CMA CGM Sorbonne, the last LNG-fueled 23,000 TEU containership out of a series of nine giant containerships built in China, has been delivered to French shipping major CMA CGM. The LNG-fueled containership and its eight 23,000 TEU sister vessels are equipped with dual-fuel Wingd engines and with tanks of 18,600
Horisont Energi inks LOIs for commercial carbon storage
Norwegian carbon tech company and driving force behind the Polaris carbon capture and storage project Horisont Energi has signed several letters of intent with major European companies, continuing its steady progress towards commercial carbon storage off the coast of Norway. Horisont Energi said on Wednesday that carbon storage facilities on
HMM splashes $1.57 bn on twelve LNG-ready boxships
South Korean shipping heavyweight HMM has signed newbuilding contracts with compatriot builders Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for twelve 13,000 TEU container vessels, worth $ 1.57 billion. Illustration/HMM Nuri; Image credit: HMM Under the agreement, DSME and HHI will build six vessels, respectively, scheduled for
Monjasa expands supply services across all RAK Ports
Denmark-based bunker supplier Monjasa has partnered up with RAK Ports, to support the increasing demand for fuel supply in the Middle East. As disclosed, the deal will enable a full suite of marine fuel services to be offered, both in-port and right across RAK Ports’ anchorage area. RAK Ports’ network comprises
Baleària converted LNG ferry Martín i Soler to set sail
Space technology approved for maritime LNG fuel tanks
Maritime classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted a design approval for SpaceTech4Sea, a project to adapt technology developed for space use to maritime LNG fuel tanks. illustration only; Courtesy of ABS ABS, OceanFinance and Cimarron Composites are joining forces on the SpaceTech4Sea project to adapt composite technologies
Maersk to ship Bestseller’s products using sustainable biofuel
Danish container shipping and logistics major A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a fully carbon-neutral transport agreement on ocean services with compatriot fashion company Bestseller. As informed, the open-ended agreement on lifestyle logistics covers all of Bestseller’s global transportation requirements and includes inland logistics and CFS handling (warehousing). “I am
Naming ceremony held for FSRU Transgas Power
Chinese shipbuilding major Hudong-Zhonghua held the naming ceremony for floating storage and a regasification unit (FSRU) built for Greek shipping company Dynagas. Courtesy of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 174,000-cubic metres FSRU Transgas Power was built at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai for Greek operator Dynagas. The vessel is 294 metres long and
NYK trials biofuel on bulker in Singapore
A bulk carrier operated by Japanese shipping major NYK recently conducted a trial use of biofuel made from waste cooking oil collected and refined in Singapore. The trial ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering for the bulker Frontier Jacaranda was performed at the Port of Singapore on 11 June 2021, in cooperation with
Sakhalin II gets LNG loading arms replaced
Russian LNG producer Sakhalin Energy will replace the existing loading arms at the country’s first LNG plant. Courtesy of Sakhalin Energy Two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) loading arms for Sakhalin Energy are on their way, manufactured by the Japanese company TB Global Technologies. The arms are being shipped on