Stena Bulk to charter in eco MR tanker newbuild quartet

Gothenburg headquartered Stena Bulk has reached five-year agreements that will see it charter in four newbuild eco MR tankers set to be delivered in 2025 and 2026

Two of the medium range, Stena Continent and Stena Conquest, will be delivered from Hyundai Mipo by the end of 2025. Two further eco MR tankers, Stena Contender and Stena Concept, will follow from the same shipbuilder in 2026. All vessels are set to use Hyundai Mipo’s latest eighth-generation MR tanker design, consuming just 15 tonnes...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/stena-bulk-to-charter-in-eco-mr-tanker-newbuild-quartet/

Wärtsilä Selected For World’s Largest LPG/Midsize Gas Carriers

Credits: Dylan McLeod/ Unsplash

The efficiency and advanced design of the technology group Wärtsilä’s Cargo Handling and LPG Fuel Supply systems have again been validated with a major order, says an article published on their website.

Joint venture

These solutions have been selected for two LPG/Midsize gas carrier vessels being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea for EXMAR LPG, a joint venture between EXMAR, a multi-disciplinary maritime and offshore solutions provider and Seapeak.

The...

https://mfame.guru/wartsila-selected-for-worlds-largest-lpg-midsize-gas-carriers/

Maersk enters agreement for 8 methanol-powered vessels

Maersk entered an agreement for 8 methanol dual fuel container vessels.

A.P. Moller – Maersk entered an agreement Tuesday with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to build eight large dual fuel container vessels, powered by carbon-neutral methanol or very low sulfur fuel oil. 

The vessels are expected to save around 1 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually. The dual fuel capability will make up 10%-15% of the total cost of each vessel, according to Maersk, but it will also give the company more flexibility if fuel supply is limited.

The first of the eight vessels...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-enters-agreement-for-8-methanol-powered-vessels

Hyundai Mipo, China Merchants Group And GSI Shortlisted For Finnlines’ New Order

For the first time in its history, the Grimaldi Group will build ropax ferries in Asia. The order for the new ‘Super Star’ class for Finnlines seems to be very close, according to what Emanuele Grimaldi stated at the EuroMed Convention. “We are now discussing with only three shipyards. The deal can...

https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/hyundai-mipo-china-merchants-group-and-gsi-shortlisted-for-finnlines-new-order/

AF CLAUDIA Chartered Out To Grimaldi Group For The Civitavecchia – Olbia Route

AF CLAUDIA Chartered Out To Grimaldi Group For The Civitavecchia – Olbia Route Until next autumn, Grimaldi Group charters the ro-pax AF CLAUDIA (ex CALIFORNIA STAR), which has been purchased by, and recently delivered to Adria Ferries from Baja Ferries. Grimaldi announced the ship will be operating...

https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/af-claudia-chartered-out-to-grimaldi-group-for-the-civitavecchia-olbia-route/

Aegean Seaways Suddenly Suspended All KAUNAS Sailings On The Lavrion-Cesme Run

Aegean Seaways Suddenly Suspended All KAUNAS Sailings On The Lavrion-Cesme Run Sudden end for the much expected ro-pax KAUNAS (25.606gt/1989) of the Turkish Aegean Seaways on the Cesme-Lavrion line. It seems that the ambitious project was a short-lived one and the ship returned back to the Black...

https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/corsica-ferries-4-lng-methanol-conversions-and-1-lng-newbuilding-2/

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