SAIL-ASSISTED RO-RO DEMONSTRATES FUEL SAVINGS IN TWO YEARS OF SERVICE
Two years after its launch, Canopée, the first cargo vessel equipped with four automated OceanWings rigid sails, has demonstrated the potential of wind-assisted propulsion according to the joint venture between Jifmar and Zéphyr &...
WORLD’S LARGEST SAIL YACHT CRUISE SHIP FLOATED OUT IN FRANCE
What promises to be one of the unique entrants into the growing luxury segment of the cruise market, Orient Express Corinthian (26,200 gross tons) was floated out this week. At 727 feet (220 meters)...
EQUINOR-CHARTERED NEWBUILD TANKER DUO TO RUN CLEANER WITH THE SWITCH SOLUTIONS
Finnish power electronics specialist The Switch, part of Japan’s BEMAC Corporation, is to supply two large DC power distribution systems and two propulsion packages for an oil/chemical tanker newbuild duo under construction in China.
As...
LR DELIVERS CLASSIFICATION FOR WORLD-FIRST WINDWINGS® AFRAMAX TANKER ‘BRANDS HATCH
LR played a central role in the successful delivery of BRANDS HATCH, the world’s first newbuild Aframax tanker equipped with wind-assisted propulsion.
Built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS) for Union Maritime Limited (UML),...
INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TO EQUIP 10,000 VESSELS FOR WEATHER MONITORING
A new initiative was launched last week, aimed at improving weather forecasting and ocean monitoring. The initiative - dubbed 10,000 Ships for the Ocean - aims to increase the number of vessels equipped for...
SEVEN ELECTRIC SHIPS, FOUR CHARGING STATIONS TO GET €31.6M IN ENOVA SUPPORT
Enova, a Norwegian government enterprise, has decided to support seven electric vessels and four charging facilities with NOK 362 million (about €31.6 million).
Among the projects that will benefit from the funding is what could...
HOW WILL THE ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT AFFECT THE TANKER MARKET?
In the early hours of Friday, June 13, Israel launched several waves of airstrikes on Iran, targeting command-and-control centers, ballistic-missile bases and air-defense batteries as well as nuclear installations. The attacks also killed several...
WHITAKER’S WHITCHAMPION BECOMES FIRST BUNKER TANKER CERTIFIED TO LOAD, CARRY AND BLEND FAME B100...
The biofuel blending approval offers scalable solution for lower-carbon fuel supply.
In what is believed to be an industry first, UK-based bunker operator John H. Whitaker (Tankers) Limited has secured chemical certification from Lloyd’s Register...
KOREAN BULKER RESCUES CREW FROM CARGO SHIP SINKING IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
The crew of a Chinese cargo ship is thankful for a Korean bulker that came to their aid. The Run Fun 3 (32,115 dwt) was taking on water in a remote part of the...
WALLENIUS SOL WELCOMES NEW METHANOL-READY RORO VESSEL
Swedish shipping company Wallenius Sol has taken delivery of a methanol-ready roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) cargo vessel.
The newbuilding, to be named South Enabler, was delivered to the company on June 11, 2025, during its westbound passage...