Lemissoler Navigation orders methanol dual-fuel Ultramaxes

Lemissoler Navigation has ordered up to eight methanol dual-fuel 65,000 dwt bulk carriers in China. It signed a contract with China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Industry Trading for the construction of 4+4 Ultramaxes. As informed, it is the first order of methanol dual-fuel 65,000 dwt bulkers in China. The

MOL strengthens fleet with 5 LNG-fueled newbuilds

Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is expanding its fleet with five additional newbuilding LNG dual-fueled Capesize bulkers. Namely, MOL revealed that two vessels will be ordered at compatriot Nihon Shipyard and built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Furthermore, Chinese shipbuilding heavyweight CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co will build the additional three. The vessels are

G2 Ocean adds two ammonia-ready vessels

G2 Ocean is expanding carrying capacity by adding two more ammonia-ready 82,300 dwt Open Hatch vessels to its fleet. CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Longxue will build the vessels which will be delivered in 2026. According to the company, following its commitment to only purchase newbuilt vessels with zero-emission technology, Grieg signed a contract in May 2023

CSSC and DNV launch future ship joint innovation center for decarbonization

The Centre will be established and operated by SDARI and DNV China following the Strategic Cooperation Agreement Framework signed by CSSC and DNV in 2019.

X-Press Feeders orders six methanol dual-fuel containerships

The first boxship will enter X-Press Feeders’ Europe trade routes by the second quarter of 2025, with all vessels joining the fleet by the third quarter of 2026.

World’s largest dual-fuel LPG carrier named ‘Harzand’

The naming ceremony for the Harzand (60,000 dwt), the world’s largest dual-fuel LPG carrier, was conducted at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. The vessel is part of what the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is calling a fourth-generation design that improves fuel efficiency versus the yard’s earlier designs as well as increasing carrying capacity. The

CMA CGM orders methanol and LNG powered boxships

French carrier CMA CGM has placed orders for 16 dual-fuel containerships at China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) in a record deal worth around $3.06bn. The world’s third-largest liner has booked a dozen methanol powered 15,000 teu units and a quartet of 23,000 teu LNG-fuelled ships in what is being called the biggest order for large

CSSC begins development of new bunker fuels

The project was launched by Tian Yulong, member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, who encouraged CSSC to “accelerate the development of new green fuel engines” powered by methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen. Tian Yulong highlighted all units of CSSC to “conscientiously implement” the spirit

MOL books three more LNG newbuilds

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed another long-term charter contract with QatarEnergy for three newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The vessels will be built at CSSC-affiliated Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and are scheduled for delivery in 2027. MOL signed a long-term charter contract with QatarEnergy in April 2022 for four newbuilds, and the latest deal

CSSC completed methanol bunkering

China Shipbuilding Hengyu Energy (Shanghai), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has completed the bunkering of three methanol-powered product tankers built by Guangzhou Shipyard International. The 49,900-ton tankers were fueled with a total of 240 tons of methanol, a major milestone for the Chinese methanol fuelling track record. CSSC Hengyu Energy has been