Chinese shipbuilding company Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry, part of Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered RoRo ship being built for Bank of Communications Leasing (Bocomm Leasing) and COSCO Haite.
This year saw an ordering spree for LNG carriers amid spiking demand for LNG driven primarily by the ongoing geopolitical turbulence in Europe as the EU battles to break away from dependence on Russian gas instigated by Russia’s war in Ukraine. A total of 162 new orders have been placed so far this
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson has secured another contract extension with Addax Petroleum for a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel carrying out operations in Nigeria. Yinson revealed on 22 December that it had received a new short-term extension of the contract for FPSO Ado
CSSC Huangpu Wenchong, a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has launched the second multi-purpose gas carrier being built for compatriot LPG carrier owner Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM). The 9,500 cbm vessel (hull number H5509) is the second ship from the series currently unde
Japanese shipping heavyweight NYK has held a naming ceremony for the second dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) for charter with LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy Corporation.
South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has changed its name to HD Hyundai, the company said in a regulatory filing. According to Korean media reports, the name change coincides with the 50th anniversary held in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, which served as the stage for the company to declare it
UK-headquartered ROVOP has secured a contract with Mermaid Subsea Services (Thailand) for the delivery of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on board the DP2 diving support construction vessel (DSCV) Van Gogh. As part of the agreement, ROVOP will mobilize a newly acquired Schilling HD 150HP work ROV
Chinese shipbuilding conglomerate China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is rounding off 2022 with the delivery of 209 ships, the equivalent of 14 million dwt. CSSC said that this year it secured the largest portion of new shipbuilding orders in the world, despite the challenges caused by the p
An upgrade of the world’s largest floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) MOL FSRU Challenger has been completed, increasing its regasification capacity before deployment to Hong Kong. Following the upgrade at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore, the FSRU with a storage capacity of 263,000 cubic me
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries announced that it has successfully demonstrated its own Boil-off gas Recovery System (BReS), and received a Statement of Fact from the ABS classification society. BReS is a system that recovers boil-off gas that is naturally evaporated in the fuel ta
Scottish state-backed ferry owner Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has selected Cemre Marin Endustri A.S shipyard in Turkey as the preferred bidder for the construction of two new ferries. The two new vessels are intended to support the communities at Uig, Lochmaddy and Tarbert (Harris). “This
One of the world’s largest shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has validated the performance of a 1.5MW class LNG/hydrogen hybrid engine (HiMSEN) developed by proprietary technology. The company marked a major milestone last week with the completion of the performance verification of the hyb
A criminal investigation is underway regarding a bomb threat on board a containership identified as MSC Lorena, the Dutch police confirmed. The vessel was diverted from the Port of Antwerp following a threatening phone call saying that a bomb would explode if the ship docked in the port, according t
Singapore-based tanker owner and operator Hafnia will soon add four new dual-fuel LR2 product tankers to its fleet, two of which are due for delivery at the beginning of 2023. The vessels are currently under construction and the first of them, HAFNIA LANGUEDOC, will be delivered in January 2023, wit
