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Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement provides operational support and cost savings for Korean container vessels
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Lifecycle Agreement with Korea Maritime Transport Co (KMTC). The agreement covers two post-Panamax container vessels, each powered by Wärtsilä 12RT-flex96C-B two-stroke main engines, and became …
Mar 19, 2024 / Curious
CMB.TECH to build world’s first ammonia-powered container ship in partnership with NCL and Yara
CMB.TECH announces the order of the world’s first ammonia-powered container vessel in partnership with Yara Clean Ammonia, North Sea Container Line and Yara International through a 15-year deal. The vessel, to be named Yara Eyde, is a 1.400 TEU …
Feb 16, 2024 / Curious
Maersk names first vessel of its large methanol-enabled fleet Ane Maersk
The world’s first large methanol-enabled container vessel has been named Ane Mærsk at a ceremony in the shipyard of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) in Ulsan, South Korea. The vessel is named after Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla, the Chair of the A.P. …
Jan 26, 2024 / Vessels
OOCL Receives the Fourth 24,188 TEU Mega Container Vessel, Named OOCL Felixstowe
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) further strengthen the company’s fleet structure by introducing one more 24,188 TEU mega vessel. The brand new container vessel is named OOCL Felixstowe today at the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., …
Aug 8, 2023 / Vessels
Wärtsilä to supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for six CMA CGM newbuild container vessels
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for the French shipping company CMA CGM. The engines have been ordered for six 15,000 TEU container vessels which are being built at the Dalian Shipbuilding yard in China. The …
Aug 1, 2023 / Curious
Seaspan Corporation and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping Receive Approval in Principle from ABS for Ammonia-Fueled Container
Seaspan Corporation, in collaboration with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) and Foreship, has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the design …
Jul 26, 2023 / Curious
Largest container ship to date docks at Saudi’s King Abdulaziz Port
King Abdulaziz Port has received the largest container vessel in its history with the arrival of Hapag Lloyd-owned Berlin Express, a 23,664-TEU carrier measuring 400 meters in length, 61 meters in width, and 16 meters in draught. Part of a new class …
Jul 19, 2023 / Curious
Maersk secures green methanol for maiden voyage of the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has successfully secured green methanol for the maiden voyage of the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel. Achieving this green fuel milestone is a significant step for the company and the industry’s efforts …
Jun 13, 2023 / Curious
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to be godmother of landmark green methanol-powered vessel
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, has kindly accepted to be named godmother of A.P. Moller - Maersk’s new feeder vessel, the world’s first ever container vessel sailing on green methanol. The Commission President will …
Jun 6, 2023 / Curious
X-Press Feeders Group Orders 6 More Dual-Fuel Vessels Taking Another Step In Achieving Their Decarbonisation Goals
On 5 June 2023, Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders Group, ordered 6 new state-of-the-art 1,250 TEU container vessels, fitted with ultra-modern, dual-fuel engines capable of operating on conventional fuel and methanol. The first ship is set to …
Jun 6, 2023 / Vessels