Classification society ABS and HD Hyundai Samho (HSHI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for technical collaboration in developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based smart shipyard. The agreement establishes a cooperative framework for both...
Austal USA, part of the Australia-based Austal Group, has officially opened the company’s new steel shipbuilding facility in Mobile, Alabama, enabling the simultaneous production of both aluminium and steel hulled ships. The first vessels to be built in the new steel...
Construction of the sixth ship in Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis Class, and the first to be powered by LNG, is now underway in Saint-Nazaire, France. At the steel cutting ceremony, the cruise line revealed that the upcoming ship will be named Utopia of the...
Container ship owner Danaos Corporation has placed orders for four 7,200 TEU containerships to be built at Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korea for scheduled delivery in the first half of 2024. The vessels will be methanol fuel ready, will come with open loop scrubbers...
Spliethoff newbuild 'Brouwersgracht' has been launched from dry dock at Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, China, concurrent with the float out of sister vessel 'Bloemgracht'. Brouwersgracht has been moved to the outfitting quay where the production will continue towards...
Fincantieri group company Vard has secured a new contract for the design and construction of a stern trawler for Deutsche Fischfang-Union (DFFU) of Germany. The stern trawler has been developed by VARD in close cooperation with DFFU. The new vessel will be the first...
Shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique of Saint-Nazaire, France, has handed over Celebrity Cruises' 'Celebrity Beyond', in what is thought to be the industry's first physical delivery ceremony since the start of the pandemic. Celebrity Beyond is the third, and largest,...
The latest high speed catamaran ferry from Incat of Australia, the 'Santa Monica 1', a 76m 40-plus knot vessel, is now on its way to owner Seaworld Express Ferry, where it will operate the Jindo - Jeju route in South Korea. Incat says this ro-pax vessel, with capacity...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) group company MOL Turkey Denizcilik Ve Lojistik (MOL Turkey) has launched sales of used ship equipment from its Turkish demolition yards, promoting sustainability in the industry. MOL Turkey will promote recycling and therefore reduce waste of...
NYK of Japan has taken delivery of 'Plumeria Leader', a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) capable of navigating oceans with only LNG as the ship’s main fuel. The vessel was built at Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding, and is NYK's second LNG-fuelled car carrier...
Wärtsilä will provide technical support via a long-term service agreement for its broad scope of solutions installed on Brittany Ferries’ latest ro-pax vessel, the ‘Salamanca’. The ferry will be inaugurated on March 25 and make its first commercial sailing from...
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply comprehensive packages of ro-ro equipment for four Aurora class Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) to be built by China Merchant Heavy Industries (Jiangsu) for Norwegian owner Höegh Autoliners. The order is...
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters has secured a contract for the construction of a Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) based on Sembcorp Marine’s in-house design in collaboration with the customer. The WTIV project is scheduled to be...
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