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Eastern Pacific Shipping makes first wind-assisted propulsion move with bound4blue eSAILs®
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a contract for its first ever wind-assisted propulsion system, partnering with bound4blue to install three 22-metre eSAILs® onboard the Pacific Sentinel. The turnkey ‘suction sail’ technology, which drags air …
Feb 22, 2024 / Curious
NYK and Stolt Tankers to Build Six Parcel Chemical Tankers
NYK Stolt Tankers, S.A., a joint venture between NYK and Stolt Tankers B.V. (Stolt Tankers), signed a contract on February 5 with Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard in China to build six parcel chemical tankers.* The contract will strengthen NYK’s chemical …
Feb 20, 2024 / Curious
Chemship deploys Wind Assisted Propulsion on Chemical Challenger | aims for 15% CO2 savings on Transatlantic route
Chemship today commissioned its first ship with wind assisted ship propulsion. This makes the MT Chemical Challenger the first chemical tanker in the world to be equipped with sustainable wind technology. The ship will serve on shipping company …
Feb 19, 2024 / Vessels
NYK Stolt Tankers orders six 38,000 deadweight tonne chemical tankers from Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard
Stolt-Nielsen Limited (Oslo Børs: SNI) announced today that its Joint Venture between NYK Line and Stolt Tankers (NYK Stolt Tankers, or ‘NST’) has reached an agreement with Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard in China to build six 38,000 deadweight tonne …
Feb 8, 2024 / Curious
Wärtsilä to retrofit ten Hafnia tankers for improved propulsion efficiency
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply its EnergoFlow and EnergoProFin solutions for ten Bird Class oil and chemical tankers owned by Hafnia – the Singapore head-quartered global tanker operator. The combination of the two Wärtsilä systems ensures an …
Nov 24, 2023 / Curious
Easterly’s Maritime Investment Company Acquires Two Additional Chemical Tankers
The acquisition cements Easterly MLEP’s position as one of the largest western fleets of chemical tankers in the world. Easterly Asset Management’s (Easterly) Maritime Logistics Equity Partners (MLEP) today announced the launch of its third chemical …
Nov 16, 2023 / Vessels
Odfjell SE is expanding its fleet with six newbuildings through a combination of long-term time charter and pool agreements
This increases the total to twelve 25-40.000 dwt stainless steel vessels to be delivered on long-term time charters and pool agreements between 2024 and 2027. The agreements represent a continuation of Odfjell’s long-term relationships with Japanese …
Nov 14, 2023 / Vessels
MOL Chemical Tankers to Acquire Fairfield Chemical Carriers
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that its wholly-owned group company MOL Chemical Tankers Pte. Ltd. (MOLCT) has reached an agreement in principle with Fairfield-Maxwell Ltd by which MOLCT would acquire the business of Fairfield …
Sep 12, 2023 / Curious
OceanPal Inc. Becomes Strategic Partner in Two 6,600dwt Methanol-Ready Chemical Tanker Newbuildings
OceanPal Inc. (NASDAQ: OP), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced that the Company agreed on Tuesday (Aug 29) to become a strategic partner and invest in a Norwegian entity, RFSea Infrastructure II AS, that …
Aug 29, 2023 / Curious
Odfjell first to install suction sails on deep-sea chemical tanker
In partnership with bound4blue, a pioneering developer of wind-assisted propulsion technology, Odfjell will install the innovative eSAIL® system on a chemical tanker, making it the first tanker vessel in the world to harness this ground-breaking …
Aug 17, 2023 / Curious