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World’s First Ship-Based Marine Factory for CO₂ Capture named at COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry in Shanghai
On the morning of February 20, the world’s first Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit equipped with offshore Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology was named AGOGO FPSO at COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry in Shanghai. This vessel …
Feb 26, 2025 / Vessels
NNPC Shipping, Stena Bulk and Caverton launch new joint venture
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Shipping, Stena Bulk, and Caverton Marine Limited have today announced the signing of a new joint venture that will transform Nigerian maritime transportation. The agreement, signed in London last …
Feb 26, 2025 / Curious
bound4blue completes eSAIL® installation on EPS tanker with three 22-meter-high non-ATEX suction sails
bound4blue has completed the installation of its breakthrough eSAIL® suction sails on tanker vessel Pacific Sentinel with a streamlined single-stop process for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) at Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey during a planned drydocking. …
Feb 24, 2025 / Curious
AAL Shipping selects ABB Marine Advisory System to optimize Super B-Class fleet
AAL Shipping (AAL) has chosen ABB Ability™ OCTOPUS – Marine Advisory System for their high-performance Super B-Class heavy lift vessels ABB’s market-leading advisory sofware will help maximize operational efficiency and minimize risk across …
Feb 21, 2025 / Vessels
China’s First 16,000 TEU Methanol-Dual Fuel Container Ship Named
On the morning of February 18, China’s first 16,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container ship, MV COSCO SHIPPING YANGPU was successfully named in Yangzhou. This event signifies COSCO SHIPPING’s substantial progress in developing green and low-carbon …
Feb 19, 2025 / Vessels
Swire Shipping the Most Reliable Carrier in Asia-Oceania and from Asia – North America West Coast
Swire Shipping, a leading shipping company in the Asia-Pacific, reaffirmed its commitment to the region as the most reliable carrier in Asia-Oceania and on the Asia to North America West Coast (NAWC) trade lane in 2024. This was according to 12-month …
Feb 18, 2025 / Curious
Econowind receives one million euros investment to harness the wind for deep-sea shipping
Dutch company Econowind, based in Zeewolde, has secured €1 million in development capital from Invest International to advance and test its VentoFoil XL, a 24-30 meter high steel wind sail inspired by aviation technology. Similar to airplane wings, …
Feb 18, 2025 / Finance
Gasum charters new bunker vessel – delivery scheduled for 2027
The new state-of-the-art vessel, to be named Celsius, will enable Gasum to fulfil its strategic ambition to increase LNG and bio-LNG availability in the Northwestern European maritime market. Gasum has chartered a new LNG and bio-LNG bunker vessel …
Feb 18, 2025 / Vessels
Environmentally Friendly Multi-purpose Vessel Prima Verde Delivered
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that on January 30, 2025, the multi-purpose vessel (Note) Prima Verde, operated by its group company MOL Drybulk Ltd. and effectively owned by Daishin Shipping Co., Ltd, was delivered at Onomichi …
Jan 31, 2025 / Vessels
Arriva Shipping expands its fleet with an additional dry cargo vessel
Arriva Shipping has entered into an agreement with the Chinese shipyard Jiangsu SOHO Marine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. to construct a new dry cargo vessel for its fleet. The vessel, designated with building number SH008, is scheduled for delivery in …
Jan 30, 2025 / Vessels