AtoB@C Shipping is continuing its fleet renewal with the delivery of the 'Maximar' from Chowgule & Company of Goa, India, marking the fifth new plug-in hybrid vessel to join the company’s fleet since the delivery of 'Electramar' in December 2023. AtoB@C...
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GIBDOCK TO INSTAL ARMADA AIR LUBRICATION SYSTEMS
Gibdock Shipyard and Armada Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the integration of Armada's proprietary air lubrication system, the Passive Air Lubrication System (PALS), into vessels serviced by Baleana Group company Gibdock. The...
‘K’ LINE TAKES DELIVERY OF LNG-FUELLED PCTC
A car carrier vessel of 7,000 CEU capacity, named 'Poseidon Highway', has recently been delivered to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) of Japan from Imabari Shipbuilding. The vessel is mainly fuelled by LNG, and is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% to 30% and SOx...
ZERO-CARBON HIGH SPEED PILOT VESSEL FOR SWEDEN
UK company Artemis Technologies has been awarded a tender to supply the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) with a 100% electric Artemis EF-12 Pilot boat. This collaboration is considered to mark a significant milestone in Sweden’s ambition to transition towards a...
GERMAN COMPANY ORDERS FOUR SUSTAINABLE DAMEN COMBI FREIGHTERS
German family-owned short sea shipping company Reederei Bernd Sibum has placed an order with Damen Shipyards Group for the construction of four Combi Freighters (CF) 3850. These vessels, scheduled for completion in early 2026, are to be delivered hybrid-ready,...
KOREA SHIPBUILDING MOVES FORWARD ON LOW-EMISSION SHIP PROJECTS
Korea Shipbuilding reports that it has successively obtained eco-friendly ship technology certifications from global shipping companies and is accelerating its development of decarbonised ships. Korea Shipbuilding has recently obtained Joint Development (JDP)...
SIXTH MAERSK GREEN METHANOL FUELLED SHIP NAMED IN UK PORT
A.P. Moller-Maersk has celebrated the naming of its latest dual-fuel methanol container vessel 'Alexandra Maersk' at the Port of Felixstowe, UK. Alexandra Maersk is the sixth vessel in Maersk’s owned fleet being able to sail on methanol in its main and auxiliary...
FOSSIL FUEL-FREE SERIES TO BE INTRODUCED BY ESL SHIPPING
Baltic shipping company ESL Shipping, a company in the Aspo group, has ordered a series of four new, fossil-free handysize vessels, with an option to increase the order for an unspecified number of extra ships. The ships will be built at China Merchants Jinling...
UNIFEEDER TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO SUSTAINABLE SHIPS
DP World company Unifeeder has named two newbuild vessels, 'Navios Utmost' and 'Navios Unite', at the Changhong shipyard in Zhoushan, China. These vessels are part of Unifeeder’s fleet renewal plan, which aims to deploy more efficient ships while the company continues...
BALTIC BATTERY-HYBRID SHORT SEA FLEET CONTIUES TO GROW
Swedish short sea shipping company AtoB@C Shipping, part of ESL Shipping of Finland, has recently taken delivery of its fourth battery hybrid 5,350dwt cargo vessel, 'Aquamar', part of a 12-ship order placed with the Chowgule shipyard in India. AtoB@C is scheduled to...
SPLIETHOFF ORDERS 8+2 FUTURE FUEL READY VESSELS
Shipping company Spliethoff has placed an order with Wuhu Shipyard in China for the construction of a new series of eight multi-purpose vessels with an option for two additional vessels, to be delivered starting the first quarter of 2028. The new energy-efficient...
PURUS ORDERS AMMONIA-READY GAS TANKER PAIR
Purus has placed an order for two 45,000m3 dual fuel ammonia-ready medium-sized gas carriers (MGC) from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea for scheduled delivery in 2027. The newbuild pair will increase the size of the Purus ammonia transport fleet to nine vessels,...
WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN’S GREEN PCTC NEWBUILDS TO BE LARGER STILL
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced that four of the 12 Shaper class vessels currently on order with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) will be increased in size from 9,300 to about 11,700 CEUs. This makes the vessels the largest PCTCs ever to sail, and Wallenius Wilhelmsen...