Converting existing containerships to LNG fueling can be expensive. Could adding in a new revenue-earning ship section ease the financial pain? Bureau Veritas (BV) has given its Approval in Principle (AiP) to
After a successful year long trial on the Gaslog LNG carrier Methane Julia Louise, Shell has signed a five-year contract for the installation of a Kongsberg hydrodynamic optimization program on 45 of
While use of liquefied biogas (LBG) is seen as an important step towards fossil-free shipping, lack of supply is a major difficulty. To address the issue, Swedish family-owned shipping company Furetank has
Centerline Logistics, Seattle, Wash., has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Vard Marine Inc. to develop a customized 6,000-cubic-meter articulated tug and barge (ATB) LNG bunker barge. Expected to enter service
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year optimized maintenance agreement with Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ). It covers two LNG-fueled ferries, the Jos Deschenes II and Armand Imbeau II, each of which operates
Moving one step closer to becoming the world’s first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) certified oil and gas vessel operator, Harvey Gulf International Marine, New Orleans, La., has begun to operate one
Harvey Gulf International Marine has entered into a commercial agreement to add the SailPlan marine emissions optimization platform to its fleet. The company has already seen quantifiable emissions reductions beginning with the
Looking for what’s ahead in the dry bulk shipping markets? The thermometer usually used to measure the health of the dry bulk market is the Baltic Dry Index, and through the first
Japan’s NYK Line has placed orders for four LNG-fueled Capesize bulk carriers at three shipyards. Three will be built in Japan (two at at Nihon Shipyard, one at Namura Shipbuilding) while the
In a ceremony held December 3, 2021, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., shipbuilder Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding delivered the 340 foot long, 5,500-cubic-meter LNG bunkering barge, Clean Canaveral, to Polaris New Energy. The vessel, which
