Canadian operator BC Ferries has selected China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards (CMI Weihai) to build four new major vessels (NMVs) following a rigorous global procurement process that included a public request for proposals, comprehensive bid evaluations,...
'Vista', the first of two new generation cruise ships that will start the Allura class for Oceania Cruises, a brand of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, has been launched at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard. Vista will be about 67,000gt and able to accommodate 1,200...
What is said by China Classification Society (CCS) to be the first LNG dual-fuel VLCC, the ‘Yuan Rui Yang’, is being handed over at Chinese yard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) for shipping giant Cosco, and classed by CCS. Yang Guang, Deputy GM CCS...
Harlingen, the Netherlands, based maritime services company ST Maine Support has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards for the delivery of a new Damen Multi Cat 3313 SD workboat. Based on the Multi Cat 3013, the 3313 is a new addition to Damen’s Multi Cat range and,...
Singapore-based AET has named its newest vessel which is also one of the first dual-fuel and amongst the most environmentally friendly VLCCs in the market; the first of two dual-fuel VLCCs built for long-term charter to Chartering and Shipping Services, a wholly owned...
Ocean Infinity has contracted Vard for the design and construction of a new series of six multi-purpose offshore vessels, all of which will be operated from shore and will eventually utilise green ammonia as fuel. This order of six 85m, optionally crewed robotic...
Damen has signed a contract with Texas, US-based offshore operator Tidewater for the supply of two Damen Stan Tugs 2309, to be built at Albwardy Damen Sharjah and, on delivery in the first quarter of 2023, scheduled to go on charter to a long-standing customer....
Gondan Shipbuilders says it is leading a pilot project to calculate its Carbon Footprint with the aim of improving the reduction, absorption and compensation of greenhouse gas emissions in the Asturias region of Spain. The project, promoted by the Regional Ministry of...
Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld has delivered a Damen Crane Vessel 1804 WN25 to the 'bagger en drijfvuil' (dredging and floating debris) department of Waternet Amsterdam, the organisation responsible to delivering fresh water and associated management services to 1.3...
The construction of the newest member of the P&O Cruises fleet has reached another milestone as the Meyer Werft team laid the keel of the ship in a symbolic ceremony. In the process, the shipyard's 800-ton crane placed a 570t block for Arvia's underwater hull onto...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and its group company MOL Ferry have announced orders for construction of two new LNG-fuelled ferries, to be built by Naikai Zosen Corporation for delivery in 2025. The new vessels will replace two ferries that MOL Ferry currently operates on...
The world’s largest ethane carrier, built in China for the global Ineos Group, was named, in Houston, as the ‘Pacific Ineos Belstaff’ after the iconic Belstaff clothing brand, which is owned by Ineos. The new ship joins Ineos’s growing carrier fleet and was primarily...
UK aluminium shipbuilder Wight Shipyard has announced a merger with France-headquartered multinational shipbuilder OCEA, which the company says will create a combined group to capitalise on fast ferry and offshore renewable energy markets opportunities. Wight...
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