Stena Line’s newest vessel, 'Stena Connecta', has been officially named at the CMI Shipyard in Weihai, China, and will soon begin the maiden voyage to its new home port on the Irish Sea. Alongside Stena Futura, which entered service in September 2025, these two new...
Damen Shipyards Group's Song Cam Shipyard has launched the second of the group’s fully electric RSD-E Tugs 2513, this vessel destined for the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, where it will operate alongside five new conventional RSD Tugs 2513. When delivered later in 2024, it...
Korea Shipbuilding has successfully completed three 8,000 TEU container ships, forming the first order since the company's foundation, which were named in a simultaneous ceremony at the Haenam Shipyard. The vessels were named Catherine C, Greenland and Greenville...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of a newbuild LPG/ammonia carrier, 'Aquamarine Progress II'. powered by LPG, from Namura Shipbuilding. The vessel was ordered by MOL group company, Aramo Shipping (Singapore). The Aquamarine Progress II will sail under a time...
The 'Great Abidjan' has joined the Grimaldi Group’s increasingly large and modern fleet, being the fourth of six multipurpose ro-ro units belonging to the innovative G5 class and commissioned from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea. At 250m in length, 38m...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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