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MOL, Karpower Team-up for LNG-to-Powership Biz
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Turkey’s floating power plant company Karpower International B.V. (Karpowership) have agreed to collaborate…
Port of New Orleans to buy New Gantry Cranes
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New Cranes Allow Port NOLA to Accommodate Larger Ships and Meet Growing Needs. The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) have voted to approve the purchase of two new 100-foot gauge container gantry cranes to be used at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal. “These new cranes are vital to our success and growth here at Port NOLA,” said President and CEO Brandy D. Christian.
NYK to Conduct IGF Code Training
Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)'s training program for seafarers responsible for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other low-flashpoint…
GTT to Design LNG Tanks for Sembcorp
French shipping engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has received an order from Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine shipyard concerning the tank design of…
GasLog in LNG Charter Deal with JERA
Monaco-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipper GasLog has agreed a 12-year charter contract with world’s largest LNG buyer, Japan’s JERA.The LNG vessel owner said…
DNV GL Okays INTELLIMAN Ship Software
DNV GL announced that Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) INTELLIMAN Ship software complies with the EU-MRV and IMO-DCS regulations.The classification society said in…
Teekay LNG taps Start Up for Fleet Optimization
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Teekay LNG Partners L.P. signed a full fleet partnership with the New York-based startup, Nautilus Labs, to enhance the efficiency of its gas vessels. Nautilus Labs’ platform is designed to unify fleet data and leverages machine learning to optimize vessel performance.The partnership actually began in February 2018 with a five ship pilot. Nine months later Teekay LNG Partners agreed to roll out the…
Anthony Veder Adds LNG/LEG Pair to Fleet
Netherlands-based operator of gas tankers in the segments of gas shipping Anthony Veder has taken delivery of two 10,000-cbm combined gas carriers, which can transport…
Tallink Grupp Orders LNG Ferry
Tallink Grupp, the largest passenger and cargo shipping company in the Baltic Sea region, and Finnish shipbuilding company Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) signed…
Fincantieri to Build Princess Cruise Ships
Princess Cruises and Fincantieri has announced the signing of the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation 175,000-ton cruise ships, which will…
Nakilat JV Adds Four LNG Carriers to Fleet
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Nakilat established a new joint venture (JV), Global Shipping Co. Ltd., with shipping company Maran Ventures Inc. (Maran Ventures).Under the agreement, Nakilat will have a 60% stake in the JV while Maran Ventures will hold the remaining 40%. With 4 LNG vessels under the new JV, the number of Nakilat vessels will effectively increase to 74, which is approximately 11.5% of the global LNG fleet in carrying capacity.
Can the Cruise Shipping Boom Continue?
![MSC Cruises, the industry’s largest privately owned company, is in the midst of a $13 billion expansion which will bring its fleet, following the delivery of MSC Meraviglia in 2017, to 25 vessels by the mid 2020’s. Still on order are four Meraviglia class ships. Photo: MSC](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/msc-cruises-the-industrys-largest-98422.jpg)
As the global cruise industry enjoys it most robust period of growth ever, the question invariably becomes: How long can it last?Cruising, which is a blend of the hospitality and maritime businesses, continues to grow at a historic pace. The Cruise Trends & Industry Outlook publication from Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) projects a passenger count of 30 million in 2019 – up nearly 2 million from the previous year.
HEC tapped for Innovative Ship Design
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Concept Development of Large Cryogenic Liquid Transport of High Value GasesHerbert Engineering was selected by Agility Gas Technology of Park Ridge NJ to develop a ship design concept that will capitalize on Agility’s novel, less expensive yet safer technology to build large atmospheric-pressure cryogenic-liquid chemical transport ships. Specific designs are under development for very large volume liquid ethylene…
CMA CGM Orders 10 Boxships from China
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CMA CGM chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé has signed two strategic partnerships with Lei Fanpei, chairman of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), including an order of 10 containership newbuilds, as well as an agreement to jointly develop more efficient and environmentally-friendly vessels.The deals were signed Monday in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping…
First Condensate Cargo Shipped from Prelude
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Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it had shipped the first condensate cargo from its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project off northwestern Australia over the weekend."We can confirm that the first shipment of condensate has sailed from the Shell-operated Prelude FLNG facility.
SHI Receives New LNGC Order
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a deal for the construction of one more liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.The shipbuilder said in a stock…
Flex LNG Bags Charter Deal
UK-based Flex LNG has entered into a time-charter agreement with an international energy major for one of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.A press release…
Nakilat - Keppel Completes First FSRU Project
Qatar-based Shipyard, Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has recently received its first floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) project at the Erhama…
Svitzer Christens Latest Tug Meridian
The global towage operator Svitzer held a ceremony on the River Thames to officially christened Svitzer Meridian as the latest - and tenth - vessel in its Port…
GasLog Warsaw Secures Charter with Endesa
Monaco-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipper GasLog Ltd signed a new long-term charter deal with a unit of the Spanish utility company Endesa for its newbuild vessel…
Icebreaking LNG Carrier Vladimir Rusanov on Ice Trials
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Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Timo Koponen, Wärtsilä
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Digitalization Driving Safety in the Maritime Sector
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Designer seeks permit to send out United States gas to Mexico for LNG exports
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Video: LNG Carrier Transits the Northern Sea Route
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Crowley Christens LNG-Powered ConRo
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Pasha Hawaii Brings LNG Containerships Online
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LNG Investment Set to Grow
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Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Leif Gross, Caterpillar
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Inside Crowley's Commitment Class ConRo Ships
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