The pioneering design for a floating carbon storage and injection unit (FCSIU), developed by Malaysian offshore energy major Bumi Armada, has won approval in principle (AiP) from the ABS classification society. Bumi Armada’s FCSIU concept is a floating terminal capable of storing and injecting liqui
Shell Shipping and Maritime, CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä Marine have launched a new hybrid electric liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier design.
Japanese industry giants Sumitomo, Toho Gas, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Australian Woodside Energy (Woodside) have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly conduct a feasibility study to establish a carbon capture and storage value chain between Australia and Japan.
Japan’s ClassNK and Fukui Seisakusho have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning a joint study on a safety relief valve for a cargo tank of liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carriers. ClassNK said that, in order to ensure safety in the transport of liquefied hydrogen, the development of safety
Danish containership major Maersk and American e-commerce giant Amazon have finalized a 2023-2024 agreement for the transport of 20,000 FFE containers using green biofuel through Maersk’s “ECO Delivery” ocean product offering. Maersk estimates this purchase will contribute to a reduction in 44,600 m
China’s shipbuilding major Jiangnan Shipbuilding has signed a contract with Singaporean shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping for the construction of two 93,000 cbm liquid ammonia carriers. The design of the very large ammonia carriers (VLAC) has been derived from the shipbuilder’s fourth genera
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) for a 200K cbm ultra-large ammonia carrier fuelled by ammonia. The AIP was awarded by Korean Register at Gastech 2023 currently underway in Singapore following a joint development project (JDP) between K
Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), German MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES), South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and yards from the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have announced a collaboration on the development of ammonia-burning engine that will be fitted to a new fl
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has welcomed another new mega containership into its fleet, OOCL Zeebrugge, the fifth eco-friendly 24,188 TEU vessel in a series of twelve. The vessel was named at a ceremony held at the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineeri
Korean Register (KR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with K Shipbuilding, Sunbo Industries and Dongsung Finetec to jointly develop a 12,000 cbm liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier design.
Gulf LNG Tugs of Brownsville (Gulf LNG Tugs) has signed two construction contracts with Master Boat Builders and Sterling Shipyard for each shipyard to construct two tugs to serve the Rio Grande LNG export facility (RGLNG).
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), has won an Approval in Principle (AiP) from and an Approval of Service Suppliers (AOSS) from DNV for two innovations: a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier tank and an underwater
Classification society ABS, French containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) and DHT Holdings have signed a joint development project (JDP) to optimize a new, very large crude carrier (VLCC) with liquified natural gas (LNG) propulsion.
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order from the Chinese shipyard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) for the tank design of two new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). The order came on behalf of Sea Jade Investment, a joint venture owned by Hong Kong-based shipping comp
