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French ship management company CMA-CGM officially confirmed the order for nine 22,000-TEUs container ships for delivery from the end of 2019. This order is expected to further reduce unit transport costs, particularly on the Asia-Europe routes, the company noted.

DONG Energy informed that it has secured a contract to build its Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm, claimed as the world’s biggest wind farm, 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast. With a massive capacity of 1,386MW, it will be enough to power over 1.3 million UK homes.

Orient Overseas Container Line named the third of six 21,000 TEU class container ships, as "OOCL Japan", at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard. The company also informed that OOCL Japan's sister vessel, OOCL Hong Kong, has officially been recorded as the world’s biggest container ship in the Guinness World Records.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha held a naming ceremony for the newly-built LNG carrier, currently the largest Moss-type LNG carrier, at Sakaide Shipyard of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. After delivery, the ship will be carrying LNG from the Ichthys LNG Project in Darwin, Australia to Taiwan.

The Port of Prince Rupert can now accommodate the largest container vessels in the world, following DP World’s expansion of its Fairview Container Terminal that increases the Port’s container-handling capacity from 850,000 to 1.35 million TEUs annually.

Shell’s FLNG facility Prelude, the largest floating offshore facility in the world, has officially entered into Lloyd's Register class. Last month, Prelude arrived at Browse Basin, off Australia, where it will be moored at a depth of 250 metres and will not be dry-docked for the first 25 years of its expected 50-year operational life.

On August 22, OOCL celebrated the christening of a 21,413 TEU newbuilding, constructed by SHI, designed with many green features that can help meet future environmental requirements. Named as OOCL Germany, the mega containership is the second of the six 21.000 TEU class vessels on order at the shipyard.

French shipping company CMA CGM is reported to have signed a Letter of Intent with two Chinese shipyards, in order to build nine of the world's largest container ships. The ships would feature dual-fuel engines, and be fueled by LNG, making CMA CGM the first major operator to take the LNG ticket.

French shipping company CMA CGM is reported to have signed a Letter of Intent with two Chinese shipyards, in order to build nine of the world's largest container ships. The ships would feature dual-fuel engines, and be fueled by LNG, making CMA CGM the first major operator to take the LNG ticket.