Ships & Yards

Japanese shipbuilder and engineering conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has begun construction of the world’s first liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier.

Classification society DNV GL – Maritime has awarded Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with approval in principle (AIP) for the design of a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Jiangnan Shipyard Group Company with approval in principle (AiP) for its new 91,000m3 very large gas carrier (VLGC).

ABS and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on up to 14 new gas carriers. The agreement covers seven newbuild Very Large Ethane Carriers…

The European innovation project FLAGSHIPS has been awarded EUR5 million to support the development and deployment of two hydrogen fuel cell vessels in France and Norway.

Aditya Aggarwal, ABS Director, Global Gas Development, provides an overview of the global ethane market, and the opportunities it holds.

Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping Co is to charter four more methanol carriers powered by methanol-burning, dual-fuel ME-LGI engines from MAN Diesel & Turbo.