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Hanwha Ocean and Bureau Veritas Partnership Advances Safety and Performance in New Standard 270K LNG Carrier Design Development
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has announced the successful conclusion of a Joint Development Project (JDP) with Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. (Hanwha Ocean) for the development of a 270K LNG Carrier. Hanwha …
Mar 18, 2024 / Curious
GEFO chemical tanker Tosca is a certified industry pioneer
GEFO’s LNG dual fuel tanker Tosca is the first chemical tanker in the maritime industry to be awarded the Green Award CO2 label, setting a new benchmark for environmental performance and responsibility. The certification underlines GEFO’s commitment …
Mar 18, 2024 / Curious
Storylines and Brodosplit Shipyard Renew Ship Building Contract to Construct Private Residence Ship
Storylines, a pioneering force in the residential ship industry, has renewed a shipbuilding contract with Brodosplit shipyard based in Split, Croatia, to construct the world's first environmentally sustainable private residence ship. The signing of …
Mar 18, 2024 / Cruise
The first hybrid electric vessel built in South America will use a Corvus battery system
Corvus Energy to supply the battery energy storage system onboard the Magellan Discoverer— the first hybrid diesel-electric vessel to be constructed in South America. Photo caption: The Magellan Discoverer has a unique design especially made for …
Mar 18, 2024 / Vessels
Maersk Supply Service partners with Edison Chouest Offshore in the US for the construction and operation of a Jones Act-compliant windfarm feeder
Maersk Supply Service to partner with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) for the construction and operation of a windfarm feeder concept specifically designed for Maersk Supply Service’s next-generation Wind Installation Vessel. Based on innovative …
Mar 18, 2024 / Curious
NYK and Astomos Energy Christen New Dual-Fuel LPG Carrier
First new joint ownership with Astomos Energy in 21 Years On March 1, a naming ceremony was held at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. for the first new LPG carrier jointly owned by NYK and Astomos Energy Corporation (Astomos Energy) …
Mar 15, 2024 / Vessels
LNG-fueled Car Carrier CERULEAN ACE Delivered
MOL Moves Steadily toward Goal of 90 LNG/Methanol-fueled Vessels by 2030 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that on March 13, the LNG-fueled car carrier CERULEAN ACE (Note 1), was delivered at the Onishi Shipyard of Shin Kurushima …
Mar 15, 2024 / Vessels
PaxOcean Group successfully delivers Compact Semi-Submersible Vessel FATEH to the Adinin Group of Companies
PaxOcean Group (PaxOcean), a trusted leader in shipbuilding, proudly announces the successful delivery of FATEH to the Automac Multiresources Sdn Bhd., a member of the Adinin Group of Companies. This achievement underscores PaxOcean’s unwavering …
Mar 14, 2024 / Curious
Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement to support optimised low-emission operations for two P&O Ferries vessels
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Lifecycle Agreement with UK-based P&O Ferries. The five-year agreement covers two vessels, the M/V Pioneer and the M/V Liberté, and is designed to optimise and ensure minimal impact on their operations, …
Mar 14, 2024 / Vessels
Damen Marine Components to supply rudder systems for the world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carriers
Damen Marine Components (DMC) has been contracted to supply rudder systems for four Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC), each capable of carrying up to 9,200 CEU (car equivalent units). The vessels are being built at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard …
Mar 14, 2024 / Curious