German shipping company Reederei Bernd Sibum has received funding from the German Government for investment in sustainable ship technology, enabling the four Combi Freighters (CF) 3850 that Damen is currently building for the company to be upgraded to sail with...
The construction of the newest member of the P&O Cruises fleet has reached another milestone as the Meyer Werft team laid the keel of the ship in a symbolic ceremony. In the process, the shipyard's 800-ton crane placed a 570t block for Arvia's underwater hull onto...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and its group company MOL Ferry have announced orders for construction of two new LNG-fuelled ferries, to be built by Naikai Zosen Corporation for delivery in 2025. The new vessels will replace two ferries that MOL Ferry currently operates on...
The world’s largest ethane carrier, built in China for the global Ineos Group, was named, in Houston, as the ‘Pacific Ineos Belstaff’ after the iconic Belstaff clothing brand, which is owned by Ineos. The new ship joins Ineos’s growing carrier fleet and was primarily...
UK aluminium shipbuilder Wight Shipyard has announced a merger with France-headquartered multinational shipbuilder OCEA, which the company says will create a combined group to capitalise on fast ferry and offshore renewable energy markets opportunities. Wight...
Damen Maaskant has delivered a new beam trawler, 'Z-26 Avanti' to the Depaepe family of the Devan Shipping Company in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The 38m long vessel is designed for great hauling power with lower fuel consumption and better seagoing properties due to reduced...
The second vessel of Damen’s new Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD) 3500 class has now completed sea trials and has entered service with owner Hanson UK, a UK building materials supplier, replacing an obsolete vessel. With a large part of the UK dredging fleet now several...
The UECC crew charged with bringing the first new Battery Hybrid LNG propulsion ship from Asia to Europe have given their verdict on this next generation clean vessel. As well as the noticeable build quality of the Auto Advance ro-ro, the general impression was how...
Edda Wind, a company founded by the Norwegian Østensjø Group, has added an additional order with Gondan Shipbuilders of Spain for a CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessel), which will be the fifth vessel of the series currently under construction and the seventh...
Strategic Marine has completed the acquisition of a significantly larger shipbuilding facility in Singapore in a move that will significantly boost its shipbuilding capacity and product range. Strategic Marine has acquired the fixed infrastructure as well as the lease...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Yokohama-based member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a contract with Sanyu Kisen, a Kobe-based enterprise principally engaged in management of ships navigation in Japanese as well as foreign waters, calling for the...
North Sea Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel (ERRV) operator Sentinel Marine has taken delivery of the 10th new-build vessel in its fleet, the 60m, 2030t 'Cromarty Sentinel', built in Fujian in South East China. The ship is making its delivery voyage via Singapore...
Finland's Viking Line will be introducing its new flagship 'Viking Glory' into service in March 2022, meaning that the environmental impact of Viking Line’s vessels on the Turku–Mariehamn–Stockholm route will be further reduced. Viking Glory has 66% more cargo...
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