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Volume of green ships sailing up by 12%

The number of eco-friendly vessels on operation or order reaches 8,542 in total as of early August 2024, up by 12% year-on-year. DNV has recently reports that scrubber-fitted vessels (5,396 units) make up the majority of the growing ..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:22:06

NB investment remains viable despite high ship prices

Despite the rising costs of shipbuilding, many leading shipping companies and ship owners remain optimistic about new investments. At the recent TradeWinds Shipowners Forum in Hamburg, Germany, Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd,..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:20:42

DNV okays Avikus' autonomous ship tech

Avikus, a leading innovator in autonomous navigation technology, and DNV, the world’s leading classification society, have officially announced their collaboration on the development and approval of autonomous vessel systems. The ..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:18:08

Peninsula orders 2 LNGBVs from HD Hyundai Mipo

Peninsula, a bunker supply company, is reportedly linked to a new order for two large-sized LNG bunkering vessels (LNGBVs) recently placed at HD Hyundai Group’s shipyard in South Korea. On September 5, HD Korea Shipbuilding &am..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:16:37

Chinese shipyards secure 14 newbuilds

Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Ltd (GSI) won contracts for 14 newbuilds from three different international shipping owners. According to industry and foreign sources, boxships, heavy-lift vess..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:14:12

MAN-ES expects 30 engine order spree

Global maritime engine manufacturing group MAN Energy Solutions(MAN-ES) plans to deliver about 30 dual-fueled engines for the next three years to the shipbuilding industries of South Korea, China, and Japan. Along with its licensee c..

News > Equipment > 2024-09-09 09:12:38

Chengxi completes five rotor sails

Chinese shipbuilding industry has recently succeeded in manufacturing wind-assisted propulsion system 'rotor sail' for very large ore carrier (VLOC). Chengxi Shipyard, an affiliate of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), rep..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:10:41

GTT reliquefaction tech applied to 10 boxships

GTT, in collaboration with Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases, a Japanese leading provider of cryogenic pumps, announces that it has received an order from a Chinese shipyard to equip ten LNG-fuelled container ships with GTT&rs..

News > Equipment > 2024-09-09 09:08:32

BW LNG inks charter deal with NEPCO

BW LNG has recently announced the signing of a 10-year charter with the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO), Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to deploy a Floating Storage Unit (FSU) for national energy needs. In addition, NEPCO will acq..

News > Shipping > 2024-09-09 09:06:48

LPG dual-fueled VLGC named at Japan

A naming ceremony was held on September 4 at the Sakaide Works (Kagawa Prefecture) of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. for a very large gas carrier (VLGC) for Astomos Energy Corporation, the world's pre-eminent LPG company. This is As..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:04:23