Maersk will launch the first of its 18 large methanol-enabled vessels currently on order, deploying it on the AE7 service string connecting Asia and Europe.
On 9 February 2024, the ship will enter service on the AE7 string, which includes port calls in Shanghai, Tanjung Pelepas, Colombo and Hamburg with Ningbo being its first destination.
The AE7 string has the following port rotation:
Ningbo (China), Shanghai (China), Nansha (China), Yantian (China), Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), Colombo (Sri...
Classification society DNV has granted a design verification report (DVR) for the AI-based autonomous navigation system HiNAS Control developed by Avikus, a navigation specialist, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.
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HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the mid-tier shipbuilding holding company of Hyundai Heavy Industries, announced on July 19 that it recently signed a shipbuilding contract with Greece’s Capital Maritime Group for two 22,000 cubic meter-class Liquid CO2 (LCO2) carriers totaling 179 billion won (US$141 million).
Environment FriendlyThe LCO2 carriers to be constructed are 159.9 m long, 27.4 m wide, and 17.8 m high, and are scheduled to be sequentially...
https://mfame.guru/worlds-largest-liquid-co2-carrier-order-bagged-in-by-hd-korea-shipbuilding/
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk has revealed that the world’s first containership operating on green methanol has been delivered.
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South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has signed contracts for eight new ships, including six liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers and two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers.
The post KSOE bumps up newbuild orders, nets deals for 8 LNG and LPG...
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Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC) has placed an order for the construction of two […]
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Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is tipped to be chosen to build the five 15,000 TEU LNG-powered container ships being planned by Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport.
Alphaliner, in its report released, said that HHI had signed a letter of intent with an undisclosed Asian ship owner in early February.
It is estimated that each ship is priced at US$185 million and delivery is expected between 2025 and 2026.
Yang Ming is the only one among the world’s 10 largest liner operators who did not rush to...
https://container-news.com/yang-ming-could-choose-hyundai-heavy-industries-for-newbuildings/
Employees across the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) group of shipyards have voted to strike on 6, 7 and 13 December, as dissatisfaction with inflation and inadequate salaries mounts among South Korean workers.
It is the first time that workers in the HHI group, comprising HHI, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) are going on coordinated industrial action.
HHI and HSHI construct large and higher-value ships while HMD focuses on small and mid-sized ships.
The vote...
https://container-news.com/shipyard-workers-across-hyundai-heavy-industries-group-to-strike/
Performance Shipping signs memorandum to acquire Aframax tanker for $35m, reports Ship Technology.
The acquisitionFor the acquisition of a 105,525dwt Aframax tanker vessel for $35m, Greece-based Performance Shipping has entered a memorandum of agreement through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary.
The Aframax tanker named as...
https://mfame.guru/performance-shipping-enters-into-agreement-for-acquisition-of-35m-vessel/
ABS Approves Pioneering Autonomous Technology for HHI Group, reports ABS.
ABS and HHIABS took another step to assist the growth of autonomous technology with the granting of approval in principle (AIP) to Hyundai Heavy...
https://mfame.guru/abs-grants-aip-to-hhi-for-four-areas-of-autonomous-benefits/