Gothenburg Port, partners looking into transport of liquified CO2
Gothenburg Port Authority has teamed up with compatriot Göteborg Energi, Nordion Energi, Preem, St1, Renova in a project aimed at developing a joint infrastructure for the transport of liquefied...
View ArticleNorden orders Ultramax quartet at NACKS
Danish shipping company Norden has entered into a newbuilding contract with Chinese shipbuilder Nantong Cosco Khi Ship Engineering Co. (NACKS) for four 61,000 dwt dry cargo Ultramax ships, expected to...
View ArticlePorts of Bremen: Senate decides to provide shore power for shipping
Earlier this month, the Senate of Bremen resolved to create comprehensive additional shore power supply facilities at the ports of Bremen. Source: bremenports GmbH & Co. KG As informed, the plan...
View ArticleDaewoo E&C consortium wins Ulsan LNG contract
A consortium led by South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction has won a contract to build a liquefied natural gas tank terminal in the Port of Ulsan. Signing ceremony (Image: Daewoo E&C)...
View ArticleNorsepower makes its rotor sails tiltable to overcome height restrictions in...
Finnish cleantech company Norsepower and logistics provider SEA-CARGO have inked a deal to install two of Norsepower’s largest Rotor Sails onboard the SC Connector, a side door Ro-Ro. The agreement...
View ArticleNYK: World’s 1st global hydrogen supply chain demonstration project starts
The world’s first international demonstration operation to transport hydrogen has begun. The project members are conducting a demonstration operation for the construction of an international hydrogen...
View ArticleDP World Southampton welcomes its largest vessel to date
The 23,820 TEU HMM Oslo, the biggest vessel ever to call at DP World Southampton, arrived at the port in the early hours of 26 June at the end of her maiden voyage to the UK. Image Courtesy: DP World...
View ArticleConstruction starts on Stena Line’s two larger E-Flexer ferries
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Swedish ferry company Stena Line has confirmed that the construction of its two new, larger E-Flexer ferries has begun in Weihai, China. Photo: Mild Design/Stena...
View ArticleWindea Jules Verne arrives in Eemshaven
The new Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Windea Jules Verne arrived in Eemshaven on 29 June, according to the vessel’s AIS data and social media posts from DHSS. The vessel will soon start working at...
View ArticleWärtsilä spearheading ammonia marine fuel test
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, is set to start the world’s first long term, full-scale, testing of ammonia as a fuel in a marine four-stroke combustion engine. Courtesy of Wärtsilä The test...
View ArticleMV Werften back to safe waters as it gets emergency funding
Banks and guarantors have released €175 million in emergency financial aid for German shipbuilder MV Werften, part of Genting Hong Kong. The funds were released from a blocked account by seventeen...
View ArticleDFDS lays off 650 employees
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS will lay off around 650 people in the coming months as part of its measures aimed at adapting to post COVID-19 market conditions. DFDS currently employs around...
View ArticleKnutsen takes delivery of LNG newbuild
Norwegian shipping company Knutsen has taken delivery of its newbuild LNG carrier Traiano Knutsen. Courtesy of Knutsen The vessel capable of transporting 180,000 cubic meters of the chilled fuel has...
View ArticleDe Nora forms new marine business to drive growth plans
De Nora, an Italian provider of energy-saving products and water treatment solutions, is creating a new legal entity, De Nora Marine Technologies LLC. Launched on 1 April 2020, the new company will...
View ArticleChina COSCO Shipping orders LNG trio at Hudong
China COSCO Shipping on Tuesday said it has placed an order for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers at Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding. Courtesy of China COSCO Shipping The vessels will be capable...
View ArticleReport: STX Offshore rolls out early retirement plan to address ordering slump
Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co is planning to reduce its workforce to adapt to lower demand by launching a voluntary retirement plan, Yonhap reported citing a statement from the...
View ArticleTMS Cardiff Gas LNG tanker collides with car carrier off Belgium
A brand new LNG vessel owned by TMS Cardiff Gas has collided with Cido Shipping’s car carrier offshore Belgium’s Oostende. Amberjack LNG (Image: TMS Cardiff Gas) The 174,000-cbm Amberjack LNG and...
View Article15 crew members of an oil tanker test positive for COVID-19, 2 hospitalized
Fifteen crew members on board a Maltese-flagged oil tanker have tested positive to COVID-19, and two crew members have been hospitalized, but they are not in a critical condition. The information was...
View ArticleVoith propellers for new Østensjø offshore wind vessels
Voith has received an order to deliver eight electric Voith Schneider Propellers (eVSP) to Østensjø for four new offshore wind supply vessels. According to Voith, with this new type of gearless...
View ArticleDelivery of Odyssey of the Seas postponed after a fire
The delivery of Royal Caribbean’s new cruise ship, Odyssey of the Seas, being built at German shipbuilder Meyer Werft, has officially been delayed, the company confirmed. The keel for the ship was...
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