Coast Guard News
September 2, 2021
Hong Kong-based container shipping and logistics company Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL) has ordered ten 16,000 TEU containerships in China.
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September 2, 2021
Singapore-based ship owner and operator Grindrod Shipping Holdings (GSH) has completed the acquisition of the remaining 31.14% equity stake in IVS Bulk joint venture.
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September 2, 2021
Japan’s shipbuilding company Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from the classification society Bureau Veritas for a cargo tank system to be mounted in a liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier.
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September 2, 2021
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has delivered Greek shipowner Latsco the second LNG vessel Hellas Athina.
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September 2, 2021
Norwegian export credit agency Eksfin has provided about $1.2 billion (NOK 10 billion) loan guarantees for the construction of 35 eco-friendly vessels over the last four years.
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September 2, 2021
On 1 September 2021, PAO Sovcomflot, Smart LNG -- a joint venture between PAO Sovcomflot and PAO Novatek -- and Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (FESRC) entered into a trilateral agreement to cooperate on the development of a ship repair cluster in Russia’s Far East.... [Read More]
September 2, 2021
Japan’s shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed that its LNG-powered tugboat Ishin was supplied with carbon-neutral liquified natural gas LNG (CNLNG) for the first time.
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September 2, 2021
Russia’s Zvezda shipyard held a keel-laying ceremony for a new LNG-fueled MR tanker ordered by the country's largest shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF).
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September 2, 2021
Florida-based Crowley Maritime Corporation has signed a long-term time charter with Shell NA LNG for the building and operation of a new LNG bunker barge.
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September 2, 2021
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) stating their intention to co-develop a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage solution in the Coastal Bend in support of national decarbonization targets.
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September 1, 2021
Greek owner and operator of LNG carriers GasLog has completed its first conversion project from an LNG carrier to a floating storage unit (FSU).
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September 1, 2021
Ocean Infinity has selected Valeport sensor technology to provide sound velocity and bathymetric data […]
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September 1, 2021
Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has exercised its option to long-term charter additional five 7,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels from Seaspan Corporation.
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September 1, 2021
The world’s largest wooden oceangoing sailing ship, Götheborg, is testing RME biodiesel made from rapeseed oil instead of marine diesel to reduce carbon footprint.
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September 1, 2021
Esvagt has revealed that recent new contract awards for its fleet mean that the company is now on the hunt for 50 new seafarers.
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September 1, 2021
French liner major CMA CGM has added 14 new vessels and 32 second-hand vessels to its fleet in 2021 to speed up maritime decarbonisation efforts.
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September 1, 2021
To remain competitive while reducing pollution and climate impacts, EU maritime transport must continue investing in sustainable new technologies, and adopting digital solutions and automation processes, a new report concluded.
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September 1, 2021
French containment specialist GTT has received a tank design order from the Chinese Jiangnan Shipyard for Chinese ship-owner Jovo's LNG carrier.
The post Jiangnan Shipyard chooses GTT tank design for Jovo’s LNG carrier appeared first on Offshore Energy.
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September 1, 2021
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has concluded the first shipbuilding contract with compatriot Kawasaki Kisen Kaisya Ltd. (K-line) for a new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)/liquefied ammonia gas (LAG) carrier powered by LPG fuel.
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September 1, 2021
Greece-based shipowner Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) has agreed to acquire three 174,000 cbm latest generation X-DF LNG carriers from CGC Operating Corp.
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