China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has taken delivery of a new LNG bunkering and supply vessel built by compatriot shipyard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (CIMC SOE). Haiyang Shiyou 302 (海洋石油302; “Offshore Oil 302”) is the first LNG bunkering and supply vessel ever...
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CNOOC to place new LNG bunkering vessel into service
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has taken delivery of a new LNG bunkering and supply vessel built by compatriot shipyard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (CIMC SOE). Haiyang Shiyou 302 (“Offshore Oil 302”) has a total cargo capacity of 12,000 cubic metres of LNG, a...
MOL subsidiary welcomes new LPG/ammonia carrier to fleet
Aramo Shipping (Singapore), a company under Japan’s the MOL Group, has taken delivery of a new very large gas carrier (VLGC) built by Namura Shipbuilding. Aquamarine Progress II will be capable of transporting both LPG and ammonia. It will sail under a time charter contract with Japanese LPG...
VESSEL REVIEW | Phoenix Harmonia – Large LPG/ammonia carrier for MOL gas transport arm
MOL Energia, a Singapore-based subsidiary of Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), has taken delivery of a new very large gas carrier (VLGC) constructed by Japan’s Namura Shipbuilding. Phoenix Harmonia is the first vessel of a newly-developed series of VLGCs constructed by Namura with assistance from Mitsubishi...
Seaspan Energy’s second LNG bunkering vessel launched in China
Chinese shipyard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (CIMC SOE) has launched the second in a series of three LNG bunkering vessels ordered by Canadian shipping company Seaspan for operation by its Seaspan Energy division. The vessel has been named Seaspan Lions after the twin peaks of...
Partnership to develop semiconductor technology for integration in marine propulsion systems
Infineon Technologies and South Korean shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) as part of a broader project wherein the two companies will jointly develop applications for the electrification of marine engines and machinery using energy-efficient power semiconductor technology. KSOE is already focusing on creating […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Excool – Japanese partnership delivers liquefied CO2 carrier demonstrator
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), via its Mitsubishi Shipbuilding business unit, has handed over a new liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier to Kobe-based shipowner Sanya Kisen Kaisha. Excool was developed as a demonstration test vessel for the transport of LCO2. The ship will be used for the CCUS R&D and Demonstration Related Project/Large-scale CCUS Demonstration […]
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Partnership to develop liquefied hydrogen transport value chain
South Korean shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with compatriot logistics company Hyundai Glovis, Australia’s Woodside Energy, and Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) for cooperation in the development of a liquefied hydrogen (LH2) transportation value chain. Since 2022, KSOE has been working with Woodside […]
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COLUMN | Do shipping’s elites face dilution? [Grey Power]
You could argue that bad things happen to the best of us, and even a Rolls-Royce can suffer a breakdown, although perhaps not so often than the run-of-the-mill vehicle. Still, there must have been a certain amount of surprise when it was revealed that the big LNG carrier Cesi Qingdao had been...
Chinese yard launches first of three LNG bunker vessels for Canada’s Seaspan
Chinese shipyard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (CIMC SOE) has launched the first in a series of three LNG bunkering vessels ordered by Canadian shipping company Seaspan for operation by its Seaspan Energy division. The vessel is named Seaspan Garibaldi after a volcano in British...