom has announced that its own-produced shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the complex near the Portovaya CS was completely unloaded from the Velikiy Novgorod LNG tanker at the Tangshan LNG import terminal in China. Gazprom noted it was the first time its own-produced LNG was de
Norway’s DOF Group has won three new service contracts with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras that are worth more than $260 million. The contracts include survey and inspection work and will see at least three vessels used to perform flexible pipeline, risers and subsea equipment ins
Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC), part of Norwegian shipping company Torvald Klaveness, is embarking on an initiative to enhance vessel connectivity through a pilot program with Starlink, a satellite internet service provided by Marlink. Through this endeavor KCC aims to facilitate digital c
A pilot project was launched at Zuidnatie’s terminal in Antwerp in which shore power was connected to the ocean-going vessel UAL Osprey, an ocean going vessel owned by UK-based shipping company Carisbrooke Shipping, by means of a Zenobē battery. This makes Zuidnatie the first terminal in Belgium to
Just weeks after making headlines with its ambitious announcement at the end of August, China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has swiftly moved forward with the order of the world’s first methanol dual-fuel Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC). As previously announced, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group
Thursday witnessed a momentous occasion in the annals of container shipping, one that reverberated with promises of greener, more sustainable days ahead for the maritime industry. The naming ceremony of the world’s first methanol-powered containership, the Laura Maersk, took center stage, signifying
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding hosted the delivery ceremony for the 24,116 TEU ultra-large container ship, MSC Claude Girardet commissioned by China Ship Leasing and Swiss container shipping major MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. This is the fourth 24,000TEU giant to be delivere
South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM is accelerating its use of alternative fuels in line with the company’s decarbonization efforts. The company, which is currently undergoing a privatization process, has carried out a trial use of a sustainable marine biofuel on its 6,400TEU containership HMM Tacoma
Monjasa, one of the world’s top 10 marine fuels suppliers, is charting a course toward a sustainable and scalable biofuel solution for the maritime sector in Latin America. As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) sets its sights on full decarbonization of the shipping industry by 2050, drop
Maersk, a pioneering force in the shipping industry, is well on its way to completing its ambitious newbuilding program comprising 25 ships powered by green methanol. Speaking at today’s historic naming ceremony for its first methanol-powered ship, Vincent Clerc, CEO of A.P. Moller Maersk, revealed
The new ro-pax vessel Finnsirius, part of Finnlines EUR 500-million Green Investment Programme, was named at a festive ceremony in Naantali on 13 September 2023. Following the tradition at maritime namings, ship’s godmother Tiina Ahola, representing the Ahola Group, broke a bottle of champagne again
Guangzhou Shipbuilding International Co. (GSI) has delivered the first liquified natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) to Bermuda-based ship owning and chartering company SFL Corporation.
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) and Jiangsu Yak have signed a contract for the cargo containment system construction project of ten 175,000 cubic meter LNG carriers (LNGCs). According to DSIC, the two parties will work together in construction, production management, safety manag
