Vessel

Australia

‘World’s Largest’ Electric Ferry Pens Next Chapter in Australia

Incat Tasmania, an Australian high-speed catamaran ferry manufacturer, launched the Incat Hull 096, named China Zorrilla, on May 2 at its Hobart shipyard. Descr…

China

First COSCO Shipping PCTC Arrives in Piraeus, Strengthens Port’s Transshipment Potential

On April 28, 2025, the Port of Piraeus in Greece advanced its position as a major vehicle transshipment hub in the Eastern Mediterranean with the arrival of the…

China

Wan Hai Lines Seals $816M Deal for Methanol-Ready Boxship Quartet

Wan Hai Lines, a leading Taiwanese shipping company, has contracted two South Korean shipbuilders to construct four dual-fuel methanol-ready container vessels. …

Thailand

RCL Boosts Boxship Orderbook

Thailand’s Regional Carrier Lines (RCL) is expanding its fleet by ordering four new containerships from shipyards in China, as announced in a recent stock…

China

China Accelerates Shift to Brazilian Soybeans, as US Agricultural Exports Plunge Amid Tariffs

In April 2025, China’s Zhejiang Province is seeing a significant increase in soybean shipments from Brazil. Around 40 Brazilian soybean vessels are expect…

LNG

PIL’s First 8,200 TEU LNG Dual-Fuel Boxship Named in China

Pacific International Lines (PIL), a Singapore-based shipping company, celebrated the naming of its first 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership, Kota Oasis, at …

Biofuel

Brazilian Giants Vale and Petrobras Test Biofuel Blend on Bulk Carrier

Brazilian mining company Vale and oil and gas leader Petrobras have partnered to test a biofuel blend containing 24% second-generation biodiesel on a Vale-chart…

Wave Energy

DEMCON Tests Uncrewed Inspection Methods for Wave Energy Tech off Scheveningen

DEMCON Unmanned Systems conducted inspection tests using an uncrewed vessel during a wave energy converter (WEC) trial led by the Wave Energy Collective (Weco),…

FLNG

Logistics Provider Picked for Black & Veatch’s FLNG Newbuild Pair

Black & Veatch, a U.S.-based engineering and construction firm specializing in energy infrastructure, has selected Marinetrans, a Norwegian logistics provider, …

Biofuel

Swire Shipping: 3 Ships Serving the Pacific Islands Switch to Biofuel

Swire Shipping, a Singapore-based shipping company, has transitioned three of its vessels serving the South Pacific to second-generation biofuel blends, B24 and…

Biofuel

Norden, MASH Makes Utilize Biofuel From Carbon-Negative Process in ‘World’s First’ Trial

Danish shipping company Norden, in partnership with renewable energy firm MASH Makes, has successfully conducted the world’s first commercial vessel trial…

Norway

First 3,800 Dwt Diesel-Electric Ship Officially Joins Wilson’s Fleet

Norwegian shipping company Wilson ASA has added the first of its new ECO series cargo ships, Wilson ECO I, to its fleet. The 3,800 dwt diesel-electric vessel, c…

LNG

Argentina’s YPF Rules Out Building Land-Based LNG Plant, Local Media Reports

Argentina’s state-owned oil company, YPF, has decided against constructing an onshore natural gas liquefaction plant, opting instead to use floating vesse…

China

World’s Largest Car Carrier Sets Sail, Meets New International Environmental Standards

The world’s largest car carrier, the Shenzhen, was officially delivered and departed from Jiangsu Province in East China on Tuesday, according to state br…

Romania

Romania Wants to Become One of the Owners of the Moldovan Port of GiurgiuleşTi

Romania is evaluating the acquisition of ICS Danube Logistic, the primary owner and operator of the Giurgiuleşti port in Moldova. The port, Moldova’s sol…