Envision has provided green ammonia for the bunkering of the Terra Clove, the world’s first Very Large Ammonia Carrier (VLAC) equipped with dual-fuel ammonia propulsion and operated by Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). As reported by ship.energy, on 22 October the vessel was named at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Ulsan, South Korea. The 93,000 cubic metre (cbm) capacity VLAC is EPS’ first ammonia dual-fuelled vessel and the first ammonia dual-fuelled commercial newbuild vessel to be registered under the Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS). It is equipped with Everllence’s first commercial ammonia dual-fuelled two-stroke marine engine, which completed factory acceptance […]

Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) has announced the naming of nine new vessels at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Ocean, and HD Hyundai Samho shipyards in South Korea. The vessels include seven LNG carriers (Al Ghuwair, Al Jazi, Al Mirzam, Maqdeem, Al Nasraniya, Energy Vigour, and Energy Voyager) and two LPG/ammonia carriers (Energy South and Energy East). As previously reported by ship.energy, LPG/ammonia carrier Energy North was named in September. Five of the seven LNG carriers named form part of Nakilat’s program to build 25 conventional-size LNG carriers at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean. These 25 vessels […]

The 53 orders for alternative fuelled vessels last month marked a 77% increase on the 30 that were registered in October 2025, according to the latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform. LNG accounted for 30 of October’s orders of which 18 were for containerships. The remaining 12 were for car carriers. The month also saw 19 orders for LPG carriers while four ammonia-fuelled car carriers were added to the database. The latest figures bring the total number of alternative-fuelled vessels ordered in 2026 to 364, 57% higher than over the same period in 2025. LNG continues to […]