SEAFARER FROM DUTCH CARGO SHIP DIES A WEEK AFTER HOUTHI ATTACK
Dutch shipping company Spliethoff issued a statement today, October 6, confirming that one of the two seriously injured crewmembers from its vessel Minervagracht passed away in a hospital in Djibouti. The individual had been evacuated from...
SAIL-POWERED NEOLINER ORIGIN DELIVERED AND PREPARES FOR MAIDEN ATLANTIC TRI
The Neoliner Origin, which is billed as the first large, mostly sail-powered cargo ship, has been delivered by its builders, RMK Marine in Turkey, to its owners in France. The vessel departed the shipyard...
WINDWARD OFFSHORE TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST GREEN METHANOL-READY CSOV
Vard has delivered the first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) to Windward Offshore, Windward Athens, which marks the German company’s entry into the offshore wind operations & maintenance (O&M) market. Windward Offshore has three...
MSC CONTAINERSHIP HITS INDIAN FISHING BOAT
India’s fishing community is again complaining about merchant ships sailing too close to the coast and hitting the commercial fishing vessels working off Kerala on the Arabian Sea. In the latest instance, a smaller...
K SHIPBUILDING TO BUILD 2+2 LNG/METHANOL-READY TANKERS FOR GREEK SHIPOWNER
South Korea’s K Shipbuilding (KSB) has clinched a contract to construct two alternative fuel-ready 50,000 dwt tankers for Greece-based shipowner Lastco.
According to Greek shipbroker Intermodal, K Shipbuilding is set to build two future-fit vessels...
COMAP DELIVERS ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT FOR DAMEN’S HYBRID WATERBUS
ComAp collaborated with their long-standing customer Damen, one of the world’s leading shipbuilders, to deliver a comprehensive power management system (PMS) for Damen’s Waterbus 2907 Hybrid. Damen has a strong track record of designing...
GEELY: ‘WORLD’S FIRST’ METHANOL/HYDROGEN ELECTRIC NEWBUILD MAKES INAUGURAL FORAY INTO THE WORLD
Earlier this month, Chinese automaker Geely Holding splashed “the world’s first” methanol/hydrogen, hybrid electric multipurpose riverboat, marking what is claimed to be an important step in the application of this type of marine technology...
PANAMA CANAL READY TO START REWARDING LOW-CARBON SHIPS
Next week, the Panama Canal will launch NetZero Slot, an initiative designed to incentivize Neopanamax vessels powered by clean fuels and equipped with energy-efficient technologies.
With this move, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) aims to...
OCTOBER HOLDS POTENTIAL TO DRAMATICALLY RESHAPE FUTURE OF SHIPPING
The shipping industry is poised at a critical crossroads, and no matter what decisions emerge in October, they will dramatically reshape the future of the industry. Not only is the International Maritime Organization (IMO)...
WOODSIDE, JSE, KEPCO PLOT AUSTRALIA-JAPAN LIQUID HYDROGEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Australian energy major Woodside has teamed up with Japan Suiso Energy (JSE) and The Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) to initiate the development of a liquid hydrogen supply chain between Australia and Japan.
The companies...