SAMSUNG HEAVY CELEBRATES MAIDEN VOYAGE OF DESIGNED-IN-KOREA LNG TANK
South Korea's shipbuilding industry is taking another swing at a domestically-designed LNG containment tank system, hoping to circumvent the steep licensing fees charged by French engineering firm GTT. The first LNG carrier to sail...
ABB TO POWER CMAL’S 7 NEW ALL-ELECTRIC FERRIES
Swiss technology company ABB has won an order with Poland-based shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding to supply power distribution and propulsion systems for seven all-electric double-ended ferries ordered by Scotland’s maritime player Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd...
MSC PLANS TO REFLAG A FEW CONTAINERSHIPS TO INDIA
A report coming from the Indian media says MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is close to making a decision to reflag a few vessels under the Indian flag. The move would be in part to...
STENA RORO ORDERS GREEN RORO CARGO SHIPS
Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo has decided to invest in the future by commissioning a fleet of battery-hybrid vessels ready for next-generation fuels.
As disclosed, the roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) and roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessel specialist has...
LR ISSUES UPDATED GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT SAFE FUEL CELL INTEGRATION ONBOARD SHIPS
This revised guidance provides shipbuilders and shipowners technical, regulatory and safety frameworks for integrating fuel cell power systems into new and existing vessels.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released updated guidance for the installation of fuel...
EXAIL’S USV MAKING BALTIC SEA DEBUT WITH ORLEN
U.K.-based Exail and its partner Thesta have delivered an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to Orlen Petrobaltic, part of Poland’s Orlen Group, for deployment in the Baltic Sea.
According to Exail, the delivery of the DriX...
CALLS FOR VIGILANCE DUE TO RISE IN PIRACY AND ROBBERIES IN 2025
The merchant shipping industry continues to face the threats of piracy and armed robberies, but the ICC International Maritime Bureau, in its latest report, also points to progress, including the arrest of two gangs...
SBTI VERIFIES ESL SHIPPING’S SCIENCE-BASED NET-ZERO TARGETS
Dry bulk cargo carrier ESL Shipping has received approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its near and long-term emission reduction targets.
ESL Shipping was granted approval as the first company in the...
FIRST METHANOL-POWERED BUNKER TANKER LAUNCHED FOR OPS IN SINGAPORE
The world’s first methanol bunker barge was launched last week in China and is destined for operations in Singapore. It is viewed as a key step in the expansion of the infrastructure to support...
IMO NZF NEEDS TO INCLUDE INCENTIVES FOR E-FUELS, 20 GREEN FUEL PRODUCERS SAY
Twenty green fuel producers have called on delegates of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to seize a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to set shipping on a sustainable pathway.
At this week’s extraordinary session, leaders will come together...