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SHI scores first LNG tanker order Since November 2019
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won an order for a liquefied natural gas carrier. Illustration only (Courtesy of GasLog) In its regulatory filing, the yard informed the...
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Waterfront Shipping orders 8 methanol dual-fuel ships from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Canada-based Waterfront Shipping Company (WFS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, has placed an order for eight new methanol dual-fuel vessels with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai...
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Drewry: Vessel operating costs surge in 2020 amid COVID-19 impact
Shipping/Illustration; Image by Offshore Energy Vessel operating costs have risen at their fastest pace in over a decade this year, on higher insurance cover premiums and COVID-19 related expenses,...
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Clarksons: 27% of the order book to run on alternative fuels
CMA CGM Jacques Saade bunkered by Gas Agility in Rotterdam; Image by CMA CGM Alternative fuels are gaining traction in the maritime industry amid growing regulatory pressure and currently, they...
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Norwegian shipowner sentenced for involvement in Harrier’s scrapping case
Norwegian shipowner Georg Eide has been sentenced for having aided Singapore-based cash buyer Wirana Shipping in an attempt to export barge carrier Harrier (ex-Tide Carrier) to a scrapyard in Pakistan...
View ArticleMany seafarers could quit the industry over mishandling of COVID-19 crew...
Nearly 90% of British seafarers have been affected by the pandemic and one in two is now considering their future in the industry, research from Nautilus International shows. The seafarers have been...
View ArticleZeroNorth, Veson Nautical join forces to unlock better vessel performance,...
ZeroNorth, a digital spin-off from Maersk Tankers, and maritime software developer Veson Nautical have entered into a strategic product partnership. The agreement will allow ZeroNorth’s vessel...
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Celsius charters LNG tanker trio to Cheniere
Celsius Tankers, a unit of the Copenhagen-based Celsius Shipping, has found work for its newbuild trio of ultra-eco LNG carriers. Courtesy of Celsius Tankers The company said it has agreed to deploy...
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GTT bags tank design order for six ice-class LNG tankers
French LNG containment specialist GTT has been contracted to design tanks for six Arc7 ice-class LNG carriers. Courtesy of GTT / Roland Mouron The order has been placed by the South Korean shipyard...
View ArticleUN adopts resolution on key worker status of seafarers
The United Nations has adopted a resolution that calls on its members to designate seafarers and other marine personnel as key workers and implement relevant measures to allow stranded seafarers to be...
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BW agrees VLGC duo sale
BW LPG has entered to sell two very large gas carriers (VLGC) BW Confidence and BW Cedar. Courtesy of BW LPG BW Confidence was built in 2006 and has a carrying capacity of 83,270 cubic meters. The...
View ArticlePacific Carriers fined $12 million for dumping oily water and garbage in US...
Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL), a Singapore-based company whose subsidiaries are engaged in international shipping, was fined $12 million for concealing illegal discharges of oily water and garbage...
View ArticleONE Apus boxship loses containers in severe weather while transiting the Pacific
Japanese-flagged containership MV ONE Apus, deployed on Ocean Network Express’ (ONE) Far East Pacific 2 (FP2) Service, lost a number of containers on November 30 due to severe weather conditions while...
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Orange Marine to build new cable ship
Orange Marine said on Wednesday it will build a new cable ship that will be even more efficient and with a reduced environmental footprint. It will be the first cable ship of its generation specially...
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Gallery: Colossal section of Golden Ray cut and loaded onto a barge
A giant section of the Golden Ray wreck has been cut and lifted onto a barge, marking a major milestone in the removal of the capsized car carrier from St. Simons Sound near the Port of Brunswick....
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Soren Toft starts his CEO role at MSC
Soren Toft, Image by MSC Soren Toft started his new role as Chief Executive Officer of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second-largest container shipping firm, on December 2, 2020. He...
View ArticleDangerous cargo among 1,900 lost and damaged containers from ONE Apus
Some 40 containers of the estimated 1,900 boxes damaged or lost from ONE Apus containership earlier this week are believed to contain dangerous cargo, Ocean Network Express said in the latest update....
View ArticleThe Methanol Institute calls for the adoption of methanol as Arctic fuel
The Methanol Institute is urging the maritime community to mitigate pollution and emissions risk in Polar regions by adopting methanol as marine fuel, and applying bunkering guidelines developed by...
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Wärtsilä wins maintenance deal for Lastco’s VLGC duo
The Hellas Voyager, one of two LMM operated VLGCs; Image courtesy: Latsco Marine Management The technology group Wärtsilä has signed 5-year Optimised Maintenance Agreements covering the main engines...
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Pacific Basin to offset carbon emissions
James Bay; Image by Pacific Basin Hong Kong-based dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin Shipping Limited has pledged to offset all carbon emissions from its global shore-side operations starting in...
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