HD HHI and Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital Gas Ship Management have received approval in principle for a 40,000 cu m LCO2 carrier from the classification society Lloyd’s Register. The project builds on the deal for the construction of four 22,000 cu m low-pressure LCO2 carriers equipped with IMO...
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Leon Patitsas-led Atlas Maritime has ordered two suezmax tankers from South Korea’s DH Shipbuilding. Atlas Maritime has ordered the vessels in partnership with Danish shipping investment firm European Maritime Finance (EMF). The two 157,000 dwt ships will be dual-fuel capable with LNG readiness and...
https://splash247.com/atlas-maritime-adds-two-suezmax-tankers-to-orderbook/
Standing out among the hustle and bustle of the Posidonia event taking place in Athens this week was Tuesday’s Maritime Technology Demo Day. Co-organised by TMV, The Captain’s Table, lomarlabs, Signal Ventures, CyberOwl, Flagship Founders, SSY, Cetus Maritime and Maritime London with support from...
Wilhelmsen Port Services, in collaboration with Round Fort Capital, launched at the Posidonia exhibition in Greece a financial service that eliminates the need for prefunding of port calls and canal transits. Prefunding has long been the industry standard, requiring customers to advance funds based...
https://splash247.com/new-model-to-finance-port-call-payments-launched/
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to the Marine Design & Research Institute of China (MARIC) for a 360,000 dwt ammonia-fuelled very large ore carrier (VLOC) design. The vessel is designed as an oceangoing single screw ammonia dual-fuel ore carrier. With larger cargo...
https://splash247.com/ammonia-fuelled-vloc-project-presses-ahead-at-posidonia/
War, the dark fleet and energy geopolitics dominated discussion at yesterday’s Tradewinds Shipowners Forum, one of the flagship events at this year’s Posidonia gathering in Athens. Harry Conway, chair of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation...
https://splash247.com/war-the-dark-fleet-and-energy-geopolitics-all-part-of-the-debate-at-posidonia/
Classification society Korean Register (KR) has awarded approval in principle for a next-generation ammonia-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) developed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. Hyundai Glovis and G-Marine Service assisted in the risk assessment process for the vessel and the approval...
https://splash247.com/hd-hyundais-ammonia-fuelled-car-carrier-gets-stamp-of-approval/
Vietnam-based shipowner and fleet management firm Asia Pacific Shipping (ASP) has placed an order with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China for two methanol dual-fuel MR oil tankers. The contract for the order was signed during the Posidonia 2024 in Athens, Greece. No financial details...
https://splash247.com/asia-pacific-shipping-taps-gsi-for-methanol-dual-fuel-mr-tanker-duo/
Classification society Lloyd’s Register and Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) have signed a joint development project for the design of the world’s largest very large ammonia carrier (VLAC) at the Posidonia event in Athens, Greece. The vessel, with a carrying capacity of 100,000 cu m, will...
https://splash247.com/lloyds-register-and-gsi-to-jointly-develop-worlds-largest-ammonia-carrier/
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek prime minister, used last night’s opening ceremony of the Posidonia exhibition in Athens to stress to his European counterparts the importance of supporting shipping. “At a time when Europe is seeking to define the concept of strategic autonomy, the time has come for...
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