INPEX starts LNG shipment from Ichthys LNG Project

The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project started shipment of LNG as the first shipment left the onshore gas liquefaction plant in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, heading to the INPEX-operated Naoetsu LNG Terminal in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

IRISL Linked to Three Tankers at Sadra

Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has placed an order for three 113,000 dwt tankers at compatriot shipbuilder Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA), Intermodal said in a shipbroking report.

Rolls-Royce and Intel partner on autonomous shipping project

Rolls-Royce and Intel partner on autonomous shipping project.

France Begins Deliberations on New Aircraft Carrier

France will make a decision on the replacement of its flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle at the start of 2020, its armed forces minister said on Tuesday. The carrier has been in service since 2001 but Paris is looking to build a vessel that would take into consideration expected technological advances post-2030 and be capable of carrying a planned new Franco-German fighter jet.

NOAA Research Vessel Completes Around-the-World Science Mission After 243 Days at Sea

NOAA’s largest oceanographic research vessel, NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, steamed into its Charleston, South Carolina, home port yesterday, after a 243-day voyage around the world to conduct scientific research and service buoys that inform global weather, climate and ocean forecasting.

CMA CGM Gets EU Approval for Containerships Takeover

French shipping major CMA CGM has received a green light from the European Commission to acquire Finland’s Containerships.

Milaha’s container shipping operations double in two years

Qatar Navigation (Milaha), one of the leading maritime and logistics conglomerates in the region, has announced that its container shipping business has more than doubled within a short span of time.

Erna Oldendorff contacts bridge in Japan

The Oldendorff Carriers' ship Erna Oldendorff made contact with the Oshima bridge on her way to Etajima, Japan. No people were hurt and there are no reports of pollution at this time.

Hyundai Heavy to Build VLGC Duo for Latsco

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has clinched an order for two very large gas carriers (VLGCs) from a Greek owner.

RS class: new supertanker successfully performed ship-to-ship LNG bunkering

On 18 October, in Rotterdam (Netherlands), Konstantin G. Palnikov, Director General of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, participated in a protocol event dedicated to the successful project implementation of construction and operation commencement of a large-capacity Aframax tanker “Gagarin Prospect” (shipowner − SCF Group) using LNG as the primary fuel. This pioneered the expansion of LNG fuel into the global shipping industry, for large-capacity ships not tied to fixed routes or set timetables.