The world’s largest LNG bunker vessel, Gas Agility, has been officially named at a ceremony held on Friday in Rotterdam. The 18,600-m³ GTT Mark III Flex membrane vessel is owned by Emerald Green Maritime Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and is chartered by Total
Damen’s Yichang yard in China has recently launched a 6,500-cbm LNG bunkering vessel for Elenger, formerly known as Eesti Gaas. Following delivery in the first quarter of 2021, the vessel named Optimus will start supplying LNG to a wide range of ships in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea, especiall
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat has taken the next step in the second phase of its planned fleet management transition.
The captain of the fire-stricken very large crude carrier New Diamond is facing negligence and pollution charges in Sri Lanka. The Panamanian-flagged supertanker is estimated to have spilled around 1,700 tonnes of heavy fuel following the engine room fire two weeks ago. “There is sufficient evidence
The construction of Finnlines’ second new hybrid ro-ro vessel started at the Chinese Nanjing Jinling shipyard on Wednesday, September 16, with a traditional steel-cutting ceremony. The vessel is part of Finnlines’ ongoing € 500 million ($592 million) newbuilding programme, which includes three green
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has received a notice of early termination of the charter party for the one of its vessels from Italian offshore contractor Saipem.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Panama-flagged bulk carrier AC Sesoda for underpaying its crew. AMSA boarded the ship at Mourilyan in Queensland on Thursday, September 10, 2020 to investigate allegations about underpayment. During AMSA’s investigation, evidence emerged
The keel laying ceremony for MyStar, an eco-friendly LNG-powered shuttle ferry owned by Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp, was held today at the Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard in Rauma, Finland.
Equinor reported that a fire had occurred on the fast rescue craft onboard the Siem Diamond vessel, which was on standby at the time to the Transocean Barents rig off Canada.
BeHydro, a joint venture company of Ghent-based engine builder ABC and Antwerp-based shipping company CMB, has launched the first hydrogen-powered dual-fuel engine with a capacity of 1 megawatt (MW). Over the past three years, BeHydro has developed, produced, and extensively tested a dual-fuel (dies
The Esvagt Dana Service Operation Vessel (SOV) is currently preparing for assignments at the Borssele III & IV and the Northwester offshore wind farms in the Netherlands and Belgium, respectively. This is according to SMST, which shared an update on the SOV via social media on 17 September. “In thes
Kawasaki Heavy Industries hosted a naming ceremony for Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel scheduled to start operations in October or later this year. Central LNG Marine Fuel Japan, a venture consisting of K Line, JERA, Toyota Tsusho, and NYK Line, owns the ship. The quartet named the 81.7 meters lo
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has selected Norwegian firm Grovfjord Mek. Verksted (GMV) to build its ultra-low emission Armada fleet of robotic ships. GMV will build Ocean Infinity’s initial fleet of up to 13 vessels capable of wholly robotic operations. Each robot ship can carry ROVs and A
Manor Renewable Energy’s (MRE) new wind farm service vessel (WFSV) Manor Endurance has set sail for its first charter in the UK. Manor Endurance is about to begin working on an undisclosed offshore wind project off the UK East Coast. The naming ceremony and christening for the WFSV were held at the
