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Marflet Marine first Spanish shipowner to adopt wind propulsion with bound4blue tanker contract
Marflet Marine (Marflet), one of Spain’s longest standing private shipping companies, has signed a contract with bound4blue for the installation of four 22m eSAILs® on the 49999 DWT oil and chemical tanker Santiago I. Agreed as part of Marflet’s …
May 29, 2024 / Curious
Peninsula Adds Chemical Tanker Aalborg to Supply in the Port of Barcelona
Peninsula, the leading independent global marine energy supplier, has announced the introduction of the Aalborg, an IMO II chemical tanker dedicated to sustainable fuel distribution in the Western Mediterranean. The Aalborg is capable of supplying …
May 21, 2024 / Vessels
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