Cargill sends a signal with world’s first methanol-powered kamsarmaxes
Cargill partnered up with Mitsui and Tsuneishi, a Japanese shipbuilding company, for an order of two methanol-powered kamsarmaxes. These will be the world’s first kamsarmax bulk carriers powered with methanol, with delivery scheduled for the...Read more
Walter Tosto WTB transports secondary reformer
The Bucharest-based branch of the Italian Tosto Group, Walter Tosto WTB (WTB), handled the shipment of the secondary reformer, used in chemical plants.Read more
Korean Register to support development of methanol bunkering in Ulsan
Korean Register and Ulsan Port Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support methanol-fueled ships, and establish the port as a low-carbon energy hub.Read more
Multi-fuel future: a shared responsibility
In the midst of the energy crisis, questions surrounding the fuel mix that will power the transportation industry in future, while also meeting European Union and International Maritime Organisation target requirements, become increasingly pressing. One thing is...Read more
DFDS joins e-methanol partnership
The Danish international shipping and logistics company, DFDS, has joined an e-methanol partnership with Liquid Wind, Stena Line and Gothenburg Port. Signed on September 1st, it is aimed at increasing the production of e-methanol.Read more
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) and Oceanex sign MoU
The managing Director of the German shipbuilding company, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), Philipp Maracke, and the Executive Chairman of Newfoundland-based Oceanex, Sid Hynes have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during a high-ranking German delegation trip...Read more
Van Oord cuts steel for new jack-up vessel Boreas
The Dutch offshore construction company, Van Oord, has begun the construction of a new jack-up vessel, the Borealis. The steel cutting ceremony took place at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore (CIMC Raffles) Shipyard, in the...Read more
Vox Ariane arrives in Moerdijk for testing
This newest addition to the Van Oord fleet was constructed at Keppel ShipYards, in the west of Singapore. After being picked up by Captain Jort de Jong, five weeks ago in Oman, the trailing suction...Read more