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eCap Marine to provide hydrogen power solutions to Samskip and Møre Sjø vessels
Møre Sjø and Samskip have both contracted eCap Marine for their emission-free power generation needs eCap Marine secured two contracts to supply hydrogen-based propulsion systems for zero-emission vessels. The Hamburg-based engineering specialist …
Jul 10, 2025 / Vessels
NORDEN sells two additional vessels
Norden has sold two additional vessels, one Supramax bulk carrier and one MR tanker. The Supramax vessel is a recently declared purchase option which subsequently has been sold. The MR tanker became part of NORDEN’s owned fleet in May 2025, following …
Jul 2, 2025 / Vessels
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