Japanese shipping company NYK has taken delivery of LNG carrier 'Al Zuwai'r from the HHI Ulsan Shipyard of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea. The vessel will be deployed under a time-charter contract with QatarEnergy, one of the world's largest LNG...
Ship owner and operator AET, part of MISC, has taken delivery of its newest vessel, a dual-fuel LNG-powered 300,000 dwt VLCC, which is on long-term charter to Shell Tankers (Singapore). The vessel, Eagle Vellore, is the first of three VLCCs contracted by AET in March...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a letter of intent for four firm, and eight optional, next generation 9,350 CEU methanol dual fuel PCTC vessels with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu), with deliveries starting from the second half of 2026. CEO Lasse Kristoffersen said: “There...
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a second battery-powered tug to HaiSea Marine in Canada to work alongside its sister as a key member of what is said to be the most environmentally-friendly tugboat operation in the world. Combined with HaiSea’s two Sanmar-built...
Cosco Shipping Development, a company in China's COSCO group, has floated out its first all-electric container ship from the No 1 dock at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou). According to the company, the successful launch of the ship marks an important...
South Korean Shipbuilder DH Shipbuilding has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from ABS for the basic design of a 7700 TEU methanol dual-fuel propulsion container ship. Methanol dual-fuel propulsion vessels are regarded as eco-friendly, and are subject to safety...
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with UK Dredging for the delivery of a Shoalbuster 2711 Water Injection Dredger (WID). Based on a proven design, the vessel nonetheless represents a novel approach to water injection dredging, enabling significant gains in...
Damen Shipyards and Turkey’s Feyz Group have signed a contract for the delivery of three new Damen Combi Freighters 3850 for delivery in early 2025. This agreement represents a milestone for Damen, which is marking the first new build Cargo Vessel sales to a Turkish...
A delivery ceremony has been held for the 'Freesia Leader', the fifth LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) operated by NYK, at the port of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture. On arriving at Nagoya, the vessel received LNG fuel from Kaguya, an LNG-bunkering ship...
German shipyard Meyer Werft has handed over its newest cruise ship, the 'Silver Nova', to shipping company Silversea Cruises, the vessel being considered one of the most environmentally friendly cruise ships thanks to its innovative fuel concept. Before the handover...
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has increased its order intake this year to a total of 25 ships, following the 16-vessel order reported earlier in July 2023 from Evergreen. The value of the latest order is KRW 3,959.3bn, which, according to SHI, is the largest ever for...
Japanese company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has ordered a further liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large LPG/liquefied ammonia gas carrier (VLGC) from Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The86,700m3 capacity ship will be built at the KHI Sakaide Works shipyard and...
According to a Taiwan stock exchange announcement, Taiwanese ship operator Evergreen Marine Corporation has contracted with two Asian shipyards for a total of 24 dual fuel containerships, ready for operation on methanol fuel. The total contract value is put at around...
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