Latest attack in GoG pushes kidnapping tally to 122 seafarers
Four seafarers have been kidnapped in the latest piracy attack in the Gulf of Guinea involving a crude oil tanker. The boarding of MV Agisilaos was reported on November 29, according to Dryad Global,...
View ArticleMOL joins initiative to combine wind power and hydrogen fuel cells
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has joined a corporate-academic partnership in a zero-emission initiative called the Wind Hunter Project, seeking new applications for hydrogen fuel...
View ArticleFifty shades of collaboration in time of energy transition
There is little doubt that the past few years have witnessed the rise of energy-related collaborations to an extent never seen before. This is because cross-industry collaborations seem to be crucial...
View ArticleBHP inks LNG supply deal with Shell
Australian resource company BHP signed the first LNG supply deal for its Newcastlemax bulkers with Shell. FueLNG Bellina The five vessels will transport iron ore between Western Australia and China...
View ArticleGasum completes its first LNG bunkering in Emden
The Nordic energy company Gasum has completed its first LNG bunkering operation in Emden, Germany. Courtesy of Gasum The company noted that its bunkering vessel Coralius supplied LNG bunkers to SIEM...
View ArticleGallery: Odyssey of the Seas floated out
This embedded content is only visible after accepting cookies. Change your preferences German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has floated out Odyssey of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s second Quantum Ultra Class...
View ArticleOverseas Shipholding Group opts for oneTank
Tanker shipping company Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has chosen oneTank, a Seattle-based ballast water treatment system manufacturer, to provide an aftpeak ballast water treatment solution for...
View ArticleSHI scores first LNG tanker order Since November 2019
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won an order for a liquefied natural gas carrier. Illustration only (Courtesy of GasLog) In its regulatory filing, the yard informed the...
View ArticleWaterfront Shipping orders 8 methanol dual-fuel ships from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Canada-based Waterfront Shipping Company (WFS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, has placed an order for eight new methanol dual-fuel vessels with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai...
View ArticleDrewry: Vessel operating costs surge in 2020 amid COVID-19 impact
Shipping/Illustration; Image by Offshore Energy Vessel operating costs have risen at their fastest pace in over a decade this year, on higher insurance cover premiums and COVID-19 related expenses,...
View ArticleClarksons: 27% of the order book to run on alternative fuels
CMA CGM Jacques Saade bunkered by Gas Agility in Rotterdam; Image by CMA CGM Alternative fuels are gaining traction in the maritime industry amid growing regulatory pressure and currently, they...
View ArticleNorwegian shipowner sentenced for involvement in Harrier’s scrapping case
Norwegian shipowner Georg Eide has been sentenced for having aided Singapore-based cash buyer Wirana Shipping in an attempt to export barge carrier Harrier (ex-Tide Carrier) to a scrapyard in Pakistan...
View ArticleMany seafarers could quit the industry over mishandling of COVID-19 crew...
Nearly 90% of British seafarers have been affected by the pandemic and one in two is now considering their future in the industry, research from Nautilus International shows. The seafarers have been...
View ArticleZeroNorth, Veson Nautical join forces to unlock better vessel performance,...
ZeroNorth, a digital spin-off from Maersk Tankers, and maritime software developer Veson Nautical have entered into a strategic product partnership. The agreement will allow ZeroNorth’s vessel...
View ArticleCelsius charters LNG tanker trio to Cheniere
Celsius Tankers, a unit of the Copenhagen-based Celsius Shipping, has found work for its newbuild trio of ultra-eco LNG carriers. Courtesy of Celsius Tankers The company said it has agreed to deploy...
View ArticleGTT bags tank design order for six ice-class LNG tankers
French LNG containment specialist GTT has been contracted to design tanks for six Arc7 ice-class LNG carriers. Courtesy of GTT / Roland Mouron The order has been placed by the South Korean shipyard...
View ArticleUN adopts resolution on key worker status of seafarers
The United Nations has adopted a resolution that calls on its members to designate seafarers and other marine personnel as key workers and implement relevant measures to allow stranded seafarers to be...
View ArticleBW agrees VLGC duo sale
BW LPG has entered to sell two very large gas carriers (VLGC) BW Confidence and BW Cedar. Courtesy of BW LPG BW Confidence was built in 2006 and has a carrying capacity of 83,270 cubic meters. The...
View ArticlePacific Carriers fined $12 million for dumping oily water and garbage in US...
Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL), a Singapore-based company whose subsidiaries are engaged in international shipping, was fined $12 million for concealing illegal discharges of oily water and garbage...
View ArticleONE Apus boxship loses containers in severe weather while transiting the Pacific
Japanese-flagged containership MV ONE Apus, deployed on Ocean Network Express’ (ONE) Far East Pacific 2 (FP2) Service, lost a number of containers on November 30 due to severe weather conditions while...
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