Maersk Tankers is moving into clean ammonia transport with an order for up to 10 very large ammonia carriers at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.

Chinese shipbuilders have secured 61.06 million dwt in newbuilding orders in the first ten months of 2023, an increase of 63.3% year-on-year.

German vessel broking company Arkona Allied Container is to build ten containerships at China’s Dajin Heavy Industry and Qingdao Yangfan Shipyard.

Aegean Shipping Management is ordering two tankers from Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Yangzhou shipyard.

Denmark’s Green Instruments, a specialist in measuring equipment for ships, has entered an agreement with China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding on equipment that will minimise the risk of shipboard fires.

Greek-Chinese cooperation in shipping infrastructure is continuing to gather pace, with more Greek-owned ships being built in China and Chinese-backed Piraeus port growing into a top Med container port.

According to statistics released by General Administration of Customs, China exported 423 vessels in October 2023, an increase of 72% year-on-year.

RINA has granted the certificate of AiP for design of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) system for marine use developed by Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Technology (Weihai).

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has ordered a MAN B&W 7G80ME-LGIM engine for a VLCC that is to be built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co for delivery in April 2026.

Fortitude Shipping, a subsidiary Petredec, has placed an order of up to four ethane/ethylene-capable handysize vessels at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering.