The design of an ammonia-fueled Panamax bulk carrier developed by the Japanese organisation Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC) has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society ClassNK. Courtesy of ClassNK Before issuing the AiP, ClassNK reviewed the ammonia treatment measures, piping diagram of the …

UK-based NGO Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has covered all aspects related to LNG bunkering in its publication with detailed guidelines. Courtesy of Port of Antwerp. SGMF released its ’LNG as a marine fuel – Safety and Operational Guidelines – Bunkering’ publication. The NGO says this is …

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the main and harbour engines for a series of seven new Arctic shuttle tanker vessels being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard in South Korea. The order, which is valued at more than €100 million ($113.4 million) was placed …

Chinese gas distributor Zhejiang Energy will acquire a 10 per cent stake in Russia’s Yakutia LNG project for $5.67 billion. Courtesy of Yatec A-Property and Zhejiang Energy agreed on the terms of sale of the companies of the Yakutia project. Thus, the parties signed indicative terms of a deal for …

Offshore contractor Heerema Marine Contractors has secured a contract with McDermott to transport and install six large jackets within Package-1 of Saudi Aramco’s Marjan increment programme in Saudi Arabia. Sleipnir vessel; Source: Heerema Marine Contractors The Marjan oil and gas field is located in the Arabian Gulf off the eastern …

Bermuda-based LNG shipper Golar updates on its newly-formed company Cool Company (CoolCo) that will acquire its eight TFDE LNG carriers. Courtesy of Golar LNG This comes after Golar’s December announcement on separating its eight TFDE LNG carriers into the new company called Cool Company. CoolCo will have an initial market …

Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) has received the 150th LNG cargo delivery at the Swinoujscie liquefied natural gas terminal. Courtesy of PGNiG The milestone cargo that came from the U.S. arrived at President Lech Kaczyński LNG terminal in Świnoujście on 18 January. PGNiG bought this 70,000 tonnes of cargo …

The UK-based Uber Boat by Thames Clipper, a partnership between river bus service Thames Clipper and transport company Uber, is building the country’s first hybrid high-speed passenger ferries. Image: Uber Boats by Thames Clipper The two new vessels, that are being built at Wight Shipyard on the Isle of Wight, …

Finnish shipbuilding firm Helsinki Shipyard is building a new LNG-fueled icebreaker for Russian mining company Nornickel. Courtesy of Aker Arctic Helsinki Shipyard says it has successfully completed purchasing contracts for the main equipment of Nornickel’s icebreaker contracted last year. This also covers model tests in ice and open water for …

A new report for the Getting to Zero Coalition, an initiative for accelerating international shipping decarbonisation, outlining policy measures that could close the competitiveness between fossil fuels and zero-emission alternatives in shipping has been launched. The report titled “Closing the Gap” was prepared by a maritime consultancy UMAS for the …