China Classification Society (CCS) is hailing a major milestone after overseeing the delivery and naming ceremony of the first VLCC ever built in China deploying four 40metre rigid wing sails. CCS attended the naming ceremony of the 307,000

Polaris Shipping, one of South Koreas largest bulk carrier operators, has specified Nippon Paint Marine hull and hold coatings for a trio of Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOC). Two of the 250,000dwt vessels Stellar Young and Stellar Way were ap

Specialist international aluminium shipbuilder Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd has delivered a new 40-metre Fast Crew Boat (FCB) to Malaysia-based Blue Petra Sdn Bhd (Blue Petra), a fully-owned subsidiary of Great Ocean Supply Services (Great

On September 27, the new design of LNG fueled 300,000 dwt VLCC with ammonia prepared , jointly developed by CMES, Total Energies, GTT and BV, was awarded AIP by BV. In 2021, China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), TotalEnergies, Dalian Ship

On September 27, China Merchants Energy Shipping said at the performance briefing that under the dual carbon background, natural gas, as a substitute for oil and coal, will usher in a critical period of development, andthe demand for LNG tr

On September 27, PROTEUS IWONA, a 109,000 DWT dual-fuel crude oil product tanker built by China Shipbuilding Trading of CSSC and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for BOCOM Leasing was named and delivered. The ship is 249.95 meters long, 44

On September 26th, CLNG and Shenzhen Gas held the signing ceremony of LNG shipping cooperation agreement in Shenzhen. Xie Chunlin, chairman of CMES and CLNG attended the signing ceremony. Shenzhen Gas purchased an 80,000 cubic meter LNG car

We have seen an increase in enquiries and contractual disputes concerning the carriage of Russian export and/or origin crude oil and petroleum products, as set out in Annex XXV of the EU Regulation 833/2014, to third countries. The typical

The International Maritime Organization adopted an initial strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships in 2018. This initial strategy is the first milestone set out in the IMO Roadmap for developing a comprehensive strategy for th

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, a global leader in transportation and logistics, has started developing a new MSC Air Cargo solution in response to customer demand and as a complementary service to its container shipping solutions. M

Lloyds Register (LR) and Capital C Design and Technology Ltd (Capital C) have announced a collaboration to develop a landmark sustainability notation for the yacht sector that will clearly define a vessels sustainability throughout its life

Chinas largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage base went into operation on Monday in east Chinas Jiangsu Province as the first shipment of LNG was unloaded at the Yancheng Green EnergyPortof China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOO

Chinas maritimeshipping market has seen both weal and woe so far this year, with the container freight rate falling unexpectedly and the crude oil transportation market ushering in early peak season after long drought. Fu Miaoling, who runs

Hong Kongs Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL), today revealed that it has upgraded to Oracle Database 19c to support its core mission-critical systemIntegrated Regional Information System (IRIS-4). The upgrade will enable OOCL to

Chinese shipbuilders have secured growing orders for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels this year amid the deepening energy crisis in Europe, which enables the country to enter the race of top-caliber shipbuilders along with Sout