Galaxy Leader entering port

NYK Lines car carrier Galaxy Leader hijacked

The Galaxy Leader, a Bahamas-flag car carrier leased by Japan’s NYK Lines has been hijacked by Iran-affiliated Houthi militia, who described it as “an Israeli ship,” and taken to a Yemeni port.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen methanol-fueled car carrier

Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders engines for methanol-fueled car carrier quartet

Not too surprisingly, the series of giant methanol-fueled car carriers that Wallenius Wilhelmsen is building in China (see earlier story) will be powered by MAN B&W ME-LGIM main engines. The Oslo-listed RO/RO

Neptune Lines vessel

Neptune Lines orders two next-gen car carriers

Forecasts for global passenger car sales remain optimistic and car carrier specialists are responding by investing in new capacity. That includes Piraeus-headquartered Neptune Lines which has placed an order at China’s Fujian

PCTC newbuild will feature MacGregor RO/RO gear

First Sallaum PCTC newbuilds will have MacGregor RO/RO packages

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a large order for comprehensive packages of RO/RO equipment for two LNG dual-fueled, 7,500 car capacity, pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessels. The 199.9 meter

ammonia-ready

Grimaldi orders 5 more ammonia-ready car carriers

The Naples-headquartered Grimaldi Group is going all in on car carriers — and ammonia-readiness. It has opened the new year by placing an order for five 9,000 CEU (Car Equivalent Unit) pure

Aurora class vessels could carry U.S. auto exports

MacGregor to supply Aurora class RO/RO equipment

Cargo and load handling specialist MacGregor has booked an order worth more than $15 million to supply comprehensive packages of RO/RO equipment for Höegh Autoliners’ first four Aurora class pure car and

Union of Greek Shipowners elects its first female president

For the first time in its 106-year history, the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has elected a woman to be its president. She is Melina Travlos, chairwoman of Neptune Lines Shipping &

LNG battery hubrid PCTC

World’s first LNG battery hybrid PCTC delivered

Oslo-headquartered short-sea RO/RO specialist UECC has taken delivery of the world’s first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC. To be named Auto Advance, it is the first in a series of three newbuild

First PCTC in UECC LNG battery hybrid trio launched

The Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai has launched the first of three LNG battery hybrid PCTCs (pure car truck carriers) commissioned by United European Car Carriers (UECC), which is owned in equal shares

LNG-fueled PCTC quartet will have WinGD iCER engines

Four LNG-fueled PCTCs (Pure Car/Truck Carriers) just ordered by Japan’s NYK Line will be the first vessels in the word to be equipped with WinGD’s X-DF2.0 iCER main engines. The iCER (Intelligent

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