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bound4blue breaks records with installation of largest ever eSAIL® suction sails on Louis Dreyfus Company’s chartered juice carrier
bound4blue is announcing the completion of the installation of the world’s largest suction sails, with four 26-meter high eSAILs® fitted to the MV Atlantic Orchard. Chartered by Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) and owned by Wisby Tankers AB, Sweden (Wisby …
Apr 14, 2025 / Vessels
MPA Singapore and Wärtsilä renew partnership for maritime decarbonisation and digitalisation
Initiatives include introducing the Methanol Power and Control simulation model. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Wärtsilä have renewed their partnership with an aim to accelerate maritime decarbonisation and digitalisation. …
Mar 27, 2025 / Curious
BSRC Delivers Thailand’s First Load of B24 Marine Biofuel, Reinforcing Leadership in Sustainable Marine Fuels on a Global Scale
Bangchak Sriracha Public Company (BSRC) completed its first biofuel bunkering operation in Thailand, supplying 470 mt of B24-VL SFO to NYK’s vessel Iris Leader at Laem Chabang Port, according to the company's release. The ISCC-certified B24 biofuel …
Mar 4, 2025 / Curious
NYK, Seatrium, and LMG Marin receive AiP for ammonia-fueled ammonia bunkering vessel
A groundbreaking step in the advancement of sustainable maritime energy has been achieved with the issuance of an Approval-in-Principle (AiP) certificate for an ammonia fuelled ammonia bunkering vessel designed through the collaboration of Nippon …
Feb 25, 2025 / Curious
Kongsberg Maritime selected to deliver advanced ship design and technology for six hybrid PSVs for CMM in Brazil
The six state-of-the-art hybrid large multipurpose 5,000 DWT Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) have oil spill recovery capability and they are designed for an upgrade to ethanol fuel, enabling emissions reductions of up to 70% Kongsberg Maritime has …
Dec 17, 2024 / Vessels
Wilhelmsen Ships Service and Yinson GreenTech partner to build charging infrastructure for Singapore's first electric cargo vessel
Wilhelmsen Ships Service and Yinson GreenTech have signed an agreement to build a charging infrastructure for Hydromover, Singapore's first fully electric cargo vessel. Wilhelmsen Ships Service and Yinson GreenTech have signed an agreement to build …
Nov 25, 2024 / Curious
ADNOC Awards $490 Million Contract to Expand World’s Largest 3D Seismic Survey
Award to BGP, a CNPC subsidiary, will identify additional oil and gas resources in ADNOC’s producing onshore fields ADNOC and BGP to leverage advanced AI tools to accelerate interpretation of seismic data and maximize resource recovery Over …
Nov 11, 2024 / Curious
Wärtsilä secures pivotal role in developing Singapore’s Next-Generation Vessel Traffic Management System
Technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded the prototyping tender for the revolutionary Next Generation Vessel Traffic Management System (NGVTMS) project by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). This initiative is set to transform …
Sep 5, 2024 / Curious
ITOCHU, Nihon Shipyard, ClassNK and MPA, signed MOU for joint study of ammonia fueled bulk carriers
ITOCHU Corporation, ClassNK, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd., and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding a joint study for the design and safety specifications of ammonia-fueled ships which …
Jul 22, 2024 / Curious
ESL Shipping Announces Sale of Supramax Vessels Arkadia and Kumpula Has Been Completed
ESL Shipping has successfully completed the sale of supramax vessels Arkadia and Kumpula on 11 June 2024. The vessels were sold to companies belonging to the Turkish shipping and logistics group HGF Denizcilik Limited Sirket. The sale price was USD …
Jun 11, 2024 / Curious