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Wärtsilä upgrade package expected to deliver potential CO2 emissions savings of over 1,500 tons annually for two Ulusoy bulk carriers

Technology group Wärtsilä will upgrade the Wärtsilä RT-flex main engines on two bulk carrier vessels owned by Turkey-based Ulusoy Sealines. The planned engine retrofits and upgrades will extend the vessels’ operational life and improve both …
Apr 16, 2025 / Curious

ClassNK issues AiP for retrofitted methanol dual fuel Kamsarmax bulk carrier developed by TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP)*1 for the design concept of a retrofitted Kamsarmax bulk carrier, converting it from conventional fuel to methanol dual-fuel, jointly developed by TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. and Fonden Mærsk …
Apr 7, 2025 / Curious

DNV awards MARIC AiP for new Ammonia ready Kamsarmax bulk carrier

As part of Singapore Maritime Week, DNV has awarded Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC), Approval in Principle (AiP) for their new wide beam ammonia ready Kamsarmax bulk carrier. The vessel has a shallow draft for flexible port …
Mar 28, 2025 / Curious

ONOMICHI DOCKYARD and TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Jointly Develop 42,200 DWT Bulk Carrier

Aim to Increase Market Share with the Joint Brand Name ‘Bingo 42 ONOMICHI DOCKYARD Co., Ltd. (ONOMICHI) and TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (TSUNEISHI) announced that they have jointly developed the Bingo 42, a 42,200 DWT bulk carrier. The …
Mar 25, 2025 / Vessels

Icon Energy Corp. Announces Fleet Expansion with and Time Charter Contract for a 2020-Built, Scrubber-Fitted, Eco, Ultramax, Dry Bulk Carrier

Icon Energy Corp. (Icon) (Nasdaq: ICON), an international shipping company that provides worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes via its fleet of oceangoing vessels, announced today that it has entered, through a separate …
Mar 24, 2025 / Vessels

Norsepower completes installation on the bulk carrier YODOHIME

Norsepower announces the successful installation of one Norsepower Rotor Sail™ onboard the bulk carrier Yodohime (completed in February 2016), which was decided by IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (IINO LINES) and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. …
Jan 30, 2025 / Vessels

Berge Bulk & BHP Launch Iron Ore Voyages Using 100% Biodiesel

Berge Bulk and BHP have joined forces to pioneer an iron ore voyage from Australia to China powered entirely by B100 biodiesel. The Berge Lyngor, a 206,330 DWT Newcastlemax bulk carrier, is delivering iron ore from Australia to China. Last month, the …
Jan 6, 2025 / Curious

TSUNEISHI Launched the World’s First Methanol Dual-Fuelled Ultramax

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) has launched the world’s first 65,700 metric tons (MT) Methanol Dual Fuel Bulk Carrier TESS66 AEROLINE*1 (TESS66) on November 22, 2024 in TSUNEISHI Factory. This vessel is designed to …
Nov 25, 2024 / Vessels

ICE Introduces Updated 64,000 dwt Bulk Carrier Eco Design

ICE has a well-established track record in design of bulk carriers, often referred to as the “workhorses of the sea”. Having many years ago shifted its focus towards more complex ship types such as gas carriers, cruise ships, vessels for the offshore …
Oct 16, 2024 / Vessels

ASCO acquires another Handysize bulk carrier

In line with President Ilham Aliyev's directives and recommendations, and as part of the Strategic Development Programme for Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO), approved by ASCO's Supervisory Board, a significant step has been taken. The …
Oct 14, 2024 / Vessels