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Fratelli Cosulich holds steel‑cutting ceremony for Lucia Cosulich chemical tanker
The steel cutting ceremony of chemical tanker Lucia Cosulich took place on 9th July 2025 at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard, China, with Silvia Bordoni, General Manager of Fratelli Cosulich Bunkers (S) Pte Ltd, in attendance. Lucia Cosulich, a …
Jul 11, 2025 / Vessels
Wattlab and HGK Shipping team up for world’s first hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel
Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has delivered a solar energy system for HGK Shipping’s inland shipping cargo vessel Blue Marlin. Representing a major technical milestone and step forward for sustainable inland shipping, the vessel’s 192 solar …
Jul 10, 2025 / Vessels
Floating Nuclear Power Plants in the Mediterranean Sea to be Evaluated by ABS, Core Power and Athlos
In a step toward advancing the development of floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs), ABS, CORE POWER and Athlos Energy have formed a consortium to evaluate the potential of positioning the platforms to meet the energy demands of islands, ports and …
Jul 7, 2025 / Curious
NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers Establishes New JV With DP World
NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers Limited (NovaAlgoma), a joint venture between Algoma Central Corporation (“Algoma” - TSX: ALC) and Nova Marine Holdings SA (Nova) and the world's leading operator of specialized pneumatic cement carriers, has entered a …
Jul 7, 2025 / Curious
AAL Dammam Unveiled In China And Set To Serve Strong Global Industrial Project Demand
Global project heavy lift specialist AAL Shipping (AAL) is preparing to take delivery of its sixth 32,000-deadweight Super B-Class, 700-MT heavy lift vessel – the AAL DAMMAM. Unveiled at a naming ceremony at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in …
Jul 4, 2025 / Vessels
STAX Engineering Named First Official Provider for At-Berth Emissions Control Services at the Port of Los Angeles
STAX Engineering has been awarded a contract by the Port of Los Angeles, becoming the Port’s approved provider of on-call emissions control services for vessels idling at berth. The designation cements STAX’s leadership in the space and reflects …
Jul 2, 2025 / Curious
LR delivers classification for world-first WindWings® Aframax tanker ‘BRANDS HATCH’
LR played a central role in the successful delivery of BRANDS HATCH, the world’s first newbuild Aframax tanker equipped with wind-assisted propulsion. Built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS) for Union Maritime Limited (UML), the …
Jul 1, 2025 / Curious
Berlin Mаеrsk - New Maersk vessel class to enter service
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has named the first vessel in a series of 17,480 TEU vessels equipped with dual-fuel methanol propulsion. The naming event took place on 18 June at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) yard in Ulsan, South Korea. The vessel, …
Jun 26, 2025 / Vessels
DHT Holdings Announces Agreement To Acquire a 2018-built VLCC
DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) (DHT) has entered into an agreement to acquire a VLCC built in 2018 at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), for $107 million. The vessel is scheduled to deliver towards the end of the third quarter of 2025. The …
Jun 23, 2025 / Vessels
Bureau Veritas strengthens support for wind propulsion with Union Maritime’s Methanol-ready tankers
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) is reinforcing its commitment to sustainable shipping by classing a series of methanol-ready oil and chemical tankers for Union Maritime, which are currently being equipped with wind propulsion systems, …
Apr 25, 2025 / Curious