Vessels
Ponant’s LNG-powered vessel nearing delivery
The French cruise line Ponant has reached a new milestone in the construction of its LNG-powered hybrid electric polar exploration vessel.
One quarter of tanker fleet to be over 20 years old by 2023
More than 25% of the active tanker fleet, i.e., one quarter, is set to reach 20 years of age by 2023, creating quite a scrapping candidate list going forward. Data from VesselsValue shows that of the 13, 211 tankers in its data base, including small tankers, over 3,000 are 20 years old and older. Co
Sea Consortium books four boxships at CSSC
Singapore-based Sea Consortium has placed an order for four 7,000 TEU containerships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). Singapore Sea Consortium, is a subsidiary of X-press, a feeder operator which has a fleet of up to 130 feeder-type co
Hapag-Lloyd cuts sulphur oxide emissions by 70 pct in 2020
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd reduced its sulphur-oxide emissions by roughly 70 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019, a newly released report shows.
Viking Grace completes test run of Norsepower’s rotor sail
Viking Line’s passenger ship Viking Grace has completed the trial testing of the rotor sail technology developed by Finland-based clean tech company Norsepower.
Archer 3D seismic survey starts offshore Australia
Shearwater’s Geo Coral vessel has started the Archer 3D seismic survey that will cover the Dorado development and the exploration potential to the south west of the field located in the Bedout Sub-basin offshore Australia.
Toyota Tsusho to trial biofuel in Singapore
Toyota Tsusho Petroleum Private Limited (TTP), a physical bunker supplier and bunker barge operator located in the Port of Singapore, will conduct biofuel trials in Singapore, Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corporation said.
Ever Given’s owner files appeal against ship’s arrest
Japanese shipping company Shoei Kisen Kaisha has filed an appeal before the Ismalia court in Egypt against the arrest of Ever Given and its cargo. As reported earlier, the containership was arrested on April 13, as the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the shipowners failed to reach a deal on the compe
Höegh Autoliners plans to have its 1st zero-carbon ready car carrier by 2023
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners launched today its Aurora Class of vessels as part of its decarbonization efforts. The ships will be zero-carbon ready and designed for 9,100 car equivalent units, making them the world’s largest car carriers. The company has entered into a Memorandum
GasLog’s LNG newbuild starts sea trials, delivery mid June
Liquefied natural gas shipper GasLog informed its newbuild LNG carrier, GasLog Wellington has kicked off sea trials in South Korea. The vessel, currently known as SN2311 is under construction at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The vessel features X-DF low-pressure, two-stroke m
Costamare takes York Capital’s stake in five 11,000 TEU boxships
Greek shipping company Costamare Inc. has acquired York Capital’s 60% equity interest, on average, in five 11,000 TEU containerships.
IMechE: UK Govt should back development of a demonstration ship fitted with sails
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), a registered charity in England and Wales, has called on the U.K. Government to support the development of a demonstration ship with retro-fitted sails. Fitting sails to cargo ships and sailing more slowly could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from t
Avenir Accolade completes first LNG bunkering off Malaysia
Avenir LNG, a joint venture consisting of Stolt-Nielsen, Hoegh LNG and Golar LNG, has completed the first bunkering of the Avenir Accolade.
Trafigura, Braskem offset carbon emissions from naphtha cargo
Commodity trading company Trafigura and Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in the Americas, have teamed up on what has been described as the first cargo of carbon offset naphtha. The cargo was shipped last week from Corpus Christi, Texas and will be delivered by Trafigura to Braskem’s facili