DECEMBER 6, 2018 — ABS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI) to create a new shoreside facility dedicated to improving the safety of
DECEMBER 6, 2018 — Japan’s Inpex Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on LNG bunkering with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company subsidiary ADNOC Logistics & Services. Under the MOU, the two
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària reports that the two LNG fueled vessels it has under construction at Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Visentini are well on the way to completion.
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 — ABB has won its first marine automation system contract for a cruise ferry in China, with addition of of the ABB Ability System 800xA to the technology package
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 — A traditional steel cutting ceremony at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland today marked the start of construction on Carnival Cruise Line’s newest and largest class of vessel,
NOVEMBER 13, 2018 — Classification society Lloyd’s Register has granted South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. approval in principle for a 50,000 dwt MR tanker design capable of using LNG
NOVEMBER 9, 2018 — ABS, OceanFinance and Scorpius Space Launch Company (SSLC) are joining forces on the SPACE TECH4SEA project to adapt composite technologies developed for the space industry to LNG fueled
NOVEMBER 5, 2018 —The largest high-speed catamaran thus far ordered for operation on LNG fuel, will feature a fully integrated scope of Wärtsilä equipment. As we reported earlier (see story) the 125
OCTOBER 31, 2018 — The 125 m long LNG dual fueled RoPax catamaran on order for Spanish ferry operator Baleària (see earlier story) is being built to Incat Crowther 125 design and
OCTOBER 25, 2018 — Norwegian ship owning company Havila Kystruten AS, has ordered four newbuild RoPax vessels of Havyard 923 design that will start operations January 2023 on the the coastal route