The world’s first containership powered by green methanol has officially been named in the picturesque city of Copenhagen, Denmark by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. “I name you Laura Maersk! As you sail the waters of the world, may your journeys be smooth and your tas
Swiss equipment provider Leclanché SA has been selected for a pair of hybrid roll-on, roll-off passenger and vehicle ferries (RoPax) owned by Scotland’s Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).
Swedish shipping company Furetank and its Canadian counterpart Algoma Central Corporation have expanded their FureBear joint venture, launched a year ago, with the order for two additional Vinga-class vessels. The new order for Vinga series vessels grows the FureBear joint venture to a total of ten
Two titans of the global maritime and logistics industry, Crowley and SEACOR Holdings, through its subsidiary Seabulk Tankers, have joined forces to create a joint venture Fairwater Holdings LLC, a new, independent U.S. Jones Act service provider. The new company integrates the duo’s liquid energy a
Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030 and Pherousa Green Shipping AS (PGS) have signed a green package supply agreement for up to six modern, zero-emission Ultramax dry bulk carriers of about 63.000 deadweight tons each.
C2X, a new, independent company, backed by A.P. Moller Holding, the controlling shareholder of the A.P. Moller – Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping and logistics companies, has unveiled plans to build large-scale green methanol production facilities. The move follows a successful fundraisin
Greek shipping giant Sea Traders has placed an order for four state-of-the-art Kamsarmax vessels from the Qingdao Yangfan shipyard in China, according to shipbroker reports. The four 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax vessels will adhere to the stringent NOx Tier III and EEDI Phase 3 regulations. These regulation
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has visited the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex, located in Bolshoi Kamen, Primorsky Territory, taking part in the naming ceremony of two reinforced ice-class carriers. The first vessel, the shuttle tanker, built by the order of Rosnefteflot, was named after the Soviet
The world’s first container vessel powered by green methanol has arrived in Copenhagen after completing a 21,500 km maiden trip from Ulsan, South Korea. The 2,100 TEU boxship was assisted into the port of Copenhagen by Svitzer’s tugs and the container ship docked in the Toldboden area of the Copenha
Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has selected French shipbuilder Piriou as its preferred shipbuilder to build and deliver two new eco-friendly ferries.
The world’s first methanol-fueled hybrid RoRo vessels, being built at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) for the Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo, will use technology group Wärtsilä’s solutions. Specifically, Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for the two vesse
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has held a naming and launching ceremony for Japan’s first hybrid passenger ship, which uses hydrogen and biodiesel fuels.
SEA-KIT International has secured funding from the Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition to design and manufacture a hydrogen-fuelled uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The Zero Emissions Ports Hydrogen Refilling Survey Vessel (ZEPHR) project aims to extend vessel operation for po
U.K.-based small-scale LNG company Avenir LNG has announced that Norway’s Wilhelmsen Ship Management will manage three of its LNG bunker vessels. The vessels awarded are Avenir Achievement, Avenir Ascension and Avenir Aspiration. They were previously managed by Hoegh LNG, one of three blue-chip shar
