2025

Bernhard Schulte’s First LCO2 Carrier Step Closer to Northern Lights  The fourth liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier destined for the Northern Lights CO2 project in Norway has been christened in China.  Named Northern Purpose, the vessel has been custom-designed to transport liquefied CO2 as part of the world’s first cross-border CO2 transport and storage infrastructure. It...

Northern Lights Expands LCO2 Fleet with New Carrier Award to K Line and MISC  Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) between European oil majors Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, has decided to expand its fleet with another liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier through a time charter agreement with a consortium between Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K...

Dajin Heavy Industry Launches Second Heavy Deck Carrier for Offshore Wind Components  Dajin Heavy Industry has launched King Two, its second self-built heavy deck carrier capable of transporting components for offshore wind turbines of up to 25 MW, at its Panjin shipbuilding facility.  The company’s first vessel of this type, King One, was launched in October 2025. It has already completed its...

Enagás and Axpo Launch LNG Bunkering Vessel in Southwestern Spain  Enagás, a Spanish company that operates and maintains gas pipelines and terminals, and Axpo, Switzerland’s largest energy producer and an international player in energy trading and the marketing of solar and wind power, have launched a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel in southwestern Spain.  The vessel, named Alisios LNG, was launched...

Northern Phoenix Joins Northern Lights CO₂ Fleet  Northern Phoenix, the third liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO₂) carrier for the Northern Lights CO₂ project in Norway, has officially been blessed and is now entering final preparations and commissioning ahead of operations.  China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), delivered the LCO₂ carrier...

CMA CGM Welcomes First 15,000-TEU Methanol Container Ship  French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group has welcomed the first in a series of six 15,000-TEU methanol container ships as part of its decarbonization strategy. The delivery expands the company’s owned fleet to 400 vessels within a global fleet of more than 650 ships.  CMA CGM Monte...

Hafnia and Socatra Take Delivery of Final Dual-Fuel Methanol MR Tanker  Singapore-based tanker owner Hafnia and its joint venture partner, French shipowner Socatra, have taken delivery of their fourth and final dual-fuel methanol medium-range (MR) tanker constructed in China. The latest addition to Hafnia and Socatra’s IMO II MR fleet, Ecomar Gironde, is part of the joint venture’s four-vessel order placed in August 2023....

Northern Lights Expands CO2 Shipping Fleet With Four New Vessels  Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) between European energy majors Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, is expanding its carbon dioxide (CO2) transport fleet with four additional vessels. The new ships will be chartered through agreements with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and a consortium formed by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and MISC. ...

Anemoi Installs Folding Rotor Sails on Berge Meru  UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of four folding rotor sails on a second vessel owned by Singapore-based shipping company Berge Bulk. The rotor sails, each measuring 5 meters wide and 35 meters tall, were installed on the 208,000 DWT Newcastlemax vessel Berge Meru at Yiu Lian Dockyards in China in December 2025....

MPCC Orders Six 3,700 TEU Container Ships From Chinese Yard  Norwegian container tonnage provider MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has placed orders with China’s Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for the construction of six 3,700 TEU container vessels. The newbuildings will be prepared for alternative fuels and equipped with advanced emissions-reduction technologies. The first delivery is expected in the second half of 2028. Each vessel will operate under a ten-year time charter, with extension options,...