Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has confirmed that seven vessels to be operated by its group company MOL Drybulk will be fitted with wind propulsion systems. The vessels to be fitted include six bulk carrier newbuildings and one multi-purpose vessel. Following delivery, the MOL Group will...
Two new LNG dual-fueled vessels being built for NYK Line will be the first with two-stroke engines featuring the variable compression ratio (VCR) technology announced by Swiss-headquartered engine developer WinGD back in June. At that time, the CSSC Group member company said that the VCR technology eliminates the need for ship operators to compromise on optimal combustion when using multiple fuels.
The NYK Line newbuilds, a 95,000 DWT bulk carrier being built at Oshima Shipbuilding Co and a...
NYK Bulk & Project Carriers (NBP), a subsidiary of shipping major NYK Group, has joined forces with with Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (CODELCO), Oshima Shipbuilding Co. and Sumitomo Corporation to study, design and construct the world’s first ammonia dual-fuel Handymax bulk carrier.
The...
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The world’s first LNG-fueled Panamax-class coal carrier, named Shoyo, has kick-started commercial operations after […]
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The dynamic shipbuilding sector in Japan has flexed its muscles over the past week, […]
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Japanese shipping company Lepta Shipping, a joint venture between Nissen Kaiun and Mitsui & […]
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Japanese shipping company NYK has welcomed a new coal carrier that is nder a long-term transport contract with Chugoku Electric Power (EnerGia).
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Classification society DNV has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to ammonia-fuelled ship design developed by Japanese companies Sumitomo Corporation and Oshima Shipbuilding.
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Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has fully transferred the new shipbuilding area of the Koyagi Plant at Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works to compatriot Oshima Shipbuilding, says an article published on Offshore-energy.
Largest shipbuilding plantsThe transfer of dock and quay facilities was completed on December 27 in line with the agreement signed in March 2021.
Mitsubishi agreed to sell one of its largest shipbuilding plants to Oshima as part of its...
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has fully transferred the new shipbuilding area of […]
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