Mitsui OSK Lines and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop a hybrid power supply system

Using solar power generation technology and lithium ion batteries MOL will construct a hybrid car carrier that will use natural energy and generate electricity to be stored in the batteries which will then supply power to the vessel when it is at berth. This is slated to be launched in 2012.

Mitsui Engg and shipbuilding is working on the development of tension leg platform type floating structures for offshore wind farms. China’s state oceanic administration has warned that this year’s severe winter could have an adverse impact on oil exploration and shipping

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Indonesian oil and gas company Pertamina is planning another LNG terminal in East Java

The terminal will be a floating LNG terminal with a receiving capacity of about 500 million cubic feet.

Total trade throughput at the port of Melbourne has increased by 6.6 percent in December last year.

Meyer Werft is one of the few specialized german shipyards which has so far been left unscathed by the global financial crisis.

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CSSC Holdings, China’s largest Shipbuilding group for a new shipyard under construction in Guangdong.