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BW sells old LPG vessel
BW LPG, a unit of the Singapore gas shipping giant BW, has sold its old carrier Berge Summit to an unidentified owner for continued trading. Image: BW LPG The LPG shipper says the sale would generate...
View ArticleEnterprise completes combination loading of NGL and Olefins
North American provider of midstream energy services Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has loaded combination cargoes of natural gas liquids (NGL) and Olefins on the same vessel. During the month of...
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Nakilat logs 15.5 percent profit rise
Qatar’s Nakilat, the world’s largest LNG shipper, reported a 15.5 percent rise in first-half profit as it reduced administrative costs and purchased stakes in four vessels. Q-Max LNG carrier Mozah...
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Cryopeak, ITB in Western Canada LNG bunkering move
Canadian LNG distributor Cryopeak has joined forces with marine bulk fuels transporter Island Tug & Barge to deliver bunkering services in British Columbia. For illustration only (Image: Cryopeak)...
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Japanese majors launch cross-industry initiative for zero-emission ship fuels
Nine Japanese industry majors, including shipping companies and shipyards, have joined forces in the Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group with the aim of studying carbon recycling for the purpose of...
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MISC enters global ethane market with six-vessel purchase
MISC Berhad, a Malaysia-based provider of energy-related maritime solutions and services, has entered into memoranda of agreement (MOA) with six subsidiaries of China-based Zhejiang Satellite...
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Cochin Shipyard to build autonomous, electric ferries that will be managed by...
The largest commercial shipbuilder in India Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Kochi has signed contracts for construction and supply of two autonomous electric ferries for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway with an...
View ArticleIMB: 77 seafarers taken hostage since January
Violent attacks against ships and their crews have risen in 2020, with 77 seafarers taken hostage or kidnapped for ransom since January, the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said in its latest...
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China’s Chengxi to build LNG-powered tanker duo
China’s Chengxi Shipyard has secured an order to build two LNG-powered 50,000-dwt product tankers. Image: Chengxi Shipyard CSSC Shipping, the leasing arm of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, is...
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Boluda gets new concession for towage services at Port of Zeebrugge
Boluda Towage Europe has won a five-year concession to provide towage services at the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. The decision was made by the port’s Board of Directors and follows a tendering...
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Missing tanker reappears in Iran after suspected ‘hijacking’
The crude oil tanker MV Gulf Sky, which went missing for several days after going off radar, has reemerged in Iranian waters. According to Human Rights at Sea, the crew of the ship was allegedly...
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Wärtsilä nets tech order for Arctic LNG 2 tankers
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä was contracted to deliver a complete bridge systems installation for five icebreaking LNG-fueled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project. Courtesy...
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Pilot LNG developing Texas bunkering terminal
Houston-based Pilot LNG is moving forward with a proposed floating liquefied natural gas bunkering facility on Pelican Island in Texas. Image: Pilot LNG The company said on Thursday it filled...
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RPAS drones measuring ship emissions in Danish waters
The Danish authorities have requested once again the European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) remotely piloted aircraft system services to support the monitoring of ship emissions around the area of...
View ArticleMSC-operated ship loses over 20 containers overboard off South Africa
Earlier this week, a containership operated by Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) lost more than 20 containers overboard during stormy weather in Algoa Bay near the city of Port...
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Port of Helsinki gets EU support for green investment projects
Finland’s Port of Helsinki has received financial support from the EU for port investment projects on the Helsinki–Tallinn and Helsinki–Travemünde routes, as well as for installing an onshore power...
View ArticleWärtsilä points to demand drop in cruise and scrubber investments as COVID-19...
The adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and markets in which it operates further increased in the second quarter of the year, shrinking demand across the...
View ArticleMaersk says crew change situation not tenable as it pushes with repatriation...
Danish container shipping major Maersk is pushing forward with the repatriation of its seafarers, like many shipowners in the industry. One of the latest examples saw seven members of the Rhine...
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GasLog takes newbuild LNG tanker delivery, agrees $1 bln refinancing
Greece-based LNG shipping company GasLog has taken delivery of GasLog Westminster from the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard. Courtesy of GasLog The vessel has a 180,000 cubic meter cargo...
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CDC: ‘No Sail Order’ for cruise ships extended through September 2020
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has further extended a ‘No Sail Order” for cruise ships through 30 September 2020. This order continues to suspend passenger operations on...
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