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Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for the design of the world’s largest VLAC (Very Large Ammonia Carrier) with a carrying capacity of 100,000 cbm. The vessel will feature an independent IMO type B tank for the safe storage of ammonia which is expected to optimise
The Bahamas-based maritime startup Veer will soon select a shipyard to commence the construction process. Veer’s solution is a wind-powered containership with auxiliary fuel cell propulsion that utilizes green hydrogen as fuel and DynaRig sails. The company’s breakthrough first ship design, ‘Design Nº1’, will be the first absolute zero-emission containership capable of crossing an ocean.
After another banner year for LNG-capable ordering activity, nearly half of all newbuild tonnage on the world’s shipyard orderbooks is ready for alternative fuels, according to a year-end shipbuilding review from Clarksons. The proportion is much higher in some segments of the fleet. More than 80 percent of all boxships and car carriers ordered in
Kamsarmax, the new methanol-fueled vessels, will have lesser emissions and, in turn, contribute less to air pollution.
Cargill has linked with trading house Mitsui & Co to order two at Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding. The landmark vessels are scheduled to deliver in the first quarter of 2026. No price has been revealed. Japanese shipyards are eagerly awaiting further methanol-fuelled bulk carrier orders with Hong Kong’s Pacific Basin likely to be among the first
Fratelli CosulichFratelli Cosulich Bunkers Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co (CIMC SOE), a subsidiary of CIMC Enric Holdings, for the construction of an ammonia bunker tanker. The deal comes almost a year after the Italian owner teamed up with compatriot classification society RINA and Singapore’s ship
