A new Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) 'Grande Manila' has been delivered to the Grimaldi Group and christened in Shanghai. Built by SWS (Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited) and CSTC (China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited) – both part of China...
CIMC Raffles and Dutch marine contractor Van Oord have signed a contract for the construction of a methanol dual-fuel subsea rock installation (SRI) Vessel, with an option for a further ship. Following the successful delivery of what is said to be the largest and most...
Scandlines' new €80m ro-ro freight ferry, which operates completely free of direct emissions, has completed its second sea trial in the Sea of Marmara near Turkey and is now preparing for its journey to the Fehmarnbelt. In collaboration with the Cemre shipyard and...
The Grimaldi Group has held a naming ceremony in Jiangsu, China, for the 'Grande Shanghai', the first of ten next-generation PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) vessels commissioned from China Merchants Heavy Industries. The first five vessels in the series will be...
Incat Tasmania has been selected to design and build two new battery-electric ferries for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen. The vessels, each 129m long and powered by about 45MWh of batteries, will operate on the Kattegat route between Jutland and Zealand, forming...
Norwegian low-carbon shipping company Amon Maritime has entered into a joint venture (JV), to be known as Navigator Amon Shipping, with handysize liquefied gas carrier operator Navigator Holdings (Navigator Gas). Navigator will hold about 80% of the JV company, with...
Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard has celebrated the launching of 'Explora III', the coin ceremony for 'Explora IV', and the steel cutting for 'Explora V'. The aim is for the six-vessel luxury fleet for MSC's Explora Journeys luxury brand, built by Fincantieri, to...
Vard has signed a €200m-plus contract with US-based research organisation Inkfish for the design and construction of what is believed to be one of the most modern research vessels yet. Inkfish is a global philanthropic organisation that integrates vessels,...
Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), through the Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA) – a KMG-led industry collaborative effort –recently launched of Singapore’s first fully electric tug (e-tug). Designed and assembled in Singapore by KMG company PaxOcean, the...
Crowley’s newest LNG-powered containership 'Tiscapa' has entered service, adding faster, bigger options for timely ocean cargo transport around the US, Caribbean and Central America. Like its sister ships in the Avance Class, Tiscapa features container capacity for...
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...
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...
Stena Line says that its ro-ro vessel 'Stena Foreteller' is soon to return to service on the Europoort/Rotterdam – Immingham route following a major rebuild and renovation, including an additional cargo deck and a 30% increase in capacity, making the vessel more...
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