Australian group BHP has signed contracts with Cosco Shipping Bulk, a subsidiary of Cosco shipping Group, for the charter of two newbuild ammonia dual-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers. The new vessels will be two of only a handful of vessels in the world capable of...
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...
Royal Caribbean International has taken delivery from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique yard in Saint-Nazaire, France, of 'Wonder of the Seas', fifth of the six-vessel Oasis class, and at 230,000-plus gt, believed to be the largest cruise vessel yet built. Marking the...
Singapore based KYK Bulkship (Asia), a subsidiary of the Japanese NYK Group, has taken delivery of a methanol-fuelled chemical tanker, named 'Seymour Sun', from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea. The 186m long, 30,873gt Seymour Sun is equipped with a dual-fuel engine...
GTT of France has received an order from partner shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, for the fuel tank design of six LNG-fuelled container vessels, the owner and charterer, both European, of which, remain anonymous at this stage. These six new vessels, each with...
Damen Shipyards has been contracted by Penang Port in Malaysia to build up to five ro-pax ferries to replace the current fleet that has reached its end of life. The new vessels have been specially designed to meet the requirements of the client and its passengers....
The first ship of a new ‘Hanse Eco’ class of coastal vessels operated by the Rhenus-Arkon-Shipinvest shipping company has now been handed over by the shipyard. The ‘Wilson Flex I’ has now started its voyage from China to Europe via South Korea. Rhenus-Arkon-Shipinvest...
Höegh Autoliners has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry, Jiangsu (CMHI) for four fixed and eight optional multi-fuel and zero carbon ready Aurora class PCTC vessels. Under the terms of the contract, the first two vessels will be delivered in...
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