Tugboats

First Indian-built hybrid-electric tug Yohan launched as Shoft secures second order

Shoft Shipyard has launched what it describes as India’s first battery-electric tug with hybrid propulsion

Marine

Nord Gas Solutions to supply regasification module for Excelerate Energy FSRU conversion

Nord Gas Solutions (NGS) has been awarded a contract by Excelerate Energy to supply a

LNG

Lloyd’s Register, HHI and KSOE advance hybrid-electric LNG carrier design

Lloyd’s Register (LR), HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

Battery Tech

Caterpillar develops marine battery system for hybrid and electric vessels

Caterpillar Marine is developing a production battery system for hybrid and fully electric vessels, targeting

Technology

HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean to Showcase Gas and Floating Data Centre Technologies at Gastech 2026

HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean will present new gas-shipping, alternative-fuel and floating data centre technologies

LNG

K Line Names Newbuilding LNG Carrier Toho Emerald for Toho Gas

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) has named its latest LNG carrier Toho Emerald at

Ammonia

China Converts Gas Carrier Into Operational Ammonia Bunkering Vessel

A 5,500 m³ semi-refrigerated and semi-pressurised liquefied gas carrier has been converted in China for

Bunkering Methanol

Hapag-Lloyd Completes First Biomethanol Bunkering Operation in Shanghai

Hapag-Lloyd has completed its first biomethanol bunkering operation, taking on 3,000 tonnes of biomethanol aboard

LNG

Technip Energies, Honeywell and Siemens Energy Launch Modular SnapLNG 1.5 Solution

Technip Energies has introduced SnapLNG 1.5, a standardized and fully modular LNG solution developed in

Power & Propulsion

LD Armateurs Begins Norsepower Rotor Sail Installation on Spirit of Toulouse

French shipowner LD Armateurs has started installing a wind-assisted propulsion system on its new RoRo