MOL MOVES TOWARDS 90-SHIP CLEAN FUEL GOAL
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is moving towards its aim of having 90 vessels afloat fuelled by LNG or methanol by 2030, following delivery of the LNG-fuelled car carrier ‘Cerulean Ace’ from the Onishi Shipyard of Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel will transport cars,...
ELTRONIC FUELTECH STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP WITH CSTC SHANGHAI
Eltronic FuelTech and China Shipbuilding Trading CSTC (Shanghai), a prominent player in the Chinese maritime industry, have formalised their collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The mutual agreement signals a united commitment to advancing...
SANMAR DELIVERS TWO ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY TUGS TO MEDITERRANEAN OPERATOR
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar has delivered two newbuild tugs from its Boğaçay series to a returning client, the Italy-headquartered Rimorchiatori Mediterranei Group, considered to be the largest tug operator in the Mediterranean. The Ortigia, known as Boğaçay LX while...
GONDAN LAUNCHES FIFTH ZERO-EMISSION READY CSOV
Spanish company Gondan Shipbuilders has celebrated the launching of its fifth Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) for Edda Wind, from the recently-resized slipway 1 of the expanded Figueras, Castropol facility. The vessel, new building number C503, designed...
UNION MARITIME BUILDING NEW VESSELS WITH WINDWINGS
Tanker owner and operator Union Maritime is planning to fit two new LR2 tankers with the WindWings wind propulsion technology developed by UK design and engineering firm BAR Technologies. The two vessels, currently being built at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding...
NEW DEPUTY CEO AT SCHOTTEL
German propulsion company Schottel has appointed Roland Schwandt, a naval architect who first joined the company in 2000, as Deputy CEO. Schwandt worked as a dedicated project and sales manager in various Schottel sales segments. After briefly managing the Tug &...
SANMAR INTRODUCES ELECTRIC TOWAGE TO ITS OWN FLEET
Sanmar of Turkiye is celebrating the launching of the first electric battery- powered ElectRA tug for its own fleet, which provides towage, ship assist and escorting services at six ports around Turkiye. This will be the seventh electric battery tug delivered from...
WÄRTSILÄ SIMULATOR PACKAGE FOR UAE
Wärtsilä has supplied its latest simulator technology to the Sharjah Maritime Academy, located in Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates. The academy is one of the region’s leading providers of maritime studies, training and research. The advanced simulation facility, which...