Safe Bulkers continues fleet renewal with eco-friendly Kamsarmax

Greece-based shipping company Safe Bulkers has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed company to acquire a Japanese Kamsarmax vessel newbuilding. As informed, the newbuild vessel is designed to meet the Phase 3 requirements of Energy Efficiency Design Index related to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (IMO GHG -EEDI Phase 3) as adopted by

Avance Gas orders LPG carriers from CIMC

John Fredriksen-backed Avance Gas has four 40,000-m3 LPG carrier newbuildings on order at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co (CIMC SOE) for delivery in 2025 and 2026. Wärtsilä’s range of complete cargo handling systems for gas tankers are designed to reduce operating costs and improve the vessel’s Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI). The company

DNV awards AiP for world’s largest car carrier design

At the Marintec China trade fair, DNV awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. for its ground-breaking 11,000-CEU capacity pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design. Recognized as the world’s largest PCTC, the 234m long and 40m wide ship will have 14 decks allowing 11,000 car equivalent

Grieg Maritime signs contract for ammonia vessels

Grieg Maritime Group said the 225 m long newbuilds will dwarf the 50,800 dwt L-class, previously the latest and largest vessels in its fleet.

Celsius orders LNG carrier from Samsung

Celsius Tankers has ordered an additional 180,000 cu m LNG carrier at Samsung Heavy Industries. With this its orderbook of ultra-eco ships at the yard reaches to 10 and adding to the fleet of four units already delivered in 2020 and 2021. The vessel will be built to Lloyds’ Register class EEDI 3 meeting IMO

RightShip’s rating toll to provide EEXI values in GHG

Digital maritime platform RightShip is updating its greenhouse gas (GHG) rating tool to incorporate Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) values from the first quarter of 2023. The changes being introduced will make its GHG rating the industry’s first rating to include the EEXI, the Existing Vessel Design Index (EVDI) and the Energy Efficiency Design

ABS and Arcsilea to study the future of CII, EEXI and EEDI

A consortium between ABS and Arcsilea has won a tender from the European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) to carry out a technical study on the Future of Ship Energy Efficiency Measures. The 15-month-long project will analyze the IMO’s CII, EEXI and EEDI framework and provide recommendations for further development, effective implementation

United Heavy Lift signs for pair of eco-lifter ships

Hamburg-headquartered United Heavy Lift (UHL) has placed an order for two additional F900-type multipurpose heavylift vessels. The eco-lifter newbuildings will deliver at the CSSC shipyard in Hudong, China in 2023 and 2024. Between 2019 and 2022, UHL took delivery of seventeen F900 eco-lifter vessels. The vessels feature high-and-low-pressure SCR catalysts to meet IMO Tier III

Singapore to offer tax discounts for greener vessels

Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) will offer discounts on some fees and taxes for ships committed to cutting emissions beyond what is required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), starting from 1 May. The MPA announced the discounts in a circular updating its Green Ship Programme (GSP) for Singapore-flagged ships released on 22 April.