HMM ORDERS 14 SHIPS INCLUDING 12 DUAL-FUEL NEWBUILDS
South Korean shipping company HMM has embarked on a programme of new vessel orders, worth a total of KRW 4trn, marking a significant investment in its fleet portfolio. The order includes a 12 container ships of 13,000 TEU capacity and two VLCCs (Very Large Crude...
STENA LINE NAMES SECOND GREEN RO-RO IN CHINA
Stena Line’s newest vessel, ‘Stena Connecta’, has been officially named at the CMI Shipyard in Weihai, China, and will soon begin the maiden voyage to its new home port on the Irish Sea. Alongside Stena Futura, which entered service in September 2025,...
ESL BECOMES FIRST GENERAL CARGO SHIPPING COMPANY WITH SBTi ENDORSEMENT
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved Baltic shipping company ESL Shipping’s near and long-term emission reduction targets as the first company in the general cargo segment. Approval means that the targets, which include ESL’s subsidiary...
UK PROJECT LOOKS AT EXTENSION OF SHORE POWER FACILITIES
A new collaborative initiative, the Port Infrastructure using Novel energy Storage (PINS) project, has been launched in the UK to validate the feasibility of a next-generation shore power and vessel recharging infrastructure. Funded by the UK Government through the UK...
LR PROVIDES ROADMAP FOR NUCLEAR PROPULSION
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published ‘Navigating Nuclear Energy in Maritime’, a new guidance document providing the first roadmap for the safe and responsible use of nuclear technology in commercial shipping and offshore industries. As the maritime sector...
BV CLASS FOR NORWEGIAN HYDROGEN-FUELLED CARGO VESSELS
Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore (BV) has entered into a contract with Gelibolu Shipyard and eCap Marine, for the classification of 2+2 hydrogen-powered cargo vessels to be built for Norwegian shipowner Møre Sjø. This project represents the first general cargo ships...
CIMC RAFFLES DELIVERS LOW-CARBON WTIV
The CIMC Raffles shipyard has successfully delivered the offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) ‘Norse Wind’ to Belgian marine engineering company DEME. The delivery is said to mark another milestone in China’s market positioning in the global...
HAV DESIGN CONTRIBUTES TO ETHANOL RETROFIT IN BRAZIL
HAV Design has been appointed as technical partner in a project led by Brazilian CBO to perform what is said to be the first retrofit of a large marine engine to run on both diesel and ethanol. The project is considered an important breakthrough in efforts to reduce...