Ammonia Gets Popularity Boost

Before MEPC83, Höegh Autoliners CEO Andreas Enge had decided to commit to ammonia as the company’s new fuel of choice. Speaking to reporter Charlie Bartlett in the Maritime Reporter Norway Supplement, he

India Plans to Build Polar Research Vessel

Kongsberg Maritime signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) during Nor-Shipping 2025 initiating a collaborative effort to explore the design of India’s first indigenous polar

CEO Seeking to Build Philadelphia LNG Terminal Meets with White House

The CEO of a company seeking to build a liquefied natural gas terminal near Philadelphia told Reuters on Wednesday he met officials at the White House this week to "provide intelligence" about the project in the works for

KR, SHI Sign MOU to Jointly Develop 3-Cargo-Tank 174K LNG Carrier

KR (Korean Register) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on June 4 at Nor-Shipping 2025 in Oslo to jointly develop a 174,000㎥ LNG carrier featuring three cargo tanks.Despite

Obituary: A Personal Reflection on “Shipping Legend” Jim Lawrence

“Shipping is a people business”, so the saying goes. Jim Lawrence, who passed away at the beginning of June, truly embodied that. Certainly, he was a great participant at maritime events. When

RIX Industries Partners With Sumitomo Heavy Industries to Expand Access to Technologies

RIX Industries, a leader in advanced gas compression and generation technologies, announced a service alliance agreement with Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd (SHI). Under the agreement, SHI will serve as a key partner

Megamas Contracts Ulstein Design & Solutions AS For Cable-Laying Vessel Design

Megamas Resources announced a ship design contract with Norway-based Ulstein Design & Solutions AS to start the engineering phase on a fiber-optic cable-laying vessel (CLV) planned to be built at the Lloyd

Seaspan Returns HMCS Calgary to Royal Canadian Navy After Docking Work Period

On May 22, 2025, Seaspan Victoria Shipyards delivered HMCS Calgary back to the Royal Canadian Navy, marking the successful completion of the second full Docking Work Period (DWP) under Seaspan’s Halifax-Class Work

Propane Powers WBCT’s Port Tractor Fleet to 50% Fuel Savings

Propane is a fossil fuel, but it is a clean fuel that is more easily adaptable to port and maritime operations as compared to most other non-conventional future fuel. Jim Bunsey, Senior