First LNG Powered Container Vessel in Hutchison Ports BEST

  • Hutchison Ports BEST, a semi-automated terminal, has welcomed LNG-powered vessel CMA CGM Scandola as the first container ship using LNG to arrive at the Port of Barcelona.
  • CMA CGM Scandola is a 366 metres long, 51 metres wide LNG-fuelled vessel with a capacity of 14,800 twenty-foot equivalent units.
  • The vessel was built in 2020 in response to the new IMO requirements for the energy transition in the maritime industry.

An Offshore Energy news written by Sanja Pekic says that Hutchison Ports...

https://mfame.guru/first-lng-powered-container-vessel-in-hutchison-ports-best/

Containerships Takes Delivery of 5th LNG-powered Newbuild

  • CMA CGM subsidiary Containerships has taken delivery of a new LNG-powered vessel from China’s Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard.
  • The Handysize vessel has been named Containerships Borealis. It has a length of 170 metres, a beam of 27 metres, and capacity for 1,400 TEUs.
  • The newbuild is the fifth LNG-powered vessel to join the Containerships fleet. It is optimised for operation in the Baltic Sea and Northern European waters.

Containerships, an Intra-European carrier and a subsidiary of the CMA CGM...

https://mfame.guru/containerships-takes-delivery-of-5th-lng-powered-newbuild/

Shipbuilding Industry Exports Increase By 59.5% Despite Pandemic

The Turkish shipbuilding industry is strengthening its global market presence by increasing the number of special-purpose projects, says an article published in Daily Sabah.

Presence in global markets 

The Turkish shipbuilding industry is strengthening its presence in global markets by increasing the number of special-purpose projects they carry out and by competing with rivals on the basis of technology and quality.

LNG powered project

As part of those projects that were dubbed the first in their...

https://mfame.guru/shipbuilding-industry-exports-increase-by-59-5-despite-pandemic/

[Photos] World’s Largest Crane Vessel Sets World Record

World’s largest crane vessel ‘Sleipnir’ lifts 15,300 tonnes and sets a world record, reports Marine Insight.

Lift never done by a crane vessel 

Heerema’s SSCV Sleipnir, the world’s largest crane vessel, completed a 15,300 tonnes lift. It installed the topsides for Noble Energy’s Leviathan development in the Mediterranean. 

This sets a world record, lifting a module of 15,300 tonnes was never done by a crane vessel before.

About Sleipnir 

For the Leviathan development Sleipnir installed its two main...

https://mfame.guru/photos-worlds-largest-crane-vessel-sets-world-record/

World’s Largest LNG Box Ship Launched by CMA CGM

  • CMA CGM has launched world’s largest container ship powered by LNG.
  • The 23,000 TEUs French-flagged CMA CGM Jacques Saade was built at Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard in China.
  • The vessel paves way to a global shipping approach where economic growth and competitiveness can coexist with sustainability and the fight against climate change.

CMA CGM has launched its 23,000-TEU LNG-powered container ship and unveiled its further energy efficiency features, reports Riviera Maritime Media.

First...

http://mfame.guru/worlds-largest-lng-box-ship-launched-by-cma-cgm/

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