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Caribe Tankers to trial Inmarsat NexusWave for connected certainty and enhanced crew welfare
Trial will assess performance of Inmarsat Maritime’s fully managed bonded connectivity service as US-based Commercial and Operational Shipping Management company seeks ultra-reliable solution to meet operational and crew connectivity challenges. …
Apr 16, 2025 / Curious
APC inks newbuild ship deal with Champion Tankers
AVON, OHIO headquartered manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has been chosen to provide its high-performance MarineLINE® coating for up to six new vessels being built for Champion Tankers. The deal will see APC’s MarineLINE® coating system …
Apr 16, 2025 / Curious
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
MOL and Tokyo LNG Tanker to equip new LNG carrier with Wind Challenger systems
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced an agreement with Tokyo LNG Tanker Co., Ltd. (TLT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. to install two Wind Challenger wind-assisted ship propulsion systems developed by MOL and …
Apr 10, 2025 / Curious
NYK Concludes Contract for Construction and Charter of Dual-fuel Methanol VLCC for Idemitsu Tanker
NYK’s first VLCC that can use methanol or traditional fuel oil for propulsion On April 4th, NYK concluded a contract for the construction and charter of a very large crude oil carrier (VLCC) equipped with a main engine that can use methanol as a …
Apr 7, 2025 / Vessels
Yangzi Mitsui Delivers Cutting-Edge 50,000DWT MR Tanker JAL PRERANA
On March 28, the new generation of green and environmentally friendly 50000DWT MR tanker JAL PRERANA built by Yangzi Mitsui Shipbuilding for Singapore ship owners was delivered and started its maiden voyage. The JAL PRERANA is a new-generation …
Apr 2, 2025 / Vessels
Ionic Goes Green With Azra Tech Ultra Low Friction & Biocide-Free Hull Paint
Ionic Tankers has adopted an innovative & revolutionary Azra Tech hull coating solution for their tanker IONIC ANAX, as part of their sustainability goals to protect the OCEAN with ZERO chemical release to the water supporting the U.N.’s 14th SDG …
Apr 1, 2025 / Curious
LPG tanker NP Bangpakong runs aground off Koh Larn coast in Thailand
A gas tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ran aground off the coast of Koh Larn, near Ta Waen Beach, Pattaya City, in the early hours Tuesday, causing alarm. The vessel, named NP Bang Pakong was en route from Bang Pakong District, …
Mar 26, 2025 / Accidents
CMB.TECH And MOL Sign Landmark Agreement For Nine Ammonia-Powered Vessels
CMB.TECH NV (CMB.TECH) (NYSE: CMBT & Euronext: CMBT) has signed an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and MOL CHEMICAL TANKERS PTE. LTD. (MOLCT) for nine ammonia-powered vessels. These vessels will be among the world's first …
Mar 24, 2025 / Vessels
Samsung Heavy wins US$1.34 billion shuttle tanker order from Oceania shipper
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder by orders, said Monday it has received a 1.94 trillion-won (US$1.34 billion) order to build nine shuttle tankers from a shipper based in the Oceania region. The company said in a …
Mar 20, 2025 / Curious