Rhys Berry

Mitsui E&S DU Co. has completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the first methanol dual-fuel WinGD large marine engine built in Japan. This DU-WinGD 6X82DF-M-1.0 LP-SCR is also the first WinGD large marine engine manufactured at MITSUI E&S Tamano Works, Mitsui E&S Co. said in a statement issued today (3 August). The engine is

Navigator Amon Shipping has agreed a senior secured post-delivery term loan with ING Bank N.V., London Branch, Société Générale and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation to help finance the delivery of two 51,350 cubic metre (cbm) capacity ammonia fuelled liquefied ammonia carriers. As previously reported by ship.energy, Navigator Amon Shipping – a joint venture between Navigator Gas

Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda has reported a ‘strong performance’ in the first half of the year (H1). Cargo handling volumes increased across most key segments, ‘driven by growth in container traffic, maritime transit and the ship repair industry,’ the port said in a statement issued over the weekend. ‘The Port of Klaipėda is highly diversified,

Carnival Cruise Line has signed an agreement with Norway’s Jotun to implement its Hull Skating Solution (HSS). With the agreement, which will see the technology adopted by the 2001-built Carnival Pride, the Carnival Corporation subsidiary becomes the first cruise operator to use the robotic hull cleaning technology. ‘Maintaining a clean hull is essential for efficient

Portsmouth International Port has flagged 'another major milestone in our shore power journey' with the first commercial connection of a cruise ship today (5 August). As previously reported by ship.energy, the shore power system at the UK port became fully operational at the end of last month. Brittany Ferries’ St Malo and the Guillaume de Normandie were the first to

Huajing LNG Transport (HLT) held a naming ceremony yesterday (4 August) for a new dual fuel LNG carrier for Chinese state-owned energy company, CNOOC Group. The ceremony took place at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. in China, where the vessel is being built, and where the ship was named Greenergy River. HLT is a joint venture company comprising

Exmar has announced it has taken delivery of the 146,000 cubic metre (cbm) LNG Carrier SIMAISA. In a statement issued today (6 August), Exmar said the vessel is secured under an initial seven-year charter contract ‘with a first-class counterpart.’ ‘The vessel will soon undergo a dry-dock including modifications to make the vessel suitable as a floating transshipment

Sweden-based PowerCell Group has announced it has secured an order worth approximately SEK 21 million from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for an integrated Fuel-to-Power system to be installed at DLR's maritime test facilities in Kiel, Germany. PowerCell will deliver two Marine System 225 fuel cell systems, two methanol reformers, hydrogen buffer storage, gas mixing

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) and Washington State Ferries (WSF) have held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction on three new 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries. As previously reported by ship.energy, Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding announced last year it had received a Notice to Proceed from the company to build two vessels, with an option

ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) has today (7 August) announced the acquisition of five very large gas carriers (VLGCs) and six very large crude carriers (VLCCs) for a combined investment of approximately $1.3 billion. Nine of the vessels (six VLCCs and three VLGCs) were acquired on the secondary market and are scheduled for delivery