Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in India has held a keel-laying ceremony for a hybrid electric Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for North Star Shipping (Aberdeen), ordered to serve the growing offshore renewable energy segment. The 85m battery-electric hybrid SOV, second...
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for six newbuild medium-sized gas carrier (MGC) vessels, which Wärtsilä says strengthens its market position in this sector. The new vessels are being constructed at...
Gibdock Shipyard and Armada Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the integration of Armada's proprietary air lubrication system, the Passive Air Lubrication System (PALS), into vessels serviced by Baleana Group company Gibdock. The...
A car carrier vessel of 7,000 CEU capacity, named 'Poseidon Highway', has recently been delivered to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) of Japan from Imabari Shipbuilding. The vessel is mainly fuelled by LNG, and is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% to 30% and SOx...
UK company Artemis Technologies has been awarded a tender to supply the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) with a 100% electric Artemis EF-12 Pilot boat. This collaboration is considered to mark a significant milestone in Sweden’s ambition to transition towards a...
German family-owned short sea shipping company Reederei Bernd Sibum has placed an order with Damen Shipyards Group for the construction of four Combi Freighters (CF) 3850. These vessels, scheduled for completion in early 2026, are to be delivered hybrid-ready,...
Korea Shipbuilding reports that it has successively obtained eco-friendly ship technology certifications from global shipping companies and is accelerating its development of decarbonised ships. Korea Shipbuilding has recently obtained Joint Development (JDP)...
A.P. Moller-Maersk has celebrated the naming of its latest dual-fuel methanol container vessel 'Alexandra Maersk' at the Port of Felixstowe, UK. Alexandra Maersk is the sixth vessel in Maersk’s owned fleet being able to sail on methanol in its main and auxiliary...
Baltic shipping company ESL Shipping, a company in the Aspo group, has ordered a series of four new, fossil-free handysize vessels, with an option to increase the order for an unspecified number of extra ships. The ships will be built at China Merchants Jinling...
DP World company Unifeeder has named two newbuild vessels, 'Navios Utmost' and 'Navios Unite', at the Changhong shipyard in Zhoushan, China. These vessels are part of Unifeeder’s fleet renewal plan, which aims to deploy more efficient ships while the company continues...
Swedish short sea shipping company AtoB@C Shipping, part of ESL Shipping of Finland, has recently taken delivery of its fourth battery hybrid 5,350dwt cargo vessel, 'Aquamar', part of a 12-ship order placed with the Chowgule shipyard in India. AtoB@C is scheduled to...
Shipping company Spliethoff has placed an order with Wuhu Shipyard in China for the construction of a new series of eight multi-purpose vessels with an option for two additional vessels, to be delivered starting the first quarter of 2028. The new energy-efficient...
Purus has placed an order for two 45,000m3 dual fuel ammonia-ready medium-sized gas carriers (MGC) from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea for scheduled delivery in 2027. The newbuild pair will increase the size of the Purus ammonia transport fleet to nine vessels,...
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