Shipbuilding

LNG-fueled boxship surge

This year's methanol-fueled boxship has seen a low ordering record, which is even lower than the orders of LNG and conventionally-fueled vessels. According to Alphaliner, shipbuilders around the world built 3.11m (264 ships) ..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-10-22 09:46:47

Hanwha Ocean accelerates green solution

Hanwha Ocean has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Singapore's Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and agreed to cooperate on carbon neutrality. Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation is a non-profit or..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-10-22 09:32:34

ABS completes ammonia dispersion evaluation for Hanwha Ocean

ABS has completed an industry-leading safety evaluation of ammonia dispersion on board an ammonia-fueled gas turbine LNG carrier design from Hanwha Ocean. ABS, in collaboration with Hanwha Ocean, conducted computational fluid dyn..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-10-22 09:30:16

DACKS wins 2 MR tankers

Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS), a joint venture between China's Cosco Shipping and Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has made its entry into the MR tanker sector by securing an order from Taiping & Sinopec Fi..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-10-22 09:18:22

Fujian Guohang Ocean exercises BC option

Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping, a Chinese shipping company, has decided to exercise option from a contract they signed in January with Wuhu Shipyard to build 4+6 89,000 dwt methanol-ready Kamsarmax bulkers. According to industry s..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-10-22 09:14:19

WNE and KPHL sign FLNG pre-FEED contract

On October 18, 2024, Wison New Energies (WNE) and Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) officially signed a FLNG Pre-FEED contract. With an expected capacity of 1.5 MTPA, Papua New Guinea’s first FLNG is planned to be deploy..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-10-22 09:12:17

Agalas and Eidesvik Offshore partnership

Agalas and Eidesvik Offshore join forces to create the world’s first methanol-powered hybrid vessel for offshore wind and subsea operations. This collaboration has the potential to generate numerous new jobs for the green offs..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-10-22 09:07:06

GT Wings secures grant from DfT

GT Wings recently announced that it has been awarded a £225,000 grant from the Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund (SSAF). This funding will propel the company's #AirWing tech..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-10-22 09:02:00

ClassNK awards AFVC to 'Texas Highway'

ClassNK granted its 'AFVC (Additional Fire-Fighting measures for Vehicle Carrier)' notations to 'TEXAS HIGHWAY', a car carrier operated by K LINE for vessels equipped with additional firefighting measures for transpo..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-10-22 08:54:46

Volume of green ships sailing up by 11%

The number of eco-friendly vessels on operation or order reaches 8,710 in total as of the end of September 2024, up by 11.3% year-on-year. DNV has recently reports that scrubber-fitted vessels (5,452 units) make up the majority..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-10-21 09:23:11