February 19th, 20190Marine LNG Zeebrugge, a joint venture of Gas4Sea partners Engie, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK, has signed an agreement with the Norwegian energy group Equinor for supplying four crude shuttle tankers with LNG marine fuel in the port of Rotterdam.
The four planned dual fuel vessels are to come into service in early 2020 and will be...
February 19th, 20190Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has tested the use of a subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to inspect the submerged areas of the hull of one of its cable-laying ships.
“The demonstration test clearly showed the viability of checking for faults and damage to submerged outboard equipment and determining the status of damage to...
February 18th, 20190MOL Chemical Tankers, part of Japanese shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines, has acquired a 20% stake in Rotterdam-based Den Hartogh Holding in the latest expansionist move by the fast developing chemical transport specialist. The two companies intend to work together to shift chemicals in tank containers and onboard parcel chemical tankers...
February 18th, 20190Hong Kong’s Valles Steamship run by the Koo family has gone to Japan for its latest order. Brokers report that the 102-year-old company has ordered a single 112,000 aframax at Sumitomo’s Yokosuka yard. The ship is scheduled to deliver at the end of next year.
The Valles fleet mix has become ever more weighted towards tankers in...
February 12th, 20190Japanese trading house Mitsui and compatriot shipping line Iino Kaiun Kaisha have managed to negotiate early delivery slots at a Sino-Japanese yard for three VLCCs.
Iino Kaiun Kaisha has ordered a pair of 312,000 dwt tankers at NACKS, the Nantong yard operated by Cosco and Kawasaki Heavy. Mitsui has ordered one identical VLCC at the...
February 1st, 20190Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industry has completed the development of a design for a 200,000 dwt bulk carrier powered by LNG.
According to Kawasaki, the ship, powered by low-speed, dual-fuel diesel engine, achieves significantly reduced emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and particulate matter when...
January 31st, 20190Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), which has been hit by more than its fair share of accidents over the past decade has appointed a chief safety officer.
The new position will supervise the planning of strategies and conduct measures to ensure the safety and quality of operations of MOL and its entire fleet, and give necessary advice to...
January 31st, 20190Japan’s Asahi Tanker, along with its partner Exeno-Yamamizu Corporation Tokyo, has jointly developed a new domestic shipping tanker design which incorporates what it claims is zero emissions electric propulsion.
Commercial model development of e5 design is underway with the support of local classification society Class NK for all...
January 25th, 20190Japan Drilling Company subsidiary PT. Japan Drilling Indonesia, together with a shipping company in Indonesia, have entered into a drilling contract with Medco E&P Natuna for the provision of 1977-built semi-submersible drilling rig .
The rig, which was last upgraded in 2009, will be operating offshore Natuna, Indoensia from...
January 23rd, 20191NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, the bulker unit of NYK, has secured long term biomass fuel transport contracts from two new domestic power plants, Japanese media Kaiji Press reports.
One contract will see the company transport wood pellets for a new Japanese biomass power plant from 2021 when the plant commences operation, for a...
