Vessels
Sembcorp Marine unit LMG Marin to design world’s 1st green ammonia-fuelled tanker
Norwegian naval architect and ship design firm LMG Marin, part of Sembcorp Marine Ltd, has secured a contract to design the world’s first green ammonia-fuelled tanker, the MS Green Ammonia.
NKT Victoria pulls up at Ulstein Verft
Cable-laying vessel NKT Victoria is currently at Ulstein Verft for maintenance and a five-year classification.
Rolls-Royce to supply mtu engines for new Svitzer tugs
UK’s engineering company Rolls-Royce has received a contract to supply eight mtu engines to Brazilian shipyard Rio Maguari.
Samsung Heavy gets rid of ex-Ocean Rig drillship with hopes to sell three more
South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has agreed to sell a former Ocean Rig drillship to an unnamed European company.
Belships sells two oldest Supramaxes to modernize its fleet
Norwegian shipping company Belships has entered into agreements for the sale of two 58,000 dwt bulk carriers.
Eneti orders second 20 MW wind turbine installation vessel
Eneti Inc. has entered into a binding agreement for the construction of the second next-generation wind turbine installation vessel with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). Eneti has exercised an option it held with DSME for the construction of the WTIV. The contract pri
DSME orders GTT tank design for 4 new MOL LNGCs
Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered tank design from French containment specialist GTT for four new LNG carriers it is building for Japanese ship-owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL).
CMA CGM, Shell wrap up 1st BioLNG bunkering trial
French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM and Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company Shell have performed the first liquefied biomethane (BioLNG) bunkering trial in Rotterdam.
Wärtsilä scores gig for NorthStar’s 2nd LNG bunker vessel
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has won the order to supply cargo handling system for the second LNG bunker vessel that U.S. shipyard Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is building for NorthStar.
Fugro Pioneer in methanol switch
Fugro has received a “major” subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) for the development of methanol as a clean energy fuel for its vessels.
GasLog orders 4 LNG carriers from DSME
Greek LNG shipper GasLog has ordered four newbuild LNG carriers from South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
Brittany Ferries’ 2nd LNG-fueled E-Flexer Salamanca delivered
Swedish ferry operator Stena RoRo has delivered LNG-powered E-Flexer cruise ferry Salamanca to French shipping company Brittany Ferries.
ZeroCoaster ammonia-powered cargo ship wins DNV AiP
DNV has awarded AiP for the ZeroCoaster ammonia-fuelled cargo ship, confirming an independent assessment that the ship’s design is feasible.
Floatel expects modest utilisation levels for accommodation fleet
Floatel expects the overall utilisation of the accommodation fleet to remain at modest levels in the near term.