Brittany Ferries' LNG-electric hybrid vessel 'Saint-Malo' has taken to the water, undertaking sea trials this week in the far east, ahead of transit to Europe in November. The vessel will be based at Portsmouth, UK, and will operate the service between Portsmouth and...
A.P. Moller-Maersk has ordered a further six large (17,000 TEU) ocean-going vessels from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), which that can sail on green methanol. Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, Maersk CEO Fleet and Strategic Brands, said: "Our customers are looking to us...
UK-based rotor sail company Anemoi Marine Technologies has reached an agreement with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI), one of China’s major shipbuilding organisations, with nine yards capable of up to 7.5m dwt annual production across all major vessel segments and...
In the Northern Netherlands, the maritime sector is pooling its knowledge and expertise in the Green Maritime Coalition to realise the technology needed for green shipping and digitalised shipbuilding. The Green Maritime Coalition, founded on the initiative of the...
China Classification Society (CCS) is hailing a major milestone after overseeing the delivery and naming ceremony of the first VLCC built in China deploying four 40m rigid wing sails. CCS attended the naming ceremony of the 307,000 dwt, 333m crude oil carrier New Aden...
Automation specialist Høglund Marine Solutions has signed six more contracts with Jiangnan Shipyard Group and Babcock LGE to supply Integrated Automation (IAS), Cargo and Fuel Gas Control Systems (CCS and FGCS) for six very large ethane carrier (VLEC) newbuilds. Three...
Austal Philippines has successfully launched the 115m high speed vehicle-passenger ferry 'Express 5', for Molslinjen of Denmark, utilising a new vessel transportation system designed by Austal. The Auto Express 115 catamaran ferry is the largest ferry (by volume)...
French ship operator CMA-CGM has ordered a total of seven new container vessels, three of 7900 TEU capacity and four of 7,300 TEU capacity, all intended to be fuelled by biogas, to serve the French West Indies. The vessels will apply technology that aims to protect...
Norwegian transport group Asko, which supplies NorgesGruppen grocery stores among other customers, has formally named two battery-electric driverless vessels which were recently delivered from India. The two vessels, known by Asko as 'maritime drones' were named Marit...
Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, an intermediate holding company of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, says that it has succeeded in winning an order for eight ships worth a total of 525bn won. The company has signed a contract with two African shipping...
Ulstein Power & Control has landed an important contract as a system integrator and supplier of advanced hybrid power and control systems for Olympic’s Construction Service Operation Vessels of the Ulstein SX222 design, covering two vessels being built at Ulstein...
Semi spade rudders with innovative asymmetric leading edge will be installed on five new LNG-fuelled Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels for Singapore operator Eastern Pacific Shipping. The vessels are to be built by CSC Jinling Shipyard in China. The customised...
New Zealand's Move Logistics Group says that procurement has been approved, and a project is now underway, for a new methanol-ready coastal freight vessel. Having secured NZ$ 10m in co-investment funds from transport agency Waka Kotahi to support coastal shipping...
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