AW Shipping, a joint venture between the UAE's ADNOC Logistics and Services and Wanhua Chemical Group, has awarded shipbuilding contracts to Jiangnan Shipyard in China, valued at about US$ 1.9bn in total. The contract covers the construction of nine Very Large Ethane...
Turkish tug and workboat builder Sanmar has started work on seven more of its emissions-free battery electric powered ElectRA class tugs. Sanmar has experienced huge interest in these ‘Tugs of the Future’ and, once built and delivered, these latest versions will bring...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced the completion of 'Green Winds', a 63,896 dwt Ultramax bulk carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail wind power propulsion system at Oshima Shipbuilding. MOL Group company MOL Drybulk will operate this new vessel,...
Greek container ship owner Danaos Corporation has added an extra five environmentally-friendly newbuilding containerships to its orderbook. The five newbuilding orders with an aggregate contract price of US$ 509m comprise one additional 8,258 TEU vessel to be built at...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Orcelle Horizon project has reached a significant milestone with the completion at IMC Shipyard in Zhoushan, China of preparation for the retrofitting installation of a wing sail to the vessel 'Tirranna'. Prior to docking, extensive preparation...
The keel laying ceremony of the first of the two all-new NewMax hybrid vessels for Stena Line has taken place at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in WeiHai, China. Stena Futura, the chosen name for this ship, is one of two NewMax hybrid vessels that will play a...
India's Cochin Shipyard subsidiary Udupi Cochin Shipyard has obtained an order from Norwegian shipping company Wilson for the design and construction of four 6300 dwt dry cargo vessels, with an option for an additional four vessels of the same type to be exercised by...
Greek shipping company Attica Group has signed an agreement with Stena RoRo for the charter with purchase option of two E-Flexer vessels, to be built by Stena RoRo at the CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard, China. The two new vessels, each with an overall length of 240m, are...
A naming ceremony has been held at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries for 'Gas Amethyst', a large LPG carrier jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Astomos Energy Corporation. Following Gas Garnet, which was delivered in March 2024, Gas...
In San Diego port, US shipowner Crowley has christened the 'eWolf', the first US all-electric ship assist harbour tugboat, designed to operate sustainably and with zero emissions. The eWolf delivers high-power capability alongside safety and efficiency. The name comes...
Western Baltija Shipbuilding (WBS) in Lithuania has been commissioned by the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority to build a new vessel, designed for waste management, and which is said to be a symbol of Lithuania’s progress and its commitment to reducing environmental...
Norwegian financier Enova has awarded a NOK 180m investment grant to Amon Gas, a newly-formed subsidiary of Amon Maritime, which is targeting a shipbuilding series starting with two firm orders of ammonia-powered gas carriers with a goal of being in operation by 2028....
Emer International, a subsidiary of CM Energy Tech, has signed two contracts with tanker owner and operator Union Maritime (UML) and Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding to build two new LNG dual-fuel LR2 tankers with BAR Technology's WindWings. The two vessels, designed...
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