Hapag-Lloyd puts first LNG dual-fuel ships on voyage

Hapag-Lloyd ordered in December 2020 six, 250,000 dwt, ultra large containerships to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for a total $1 billion but the order was expanded in 2021 from six to 12 containerships.

A2B-online orders two eco-design ships

The vessels are expected to enter service by the end of 2024, operating between Moerdijk in the Netherlands and Immingham, UK.

Alfa Laval to deliver the methanol-fired steam boiler

It will be the first time a methanol boiler has been installed onboard a ship, and Alfa Laval has secured significant orders for the new boiler including for container ships, tankers and cruise ships. Deliveries of the methanol boilers are scheduled to commence in late 2023.

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.

LR removes ships of IR Class to transport Russian oil

Lloyd’s Register said, however, that 11 vessels of the Indian shipping firm it had been declassifying were certified by the Indian Register of Shipping (better known as IRClass).

BIMCO forecasts recycling of over 15,000 ships by 2032

Analysts have long been talking up prospects for an avalanche of vintage ships heading for demolition amid a period of growing green regulations.

Egypt and Norway agree for green methanol project

Egypt signed a joint development agreement with Norway’s Scatec to establish the country’s first green methanol production project in Damietta Port with investments worth around $450 million. The project is the “first of its kind” in Egypt and the Middle East and will “contribute to placing Egypt on the global map of nations that produce

X-Press Feeders to put dual fuel ships into operation

X-Press Feeders is on track to get its eight dual fuel ships operational in 2024 and also considering other zero-carbon fuels to achieve sustainable shipping in the long run. The dual fuel ships will be deployed in Europe and run either on LNG or green methanol, paving the way for the company to achieve carbon

GCMD awards LCO2 study onboard ships to LR

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has awarded its concept study on offloading liquefied CO2 (LCO2) captured onboard ships to Lloyd’s Register, supported by their partner Arup. The Singapore-based GCMD concept study will address safety and operational considerations surrounding offloading of LCO2 that has been captured onboard tankers, bulkers and container liners, including articulating

Stolt Tankers drives decarbonisation

Stolt Tankers and Graphite Innovations & Technology (GIT) have signed a two-year agreement to apply GIT’s XGIT-PROP graphene-based marine coating to the propellers of 25 Stolt Tankers ships during 2023. XGIT-PROP is an eco-friendly product that reduces marine growth and improves propulsion efficiency while ensuring no harmful toxins and biocides are released into the ocean.