MISC Group company AET has signed shipbuilding contracts for two dual-fuel ammonia tanker vessels with Dalian Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). At the same time MISC has entered into time charter party contracts with PETCO...
Shipbuilding & ship repair news
MORE WÄRTSILÄ ORDERS FOR FUEL GAS SYSTEMS
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for three new 98k Very Large Ethane Gas Carrier (VLEC) vessels. The ships are being built at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in Korea for Oceania based ship...
RESEARCH SHIP RUDDER BEARING RETROFIT SAVES POLLUTION RISK
A UK-based 77.1m research ship that frequently operates in ecologically sensitive marine environments has benefited from retrofitting of a grease-free water-lubricated rudder bearing and seal solution. The 38-year-old Ocean Endeavour, operated by the UK’s Gardline,...
WUHU TO BUILD ADVANCED HYBRID MR TANKERS FOR EGM CHARTER TO EQUINOR
French shipping company EuroGreen Maritime (EGM) has entered into a seven-year charter agreement for four vessels with the Norwegian energy company Equinor under construction at Wuhu Shipyard in Weihai, China. Under the agreement, EGM will deliver four MR IMO II...
ULSTEIN LAUNCHES FIRST OF OLYMPIC HYBRID CSOV PAIR
The construction service operation vessel (CSOV) 'Olympic Boreas', featuring Ulstein's Twin X-Stern, has been launched from the dock hall at Ulstein Verft, Norway. Olympic Boreas is yard number 318 and the first of two sister vessels for Olympic. As CSOVs, they assist...
EMP AND NAKASHIMA PROPELLER EXPLORE COMPOSITES AS PART OF GREEN PROGRAMME
As part of its Aquarius Eco Ship Project, Eco Marine Power (EMP) is to explore in cooperation with fellow Japanese company Nakashima Propeller the further use of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) for maritime...
MAERSK NAMES SECOND LARGE METHANOL-FUELLED CONTAINER SHIP
In a ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan, the world's second large methanol-enabled container vessel was named 'Astrid Mærsk'. This is the second of Maersk’s 18 large methanol-enabled vessels, scheduled for delivery between 2024 and 2025. This new fleet series is...
DAMEN TO CUT EMISSIONS ON CMA CGM CONTAINER SHIPS
Damen Shipyards Group and French shipping group CMA CGM are beginning a cooperation that is expected to result in around 10 of the latter’s vessels receiving significant modifications. The upgrades, which will take place at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu) and Damen...
FOUR MORE LNG NEWBUILDS CONTRACTED WITH HANWHA OCEAN
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) together with Hyundai Glovis has placed four shipbuilding contracts for 174,000m3 LNG carriers with Hanwha Ocean Co for 2027 delivery. The vessels have been ordered for long-term Time Charter contracts with major LNG producer...
NYK AND JMU WORK ON ESTIMATING GHG BEFORE BUILD
NYK and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) are mutually formulating a method for estimating a ship’s performance in actual seas before construction is completed. The companies have recently completed verification of a vessel’s propulsive performance in wind and...
CARNIVAL ORDERS ANOTHER LNG-FUELLED CRUISE SHIP FROM MEYER WERFT
German shipyard Meyer Werft and Carnival Corporation of the USA have reached an agreement to build another modern cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Line for delivery in 2028. This follows a similar order placed in February 2024. The orders are subject to financing....
MEYER WERFT STARTS ASSEMBLY OF LNG-FUELLED DISNEY CRUISE SHIP
The construction of the next dual-fuelled cruise ship for Disney Cruise Line has reached another milestone: assembly of the ship's hull beginning at Meyer Werft in Papenburg with the traditional keel-laying ceremony. The ship is a sister ship of the Disney Treasure,...
SANMAR DELIVERS BATTERY TUG TO NORWEGIAN OPERATOR
Sanmar Shipyards of Turkey has delivered one of its ElectRA Series battery electric powered tugboats to environmentally-conscious Norway-headquartered operator Buksér og Berging, where it will be based at the Port of Oslo. Named BB Electra by its new owners, the tug...