BHP charters LNG-fuelled bulkers from Eastern Pacific Shipping
Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has won a deal with BHP to charter five LNG dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulk carriers. The contract is being awarded as part of the...
View ArticleDP World-CDPQ platform secures funds for new terminal investments
Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World and Canada’s insitutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) have announced the expansion of their ports and terminals investment...
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Brittany Ferries welcomes scrubber-fitted E-Flexer to its fleet
Image courtesy: Stena RORO Britanny Ferries has taken delivery of the Galicia, the first of three ships in the E-Flexer class of nine ordered by Stena RoRo from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling...
View ArticlePort Esbjerg teams up with Honeywall on massive decarbonization mission
Danish Port Esbjerg has formed a partnership with technology company Honeywell as part of its efforts to become climate neutral. Honeywell has extensive experience in measuring and managing digital...
View ArticleMOL Charisma suffers fire off Sri Lanka
A Bahamas-flagged Post-Panamax containership caught fire approximately 250 miles east from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 1 September. The ship in question is the 8,110 TEU MOL Charisma, deployed in...
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NYK names 1st LNG-fuelled PCTC to be built in Japan
Image courtesy: NYK Japanese shipping major NYK has named its first large scale LNG-fuelled vessel built at a domestic yard, the company said. The vessel, named Sakura Leader, is a car carrier, built...
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GALLERY: No oil spill risk from fire-stricken supertanker, Sri Lanka Navy says
Image courtesy: Sri Lanka Navy Spreading of the deadly fire on board the Panama-flagged oil tanker MT New Diamond, which erupted on September 3, has been controlled, according to the Sri Lanka Navy,...
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Flex LNG takes delivery of Flex Resolute
Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, has expanded its fleet with the addition of Flex Resolute. Courtesy of Flex LNG The vessel, capable of transporting up to...
View Article2nd eco-friendly bulker newbuild joins Bahri’s fleet
Saudi Arabian transportation company Bahri has taken delivery of its new dry-bulk carrier Alanood, making it the second newbuild vessel to join the company’s market-leading fleet this year. Alanood...
View ArticleTiedemann: New wave of containership orders likely
The outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has basically put a brake on investments in the shipbuilding sector, especially on the container shipping side, as many owners shelved their newbuilding plans...
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Three migrants jump overboard Maersk’s tanker after being stranded on board...
The situation onboard Maersk Etienne, a tanker owned by Maersk Tankers that rescued 27 migrants from Tunisian waters on August 4, escalated over the weekend with three migrants jumping overboard. The...
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Update: Fire put out aboard tanker off Sri Lanka coast
The fire onboard the Panama-flagged crude oil tanker New Diamond has been completely extinguished, the Sri Lanka Navy said in an update on 6 September 2020. “Nearly 79 hours after the distress was...
View ArticleZvezda Shipbuilding cuts steel for 1st LNG-powered MR tanker
Russian Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex has cut steel for the first LNG-powered MR type product tanker from a series of three vessels ordered by the compatriot shipping major Sovcomflot in 2019. The steel...
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Work starts on world’s 1st large containership LNG conversion
China’s Huarun Dadong yard has started retrofitting Hapag-Lloyd’s ultra-large containership Sajir to use LNG as fuel, in a move claimed to be the world’s first such conversion. Sajir (Image:...
View ArticleCMA CGM boosts profitability despite volume slowdown
During the second quarter of this year, French container shipping major CMA CGM improved profitability in all its business activities despite challenges related to COVID-19. The company posted a net...
View ArticleVLEC being built by HHI damaged in typhoon Maysak
A very large ethane carrier (VLEC) under construction at South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has been damaged by a recent typhoon Maysak, sources close to the matter have confirmed to Offshore...
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Novatek charters Arctic LNG 2 fleet
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek has signed long-term charter deals for 14 Arc7 ice-class tankers for its Arctic LNG 2 project. Courtesy of Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex The...
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Estonia’s first hybrid ferry starts service
Following its successful conversion, ferry Tõll has become the first hybrid passenger vessel in Estonia. Image Courtesy: Port of Tallinn/Raul Mee During the reconstruction works, which cost almost EUR...
View ArticleCalifornia’s ports suspend shore power usage to conserve electricity amid...
The mandatory use of shore power at Californian ports has been suspended amid governmental measures aimed at voluntary electricity conservation to mitigate the impact of the ongoing heat-wave. “State...
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ scrubbers fitted on 22 ships in 2020
Image courtesy: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japanese shipbuilding major Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has installed its in-house produced DIA-SOx marine SOx scrubbers on 22 ships so far this year. The...
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