A Swedish cargo shipping operator welcomes two hybrid newbuilds to its fleet as a Japanese yard launches an LNG-fuelled car carrier. Orders have meanwhile been placed for multi-purpose cargo vessels to be built in India and the first methanol-fuelled Ro-Ros for operation in Japan. Indian yard secures export orders for commercial vessels Indian state-owned shipbuilder […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | KEYS Azalea – Bunkering vessel to serve LNG-fuelled ships in Western Japan
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, via its Mitsubishi Shipbuilding division, has handed over a new LNG bunkering vessel to compatriot joint venture company KEYS Bunkering West Japan Corporation. KEYS Azalea will be operated by KEYS, which was jointly established by Kyushu Electric Power, NYK...
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...
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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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding designs WinGD ammonia fuel supply system
MHI Group member Mitsubishi Shipbuilding reports that it has finalized the basic design for an ammonia fuel supply system (AFSS) for the X-DF-A ammonia fueled low-speed two-stroke marine engine currently under development by Swiss-headquartered engine designer WinGD.
WinGD notes that the AFSS design is the first result of a partnership announced last year that will develop solutions for ammonia engines and fuel systems that can be applied across a range of vessel designs. The project will now...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches new salvage tug
With conditions in the international marine salvage industry remaining challenging, orders for purpose-built salvage tugs have been somewhat scarce in recent years. Today, though, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, today held a christening and launch ceremony for a new salvage tug currently being built for Nippon Salvage Co., Ltd.
The ceremony took place at the Enoura Plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches eco-friendly salvage tug for Nippon Salvage
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company, has held a christening and launch ceremony for a salvage tug currently being built for Nippon Salvage.
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Japanese majors press ahead with plans to start large-scale LCO2 transport in 2028
Japanese shipbuilders Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group and Nihon […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Oshima Maru – Japanese training ship with secondary survey and disaster response functions
Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has delivered a new large training vessel to compatriot owner Oshima National College of Maritime Technology. Oshima Maru is the second training vessel to be built by Mitsubishi for the same customer. In addition to providing practical training in ocean navigation, the ship will also be equipped for conducting operational and marine […]
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Japan pledges US$525 million financing for Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessel purchase
The Japanese government is set to provide a loan valued at approximately US$525 million exclusively for the purchase of five additional patrol vessels for operation by the Philippine Coast Guard. The vessels will be near-identical sisters of the two Teresa Magbanua-class 97-metre multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) that the coast guard acquired in 2022, a spokesperson […]
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