Damen Shiprepair Brest has marked the conclusion of its 50th cruise ship project since becoming part of the Damen Shipyards Group in 2012. Over the past years, the yard says it has been using its facilities, knowledge and extensive experience of the cruise sector to...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) group company Seagate Corporation is to build a new all-electric battery-powered tugboat. The boat's hybrid propulsion system will have an electric motor as the main power source, fed by a large capacity lithium-ion battery recharged...
Offshore operator Edda Wind, which is jointly owned by Østensjø and Wilhelmsen, has launched its Service Operation Vessel (SOV) 'Edda Goelo' at Astilleros Balenciaga in Spain. Edda Goelo will commence operations on a five-year contract for Siemens Gamesa at...
Long-established ship management company Reederei Wessels recently made the same purchase as its even older near neighbour HS Shipping Group, both ordering two Damen Combi Freighter 3850 (CF 3850) vessels. The shipyard says that the choice was underpinned by the...
Damen Shipyards has been contracted to construct and deliver seven fast Patrol Vessels for Kustbevakningen (KBV), the coastguard organisation of Sweden. These vessels, to be known as the KBV 320 series, will be 26,75m in length, built in carbon fibre composite and...
A christening ceremony at Oshima Shipbuilding yard in Japan has been held by U-Ming Marine Transport for its new built 99,990 dwt Post Panamax Bulk Carrier 'Cemtex Dominance'. Measuring 235m in length and 40m in width, Cemtex Dominance is U-Ming’s second new built...
Stena Line is introducing its second large E-Flexer class vessels, 'Stena Ebba', which from December 2022 will join sister 'Stena Estelle' on the route Karlskrona-Gdynia. The twin ferries are the two largest of the E-Flexer class of Stena Line and have an increased...
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture (JV) between a methanol producer Proman and tanker shipping company Stena Bulk, has taken delivery of its second methanol-powered newbuild tanker, 'Stena Pro Marine'. The announcement is said to reaffirm Proman Stena Bulk’s early...
Wilhelmsen-owned shipping company Topeka, together with partners MPC Container Ships and MPC Capital, has contracted two 1300 TEU carbon neutral container vessels, scheduled to be delivered in 2024 and enter long-term contracts with North Sea Container Line (NCL)....
Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), the biggest shipbuilder in South China, is celebrating ‘a high watermark’ in its history after delivering two of the world’s most innovative ships in a week. The new vessels leaving GSI, part of China State Shipbuilding...
China State Shipbuilding company (CSSC) SunRui Marine Environment Engineering has signed a contract for six marine LNG fuel gas supply system (FGSS) with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC). The FGSS will be delivered in 2023, for six newbuilding 16000 TEU...
An official naming ceremony for one of the largest ethane carriers, the ‘Pacific Ineos Grenadier’, has been held in Houston, US. The new vessel is a 99,000m3 VLEC (very large ethane carrier) and is the latest ship to join the INEOS fleet. The ship is fitted with Type...
The Chinese Jinling Nanjing shipyard has delivered the 'Eco Mediterranea', the tenth of 12 vessels ordered belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G), which includes the current largest and most eco-friendly ro-ro units for short sea shipping. The Eco...
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