French firm Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and its subsidiary LD Seaplane has ordered three wind-assisted ro-ros from CSSC Wuchang Shipbuilding for use by Airbus.

Despite a record take-up of green technologies in ships ordered in 2023, thousands of existing vessels will fall into carbon intensity indicator (CII) categories D or E, requiring owners to take action immediately or within the next three years.

China Merchants Energy Shipping is to build two bulk carriers and two multi-purpose vessels from China Merchants Industry.

Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation has inked a shipbuilding contract for six methanol-fuelled tankers with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry.

Singapore shipyard group Seatrium has secured a contract from Shell Offshore Inc to construct and integrate the hull, topsides and living quarters of the Sparta semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU).

The Brazilian Federal Prosecutors’ Office has dropped corruption charges against a former Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) employee and a former consultant to the Singapore shipyard group.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is expanding its bulker fleet with the additional five new dual-fueled Capesizes which can burn either LNG or conventional marine fuel oil.

Hamburg-headquartered SAL Heavy Lift expands its fleet with a new ultra-efficient heavy-left vessel, the Orca Class, at China’s Wuhu Shipyard.

China’s Hudong-Zhonghau Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of CSSC, has delivered the CMA CGM Bahia on December 7 as the shipyard looks to solidify its leadership in building LNG-fueled containerships.