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KINETICS LNG HOLDINGS
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (16+ words) Trade Winds News Kinetics LNG Holdings expects to deliver seventh LNGT vessel this year...
Uncertainty and Diverse Approach Slow Orders for Alternative Fuel Vessels
57+ min ago (351+ words) The pace of orders for alternative fuel vessels has slowed in 2026, reports DNV in its latest analysis of the orderbook from the DNV Alternative Fuels Insights platform. It reports that by the end of May 2026, the share of alternative-fueled vessels…...
DUAL-FUEL DIESEL-ELECTRIC LNG CARRIERS
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (26+ words) Trade Winds News DUAL-FUEL DIESEL-ELECTRIC LNG CARRIERS Compliance costs mounting for steam and diesel-electric LNG carriers, Wood Mac warns...
Alternative-Fuel Ship Orders Slow as Owners Hedge Fuel Bets
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (438+ words) Orders for alternative-fuelled vessels continued in May but remain well below last year's pace, highlighting a more cautious and diversified approach to decarbonization investments across the global shipping industry. According to the latest data from DNV's Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI)…...
LR, HHI, and KSOE to advance hybrid electric LNG carrier design
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (140+ words) Published by Jessica Casey, Editor LNG Industry, Thursday, 04 Jun 26 Lloyd's Register (LR) has joined forces with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to develop a new generation of LNG carrier designs using hybrid electric…...
SEA-LNG: Dual-fuel LNG vessels reach nearly 90% of the alternative orderbook
9+ hour, 15+ min ago (355+ words) SEA-LNG says new 2026 data shows the methane decarbonization pathway continues to gain momentum despite geopolitical uncertainty and regulatory delays. According to SEA-LNG, LNG bunkering volumes have risen sharply at major ports, liquefied biomethane (LBM) adoption is accelerating, and LNG-fueled vessels…...
MTT Shipping pushes fleet growth strategy forward with Wuhu boxship deal
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (249+ words) Malaysian containership operator MTT Shipping has pressed ahead with its fleet expansion and renewal programme by ordering two 3, 300 teu newbuildings in China. The company disclosed through the Malaysian Stock Exchange that two indirectly owned subsidiaries, MTT Shipping Pasir Gudang and…...
Traditional Greek owner Pleiades expands MR tanker push with Chinese newbuild pair
11+ hour, 8+ min ago (247+ words) Traditional Greek shipowner Pleiades Shipping Agents has signed a Posidonia newbuilding deal with a leading Chinese shipyard, signalling a further expansion of its presence in the product tanker segment The company has ordered two 50, 000-dwt MR tankers at CSSC's Guangzhou…...
Arctic LNG 2 Makes Early Start to Summer NSR Navigation
7+ hour ago (63+ words) Energy Intelligence Arctic LNG 2 Makes Early Start to Summer NSR Navigation Russia's Arctic LNG 2 has made an early start to summer navigation on the eastward leg of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), the direct route to Asia crucial for the…...
OPINION | Tankers are slipping out of Hormuz, but normality remains far off
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (762+ words) The trickle of tankers exiting the Strait of Hormuz has gathered pace in recent weeks, as traders adopt stealth measures to make the crossing. While this is freeing some of the vast oil inventories trapped in the Persian Gulf, it…...