Tag: Ceremony
Naming and Launching Ceremony for the Sunflower Kamuy Held 1st LNG-fueled Ferry on Oarai-Tomakomai Route
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) and its group company MOL Sunflower Ltd. (MOL Sunflower; President & CEO: Hirotoshi Ushioku; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) today announced that the naming and launching ceremony for the first of two LNG-fueled ferries, which are under construction at Naikai Zosen Corporation (President: Kosaku Hara; Headquarters: Onomichi-shi,…
MAN Energy Solutions: Signing Ceremony Expands Dual-Fuel Methanol Agreement with CCS
At an online ceremony on February 27th, 2024, MAN Energy Solutions and China Classification Society (CCS) signed a sub-agreement in line with the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) the two parties previously agreed in September 2023 in Beijing. The SFA, on ‘Decarbonisation and Digitalisation in the maritime industry’, is scheduled to last for five years. The…
Samskip begins construction phase of its next generation zero-emission short sea container vessel with “steel cutting ceremony”
Global logistics solutions provider SAMSKIP and market leading shipyard Cochin Shipyard Ltd. India, have begun the construction phase of their Next Generation zero-emission shortsea container vessel – “The Samskip SeaShuttle”. Performed at Cochin Shipyard in India, representatives from both companies, government and partners enjoyed the pageantry of the official steel cutting ceremony initiating the first…
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Handover Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Demonstration Test Ship for Liquefied CO2 Transport
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, today held a christening and handover ceremony for a demonstration test ship to transport liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2). The ship will be used for the “CCUS R&D and Demonstration Related Project / Large-scale CCUS Demonstration in Tomakomai / Demonstration Project on…
Proman Stena Bulk holds naming ceremony for methanol tankers Stena Provident and Stena Progressive
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between leading tanker company Stena Bulk and the leading methanol producer Proman, has today formally christened Stena Provident and Stena Progressive, the final two vessels in its initial six-strong methanol-fuelled tanker fleet. The two 49,900 DWT tankers were named at a ceremony held at Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd…
Proman Stena Bulk holds naming ceremony for methanol tanker Stena Pro Marine in the Port of New Orleans
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between leading tanker company Stena Bulk and the leading methanol producer Proman, has formally christened its state-of-the-art methanol-fuelled 49,900 DWT tanker Stena Pro Marine. The ceremony took place at the Port of New Orleans, and marked another significant milestone for the methanol-fuelled joint venture fleet. Dignitaries and guests from…
ABS Joins Maersk for Milestone Vessel Naming Ceremony
ABS joined Maersk and global dignitaries for the official naming ceremony of the first containership ever to sail on green methanol, a Maersk feeder vessel built to ABS Class, the LAURA MAERSK. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, served as the vessel sponsor, christening the LAURA MAERSK, following tradition, with a bottle…
ABS Joins Maersk for Milestone Vessel Naming Ceremony
World First with ABS Class Green Methanol Powered Container Ship (COPENHAGEN) ABS joined Maersk and global dignitaries for the official naming ceremony of the first containership ever to sail on green methanol, a Maersk feeder vessel built to ABS Class, the LAURA MAERSK. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the…
