GTT gets class nod for three-tank LNG carrier design

Lloyd’s Register has granted an approval in principle (AiP) for GTT’s new 200,000-m³ LNG carrier concept, featuring slow-steaming navigation and three tanks instead of the traditional four.  The 200,000-m3 LNG carrier design offers environmental and economic advantages, including approximately 27% reduction in voyage-based emissions intensity and a decrease in unit freight cost by up to

Imabari delivers LNG-fuelled car carrier

Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding delivered an LNG-fuelled car carrier this month to domestic shipping company Mitsui OSK Line (Mol), as Mol targets 90 LNG or methanol-fuelled ships in its fleet by 2030. Imabari supplied on 12 July the Turquoise Ace with capacity for 7,000 cars. It is designed to consume boil-off gas generated within the

NYK, Astomos Energy christen new dual-fuel LPG carrier

As their first jointly owned liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier in 21 years, NYK and Astomos Energy have named the new vessel Gas Garnet. The companies held a naming ceremony at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries on March 1, 2024. The 86,953 m3 capacity vessel was christened Gas Garnet by Yoshihito Takahashi, senior

H-Line Shipping receives LNG dual-fuel carrier

CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered a 210,000 dwt LNG dual-fuel bulk carrier, HL Hope, to H-Line Shipping. The HL Hope reportedly has a primary engine, generator, and boiler that run on LNG as part of its dual-fuel propulsion system. Two IMO Type C LNG tanks, each

Northern Lights, Bernhard Schulte join forces on LNG-powered CO2 carrier

Norway’s Northern Lights, a joint venture consisting of Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies, has signed a charter deal with Bernhard Schulte for a new LNG-powered CO2 carrier that will be built in China. The 7,500-cbm liquefied CO2 ship will be the fourth in line to the sister ships currently under construction at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore (DSOC),

Japan receives a liquefied CO2 carrier

The Shimonoseki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries handed over a new type of ship for Japanese shipbuilders, a liquefied CO2 carrier, which will serve as a demonstration test ship for a seaborne trade many are predicting will bubble up in the years to come. With government backing, the Excool was christened and handed over to

Anemoi signs deal for LNG carrier rotor sail design

British supplier of rotor sails for commercial vessels, Anemoi Marine Technologies, has entered into a joint design cooperation agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for the design of rotor sails onboard two LNG carrier newbuildings. As part of the agreement, Anemoi will assess the feasibility and design of rotor sails for installation on LNG carriers and develop

Suiso Frontier, first liquefied hydrogen carrier makes visit to Oman

In a historic moment for Oman’s clean energy aspirations, the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, the Suiso Frontier, has made its inaugural visit to Oman. And it was GAC that acted as its agent for its maiden call to Muscat’s Sultan Qaboos Port. For countries like Oman, which are dedicated to achieving Net Zero by

DSIC receives order for another liquified CO2 carrier

State-run Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) has received a third order for a 7,500-cu m LNG dual-fuel capable liquified CO2 (LCO2) carrier from owner Northern Lights, a joint venture between Shell, TotalEnergies and Equinor which plans to transport and sequester CO2 in the North Sea. The ship, which is set to be fitted with an

Kumiai Navigation orders third LPG/ammonia carrier

Kumiai Navigation has ordered its third liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-fuelled 86,700 cu m very large gas carrier (VLGC) at Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) for delivery in 2026. No price has been revealed for the 230 m long vessel that will be delivered from KHI’s Sakaide Works and be able to carry LPG and