Silverstream Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Yiu Lian Dockyards (Shekou), one of the largest ship repair yards in China and part of China Merchants Group. The partnership aims to drive retrofit installations of the Silverstream air...
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AMMONIA TANK INSTALLED ON FIRST HOEGH AURORA VESSEL
The first DNV-approved LNG/ammonia tank has been lifted onboard and installed on Höegh Autoliners´ first Aurora Class newbuild making the vessel a genuine sustainability first mover within the PCTC segment. Tasks were carried out under the supervision of TGE Marine...
SEATRIUM CONVERTS SUSTAINABLE LNG PRODUCTION VESSEL
Seatrium Oil & Gas (Americas), a member of Singapore's Seatrium Group, has delivered what it says is the world’s second converted Floating Liquefaction Vessel (FLNGV) to Gimi MS Corporation, a subsidiary of Golar LNG. The Gimi FLNG will be stationed at a nearshore...
NAFTOMAR ORDERS LARGEST AMMONIA CARRIERS AT HANWHA
Hanwha Ocean, the South Korean shipbuilder formerly known as DSME, says it has secured an order for four Very Large Ammonia Carrier ships from Greek operator Naftomar. At 93,000m3 capacity, the ships are thought to be the largest ammonia carriers yet ordered. The...
MSC CONFIRMS ORDER FROM CHANTIERS DE L’ATLANTIQUE FOR TWO LNG-FUELLED CRUISE SHIPS
MSC Cruises has placed an order for two LNG-fuelled ships at Chantiers de l’Atlantique which will complete the 'World Class' series made up of the 'MSC World Europa' (delivered in October 2022) and the 'MSC World America' (delivery planned for spring 2025). Added to...
LNG FUEL FOR COAL CARRYING VESSEL SERVING JAPANESE THERMAL POWER STATIONS
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) have taken delivery of a Panamax coal carrier that uses low environmental impact LNG as its main fuel. In a naming and delivery ceremony held at the Imari Shipyard and Works of Namura Shipbuilding, the new...
CAPITAL GAS SHIP TAKES DELIVERY OF GREEN LNGC
Capital Gas Ship Management has taken delivery of the newbuilding LNG Carrier ‘Amore Mio I’, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, in South Korea. With a cargo capacity of 174,000m3, the vessel is designed for high efficiency, propelled with MAN ME-GA engines and...
NYK RECEIVES SEVENTH OF 12 GAS-FUELLED PCTCs
Japanese ship operator NYK has taken delivery of the LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) 'Sweet Pea Leader' from Imabari Shipbuilding's Tadotsu Shipyard. The vessel had been ordered by NYK from Nihon Shipyard and is NYK's seventh LNG-fuelled PCTC. NYK will...
SUSTAINABLE GRAPHENE COATINGS NOW AVAILABLE IN GIBRALTAR
Gibraltar shipyard Gibdock recently hosted the Vulica Shipping Company-owned bulk carrier 'Donald M James' for a 30-day project which brought a first opportunity to work with a new type of coating from GIT Coatings (Graphite Innovation & Technologies Inc). The...
SANMAR’S ELECTRIC ‘TUGS OF THE FUTURE’ UNDERGO SEA TRIALS
A pair of new generation, environmentally-friendly tugs, based on the ElectRA 2300SX design from naval architect Robert Allan Ltd (RAL), which are the result of close co-operation between RAL, owner SAAM Towage and builder Sanmar at every stage of the project, are now...
CONOSHIP’S NEW SHORT-SEA CARGO DESIGN AIMS FOR 90% CO2 REDUCTION
Boomsma Shipping and Leonard & Blumberg have placed an order for up to eight 8,500 dwt low-emission dry cargo vessels, to be built by the Chowgule yard group in India. The vessels are to be built to a design by Conoship International for the innovative design, and...
MITSUBISHI LAUNCHES NEW LOW-EMISSION RO-RO
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, has held a christening and launch ceremony for the ‘Fugaku Maru’, a ro-ro ship under construction for Fujitrans Corporation, at the Enoura Plant of MHI's Shimonoseki Shipyard...
LARGE DREDGER NEWBUILD TO BE DELIVERED READY FOR GREEN METHANOL
Boskalis has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to build a large trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with hopper capacity of 31,000m3 to be built at the IHC yard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. The vessel is being prepared for...