Vessels
Hyundai Samho nets order for LPGC quartet
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. has won orders for four LPG carriers worth $328.7 million (KRW 364.4 billion). The orders are spread across two contracts, one with a shipowner from Liberia, and the second one with a shipping partner from Asia. Each company has booked two
Deep sea mining robot gets stuck 4,500 metres beneath Pacific Ocean’s surface
Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), the deep sea mining subsidiary of the Belgian dredger DEME, has faced a setback on one of the world’s first deep sea mining pilot test as its 25-tonne robot ‘nodule collector’ Patania II got detached and stranded on the Pacific Ocean’s seabed.
SFL orders 2 LNG-fueled car carriers, secures long-term charters
Bermuda-based ship owner and charterer SFL Corporation Ltd. is to order two new dual-fuel 7,000 CEU car carriers that will be chartered out to an unnamed European automobile manufacturer.
Eidesvik sells platform supplier outside oil and gas sector
A subsidiary of Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has sold and delivered one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs).
Petronas expands LNG fleet with charters for HLS trio
Malaysian energy giant Petronas has put pen to paper to its LNG fleet expansion deal with South Korea’s Hyundai LNG Shipping.
NGO Shipbreaking: 76% of ships broken in Q1 ended up on South Asian beaches Q1
Of the 204 ships broken in the first quarter of 2021, 155 ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia, notorious for poor work safety and environmental practices, the latest report from NGO Shipbreaking Platform shows. According to the report, Greek ship owners sold the most ships to South Asian ya
Hudong Zhonghua delivers LNG-powered CMA CGM Concorde
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has named and delivered CMA CGM Concorde. The 23,000 TEU containership is the seventh of nine giant LNG-powered containerships French shipowner CMA CGM has on order in China. Measuring 400 meters in length and 61 met
WinGD completes TAT for 7-cylinder dual-fuel engine
Marine engine developer WinGD has completed a successful Type Approval Test (TAT) for their X82DF dual-fuel engine.
Titan LNG’s second FlexFueler springs into action
Titan LNG, a Dutch independent LNG supplier, has completed a bunkering operation with its recently commissioned FlexFueler 002.
South Korea to develop testbed for eco-friendly ships
The South Korean government unveiled plans to develop a testbed to accelerate the development of carbon-neutral vessels.
Vaalco in talks to use FSO on Etame field off Gabon
Houston-based Vaalco Energy has signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with Omni Offshore Terminals to provide and operate floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit at the Etame Marin field offshore Gabon.
Bulker and tanker collide off China’s Qingdao port causing an oil spill
A Panamanian general cargo ship Sea Justice collided with an anchored Liberia-flagged tanker A Symphony in Qingdao Chaolian, Shandong on April 27, causing an oil spill in the Yellow Sea. Based on the available data, the Suezmax tanker, laden with 1 million barrels of bitumen blend, suffered damages
EU maritime sector set to benefit from new sustainable finance package
On 21 April, the European Commission adopted a “sustainable finance” package to help improve the flow of money towards sustainable activities across the European Union.
Baleària takes delivery of its LNG-powered ferry
Spanish ferry operator Baleària said it has taken delivery of its LNG-fueled fast-ferry Eleanor Roosevelt.