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Odfjell completes first near carbon-neutral transatlantic voyage using sails and biofuel, saving five tons of fuel every day and improving GHG intensity by 85%

Odfjell’s chemical tanker Bow Olympus is currently crossing the Atlantic powered by a combination of wind-assisted propulsion and a certified sustainable 100% biofuel. This milestone voyage proves how existing technologies and fuels can be paired to …
Apr 25, 2025 / Curious

The first Odfjell vessel is equipped with bound4blue suction sails - Ready to cross the Atlantic to document energy-saving capacity

Odfjell’s chemical tanker Bow Olympus is all set to depart the yard with four 22-meter eSAILs® on deck. Now, the 49k vessel will be navigated towards the windy areas to explore real-time benefits of the wind-assisted propulsion technology. Tailored …
Mar 13, 2025 / Vessels

Milestone for 'Douglas Mawson' – one step closer to cruising adventures

Douglas Mawson is vessel number 7 in SunStone's INFINITY class, a distinctive series of small cruise ships with the innovative ULSTEIN X-BOW design. The ship has been designed to maximise the comfort for the crews and passengers, she has modern …
Jun 4, 2024 / Vessels

Castor Maritime Announces the Sale of the M/V Magic Rainbow for $12.6 Million and With an Expected Net Gain of $4.4 Million

Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM), (Castor), a diversified global shipping company, announces that on March 13, 2023, we entered into an agreement with a third party for the sale of the M/V Magic Rainbow at a price of $12.6 million. The conclusion …
Mar 21, 2023 / Vessels

Ulstein Captures Its 7th Cruise Ship Design Contract For Sunstone

SunStone Ships goes for another cruise vessel in its INFINITY class. All the vessels in this class are designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS. These vessels were the first to introduce the patented X-BOW design in the cruise industry, a …
Feb 20, 2023 / Vessels

Flex LNG - Announce 24 years of new contract backlog for three LNG carriers

Flex LNG agrees 24 years of backlog for three LNG carriersFlex LNG, Ltd. (Flex LNG) (OSE/NYSE: FLNG) announced on Thursday (Jun23) new Time Charter Agreements for Flex Rainbow, Flex Enterprise and Flex Amber which are the three open positions we have …
Jun 23, 2022 / Vessels

Castor Maritime Inc. Announces New Charter Agreements

Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM), (Castor), a diversified global shipping company, announces that: The M/V Magic Moon, a 2005 built Panamax dry bulk carrier, has been fixed on a time charter contract at a gross daily charter rate of $25,500. The …
Apr 19, 2022 / Vessels

Odfjell SE completes exit from gas carrier segment

Оn August 16, 2021, Odfjell Gas Shipowning AS, a subsidiary 100% owned by Odfjell SE, entered into a transaction agreement with BW Epic Kosan Ltd. (BWEK) for the sale of two LPG/Ethylene carriers, Bow Guardian and Bow Gallant, both built in Korea in …
Aug 17, 2021 / Curious

Ocean Explorer - Ulstein-designed expedition cruise vessel successfully delivered from CMHI Haimen yard, China

The Ocean Explorer (CruiseMapper), an Ulstein-designed expedition cruise vessel featuring the iconic X-BOW®, has been successfully delivered from the CMHI Haimen yard, China, on 13th July 2021.Ulstein has delivered several expedition cruise ship …
Jul 15, 2021 / Cruise

Castor Maritime Inc. Announces a New Charter Agreement and Delivery of the MT Wonder Musica

Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM), (Castor) a diversified global shipping company, announces that the M/V Magic Rainbow, a 2007 built Panamax dry bulk carrier, following completion of its scheduled drydocking, has been fixed on a time charter …
Jun 21, 2021 / Vessels