All articles by David Tinsley – Page 10
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NewsEnduring Strengths In High-Value Markets
While much of Europe’s commercial shipbuilding sector continues to contract under intensified competitive pressure from Asia, and China in particular, the industry in Italy retains substantial critical mass and work volume.
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NewsUS Funding For Smaller Players
Government funding amounting to nearly $20m has provided a boost to modernisation and improvement plans at small shipyards throughout the USA.
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NewsNew Milestone For Chinese Builders
Taiwan’s Evergreen Group has commissioned the world’s highest capacity containership to date, topping the 24,000 teu mark. The first in a series of seven booked from China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) yards, the 400m Ever Alot represents a new milestone for Chinese production.
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NewsChina Boosts Domestic Shipping Capacity
A multiple vessel contract sealed with a home yard for bulk carriers of 65,000dwt gives new expression to scale as a central feature of Chinese reinvestment in its coastwise shipping fleet.
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NewsShort-Sea Owners Endorse Standard Design
A further tranche of contracts has been sealed with the German short-sea community for Damen’s standard Combi Freighter 3850 class of cargo vessels.
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NewsJapanese Ultramax Gains An Edge
Augmenting the expansive Japanese production offering in bulk carriers, the first of a new Ultramax series has been delivered by Shin Kurushima Sanoyas Shipbuilding.
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NewsOffshore Wind Brings Meeting Of Minds
Collaboration between British and Norwegian organisations has spawned an innovative service operation vessel (SOV) concept to support surging investment in offshore wind farms.
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NewsGerman Firms Book 14 Coasters In China
Three German shipowners have jointly committed to an extensive short-sea cargo vessel construction programme in China.
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NewsReefer Specialist Banks On Boxships
Specialist reefership owner and operator Seatrade has made a further investment in fully-cellular container vessel capacity, writes David Tinsley. Four 1,800TEU newbuilds incorporating a very high capacity for temperature-controlled cargo have been booked in China from Huanghai Shipbuilding, on the Shangdong Peninsula.
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NewsSupply Chain Issues Hit German Makers
German suppliers of marine equipment and systems recorded a 2.5% drop in turnover last year, but new orders surged by more than 14%.
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NewsFlensburg Yard Flags Business Return
Testament to the revival of shipbuilding in Germany’s northernmost town, a high-capacity ro-ro freight vessel is being readied for delivery by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG).
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NewsIntegrated Design Track For Wind Propulsion
Dutch maritime research institute MARIN has initiated a collaborative project aimed at improving the design and control of commercial vessels using wind propulsion.
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NewsDiesel-Electric Drive For Inland Trade
Encapsulating the innovative spirit behind new developments in the European inland shipping fleet, the diesel-electric Type C tanker Synthese 18 was formally named in Rotterdam last week.
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NewsCompact Contender In High-Speed Stakes
French high-speed engine maker Moteurs Baudouin is set to unveil an especially compact new model targeted at small vessel and workboat propulsion applications.
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NewsUS Yard Readies Versatile Self-Discharger
Purpose-built for a trading career throughout the Great Lakes and St Lawrence system, the 28,000dwt self-unloader Mark W. Barker is nearing completion within the region at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
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NewsHydrogen-Ready Windfarm Service Vessel
Against expectations of soaring demand for renewable energy over the coming decade, a Norwegian company is investing in the creation of an entire fleet of ships dedicated to providing technical support on offshore wind farms.
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NewsStena Bulk Bolsters Eco Tanker Fleet
Following handover on the South Korean peninsula, the first of two eco-designated, medium-range (MR) tanker newbuilds chartered by Stena Bulk has made her trading debut.
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NewsThun Puts Down Another Building Block
A further phase of fleet development has been initiated by Thun Tankers, a major player in the northern European shortsea distributive traffic.
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NewsScorpio In League With UK Battery Firm
UK startup Britishvolt will research battery power and storage options for shipping as a result of investment by Monaco-based Scorpio Group.
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NewsDutch Fleet Renewal Picks Up Pace
Versatile Dutch-designed cargo vessel tonnage has attracted further investment by the country’s northern shipowning and shipmanagement community.
