SHI has received its first order this year for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/269987/samsung-heavy-secures-order-for-lng-carrier-pair/
Company News
Irish Ferries Ordered to Pay Compensation for WB Yeats Delay
Irish Ferries disappointed with NTA notice; company ordered to pay compensation over W.B. Yeats delay.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Raises USD 1.1 Bn
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. has raised USD 1.1 billion (RMB 7.7 billion) from a private share offering.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/270037/cosco-shipping-holdings-raises-usd-1-1-bn/
Eagle Bulk Closes on New USD 208 Mn Loan
Eagle Bulk Shipping has, through its subsidiary Eagle Bulk Ultraco, closed on a new five-year senior secured facility.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/270014/eagle-bulk-closes-on-new-usd-208-mn-loan/
Two Dead after Tanker Explosion in Tuzla Shipyard
Tanker explosion and fire at the Turkish Tuzla Shipyard took the lives of two workers, while 11 more were injured.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/269989/two-dead-after-tanker-explosion-in-tuzla-shipyard/
HMM Names New VLCC Universal Leader at DSME
HMM named its new VLCC Universal Leader at the DSME Okpo yard on January 29.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/270005/hmm-names-new-vlcc-universal-leader-at-dsme/
xChange: There Is No Such Thing as Too Many Players and Platforms
Florian Frese, Director of Marketing at xChange: It will not be ‘go digital or go home’.
HHLA commissions hybrid straddle carriers at Port of Hamburg
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has commissioned the operation of its first hybrid straddle carrier prototypes at the Port of Hamburg in Germany.
The two new Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers are deployed at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT). They will be used to move containers between ship, yard, rail terminal and the truck gate at the terminal.
Powered by environmentally friendly hybrid engines, the carriers are designed to use around 15% less fuel each than their predecessors and...
https://www.ship-technology.com/news/hhla-commissions-hybrid-carriers/
Moss Maritime and partners develop LH2 bunker vessel design
Norway-based Moss Maritime, Equinor, Wilhelmsen and DNV-GL have developed a new design for a liquefied hydrogen (LH2) bunker vessel.
The design has been developed as part of a project sponsored by Innovation Norway.
It aims to address challenges and explore solutions for storage and handling of hydrogen and fuel on a vessel.
Moss Maritime LNG vice-president Tor Skogan said: “Moss Maritime has utilised its long-standing experience from the design of Moss LNG carriers in the development of the LH2...
https://www.ship-technology.com/news/moss-maritime-develop-bunker/
CSSC Reveals 36-Strong Deals Galore
CSSC has secured 36 newbuilding contracts worth over RMB 10 billion (USD 1.48 bn).
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/270079/cssc-reveals-36-strong-deals-galore/