Aboa Mare strengthens its position as a leading maritime training provider, by investing in a state-of-the-art K-Sim Engine Full Mission and Desktop Simulator system from Kongsberg Maritime.

The project for next-generation methanol-powered vessels, currently under the project name Green Handy, is progressing as scheduled behind the scenes.

Biomar has been delivered to ESL Shipping’s subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping on June 16, bringing the number of 5,400 dwt plug-in hybrid newbuildings in the fleet to seven.

ESL Shipping has signed a EUR 70 million loan agreement with Svenska Skeppshypotek. The loan is a part of the financing of ESL Shipping’s investment in a series of four methanol-powered 17,000 dwt handysize vessels. The loan has a maturity of 15 years, and it is expected to be drawn in 2027 and 2028.