A rendering of a new self-discharging cement carrier that will be built by Royal Bodewes for Taiwan-based ship owner and operator U-Ming. SHIPS & YARDS

Asian breakthrough cement carrier order for Royal Bodewes

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has announced an order for four 174,000 cubic metre LNG carriers, in connection with an order for LNG carriers ordered for Qatar Energy. LNG

China boasts world-leading LNG carrier order

Shell Marine's Alexia 40 AC has received MAN ES Category II 40BN final approval. FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Alexia 40 XC receives Cat II NOL from MAN ES

ExxonMobil's MobilGard 540 AC has been granted Category II status by MAN ES, approving its use with the engine maker's Mark 9 and higher 2-stroke engines. FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ExxonMobil launches new Cat II-approved 40BN cylinder oil

Castoldi has added a larger waterjet to its portfolio, the Turbodrive 600 H.C.T. THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Castoldi expands offering for offshore and passenger markets

Versatile hopper dredger Vox Ariane after launching in Singapore. LNG

Dual-Fuel Suction Dredger from Singapore

DNV has released a new guidance to mitigate the risks of blackout incidents on cruise ships. GENERAL NEWS

Cruise ship blackout incidents on the rise

IACS Secretary-General, Robert Ashdown, commended the two new URs on cyber safety, which “provide minimum goal-based requirements for the cyber resilience of new ships and for the cyber security of onboard systems and equipment MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

IACS adopts new requirements on cyber safety

Per Lothe, Director of Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers told The Motorship the technology eliminates the cost of cooling the gas to a cryogenic level and reduces the weight of the storage tank required aboard the carrier. GENERAL NEWS

Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers targets 2023 for ambient LCO2 tests

David Loosley has identified the allocation of the responsibility for carbon pricing as an important issue. GENERAL NEWS

BIMCO updates its GHG position statement