Japan Marine United Delivers Fuel-Efficient 159,000 DWT Suezmax Tanker Ionic Semeli  Yokohama-headquartered shipbuilder Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) has delivered an environmentally friendly 159,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) Suezmax tanker to its owner. The vessel, christened Ionic Semeli, was officially handed over on July 23 at JMU’s Tsu shipyard in Mie Prefecture. The owner is understood...

EverWind Fuels Welcomes New Lower-Emission Tugboat Fleet to Support Point Tupper Green Fuels Project  EverWind Fuels, a North American developer of a green fuels hub, has taken delivery of three lower-emission tugboats to support its Point Tupper Green Fuels Project and marine operations across the Strait of Canso, Canada.  The company ordered the fleet from...

SAAM Towage Expands Fleet with Two Eco-Friendly Tugboats for Chile and Peru  Chile-headquartered towage services provider SAAM Towage is adding two new environmentally friendly tugboats to its fleet, expanding operations in both Chile and Peru. The vessels — the SAAM Petrel and SAAM Charrán — measure 24.4 meters in length and 12 meters in width....

Singapore’s First Biofuel-Ready Tugboat Achieves Bureau Veritas Certification  Following a retrofitting initiative, Marina Zanite, a 2012-built tugboat operated by Singapore’s towage services provider Marina Offshore, has become the first vessel of its type in the country to receive a biofuel-ready notation from French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV). According to Bureau Veritas, the 30-meter-long and...

K Line Begins Bio-LNG Use in Move Toward Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has started using bio-LNG to power its vessels, marking a significant step in its broader strategy to adopt renewable fuels and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. On July 1, 2025, K Line...

Neoliner Origin Begins Sea Trials: A Major Step for Wind-Powered Cargo Shipping  Neoliner Origin, “the world’s first” commercial sailing roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel, has officially begun the first phase of its sea trials. The ship is being built for French shipping company Neoline at the RMK Marine shipyard in Turkey.  The trials were formally launched at...

Imabari Shipbuilding Delivers LNG-Powered Car Carrier Angelite Ace  Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding has officially delivered a 7,000 CEU pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to its owner.  The vessel, named Angelite Ace, was handed over at Imabari’s Tadotsu Shipyard on July 1. With a deadweight tonnage (DWT) of 18,473, the...

MSC to Invest Over $1.2 Billion in LNG Dual-Fuel Containership Fleet Expansion  Swiss container shipping giant MSC is set to invest over $1.2 billion in fleet expansion through a new order for up to six LNG dual-fuel containerships at a Chinese shipyard. MSC has recently contracted CMHI Haimen, a shipyard under China Merchants Industry Group...

Finnish cleantech firm Norsepower will supply six of its wind propulsion rotor sails for six newbuilding tankers commissioned by Germany’s GEFO Shipping Group. Under the agreement, Norsepower will deliver rotor sails for two 7,900 dwt chemical tankers and four 3,850 dwt chemical tankers. All vessels are currently under construction at China’s Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding, with...

Chinese automaker Geely Holding has officially launched its first self-owned roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ship, the Geely JISU Fortune, operated by JISU Logistics.  Built by local shipyard CIMC Raffles, the 7,000 CEU liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered vessel was named at Taicang Port Area of Suzhou Port in China on May 22, 2025.  Following the naming ceremony, the...