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UECC Hoists Sail for Change Initiative With New Titan Supply Deal For LBM To Drastically Cut Fleet Emissions
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has secured a major bunkering deal with Titan Clean Fuels to source liquefied biomethane that will enable the company to reduce its GHG emissions by over 75,000 tons in 2025 - or around one-third of its annual …
Dec 11, 2024 / Vessels
Changhong International Delivers Last 5,300 TEU Container Ship to NAVIOS
On December 9, Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard Co. LTD (Changhong International) completed the online signing and delivery of the tenth 5,300 TEU container ship ZIM ALBATROSS (CHB2015) built for the Greek shipowner NAVIOS MARITIME …
Dec 11, 2024 / Vessels
Cosco to invest in MOL’s six Q-max LNG tanker newbuilds
The Chinese state giant will acquire a 50% stake in each of the six single-ship entities set up by MOL in Liberia COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation has decided to invest in QatarEnergy’s newbuilding project for six Q-Max LNG carriers with Japanese …
Dec 11, 2024 / Vessels
Maersk Halifax becomes first VLCV to run on methanol
MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful retrofit of the main engine of the ‘Maersk Halifax’ to a dual-fuel MAN B&W ME-LGIM unit. MAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, carried out the work, the first such project …
Dec 10, 2024 / Vessels
Höegh Autoliners signs 5-year contract with major international car producer
Höegh Autoliners ASA (Höegh Autoliners, ticker code "HAUTO") has signed a 5-year contract with a major international car producer for transport of significant volumes of cars in two of the Company's core trade lanes. Shipments under the contract will …
Dec 9, 2024 / Curious
Global Ship Lease Announces Agreement to Acquire Four High-Reefer ECO Containerships on Multi-Year Charters, with 10-Year Financing Committed
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (GSL), an owner of containerships, announced today that it has contracted to purchase four high-reefer ECO-9,115 TEU containerships (the “Newly Acquired Vessels”) with an average age of 8.5 years for an aggregate …
Dec 5, 2024 / Vessels
Damen RSD Tug 2513 named Med Aldebaran in Tug Malta ceremony
On December 4th, Tug Malta held a naming ceremony for its latest vessel On December 4th, Tug Malta held a naming ceremony for its latest vessel, a Damen RSD Tug 2513, in Malta. During a celebration attended by the Prime Minister of Malta Robert …
Dec 5, 2024 / Vessels
Peel Ports: Planning permission granted for Ayrshire renewables hub
A £150m upgrade to an Ayrshire marine yard has been given a boost as it is awarded planning permission, paving the way for increased offshore wind power off the UK’s west coast. Peel Ports Clydeport has secured permission for the complete …
Dec 4, 2024 / Curious
Maersk completes order of 20 dual-fuel vessels
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has signed agreements with three yards for a total of 20 container vessels equipped with dual-fuel engines. Combined, the vessels have a capacity of 300,000 TEU. With these orders, Maersk concludes the intended owned …
Dec 3, 2024 / Curious
OOCL Celebrates the Naming of its First 16,828 TEU Vessel, OOCL Bauhinia
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) has announced the naming of its first brand new 16,828 TEU container vessel, the OOCL Bauhinia, at a ceremony held today at the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard. This vessel is …
Dec 3, 2024 / Vessels