Ships & Yards

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two 174,000-cubic meter dual-fuel LNG carrier newbuildings with Hanwha Ocean (formerly DSME).

28th June 2023

MOL orders LNG carrier pair for INEOS charter

28th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has ordered six 9,000 teu container ships capable of operating on methanol as a fuel from Yangzijang Shipbuilding in China. 

26th June 2023

Maersk adds six methanol dual fuel container ships to orderbook

26th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Assuming the mantle as Japan’s largest container ship in domestic trade, the 1,096TEU Kiso has entered service on the coastal route network maintained by Imoto Lines.

26th June 2023

Japanmax Design Boosts Coastal Feeder Traffic

26th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Two newbuild boxships under construction in China for intra-European trade under charter to North Sea Container Line (NCL) will combine Berg Propulsion’s direct-drive solution with the use of methanol fuel. Besides the…

20th June 2023

A Sea Change In Regional Box Trade

20th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Harland & Wolff has given added dimension to its strategy for shipbuilding revival through a project to design and construct zero-emission tugs. The Belfast-based group has joined forces with Macduff Ship Designers,…

19th June 2023

UK Bid To Build ‘Green’ Tugs

19th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Norway’s leading short-sea cargo vessel operator Wilson ASA has awarded a contract for up to 14 diesel-electric coasters to Indian shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard. The programme is based on a Dutch-developed 3,800dwt design…

19th June 2023

India Lands Major Norwegian Contract

19th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

After a year of intensive research, coastal ferry and cruise specialist Hurtigruten Norway has revealed early concept plans for an emission-free ship promising to set a new benchmark in energy efficiency.

19th June 2023

Drafting A Zero-Emission Coastal Cruise Ship

19th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Ireland’s pre-eminent shipowner, Arklow Shipping, has woven another strand of fleet modernisation and development by investing in a new series of Dutch-built, 6,800dwt mini-bulkers.

13th June 2023

Arklow Backs Lengthened Dutch Design

13th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Dutch shipbuilder and equipment maker Royal IHC is looking to seal its first large-scale contract since last year’s restructuring.

12th June 2023

Dredger Deal Signals Dutch Yard Re-Opening

12th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders Group, is ordering six 1,250 teu container vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding. The contract calls for deliveries between June 2025 and October 2026, and entails a version of the…

6th June 2023

X-Press Feeders extends methanol-fuelled container orders

6th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Swedish owner Ahlmark Lines is calling on Dutch know-how in short-sea vessel technology for a new stage of investment in its fleet of forestry product-orientated general cargo carriers.

6th June 2023

Dutch Coaster Builder Lands Swedish Order

6th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) delivered a 24,000 teu ultra large container ship, the ONE Innovation, to Ocean Network Express (ONE) at Kure Shipyard on 2 June. The delivery was the first of…

5th June 2023

ONE collects 24,000 teu boxship

5th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Sanmar Shipyards reached a major milestone, delivering its first full-electric tug for Canada-based HaiSea Marine. The battery-electric harbour tug, which is intended to provide services to LNG Canada’s future terminal in British Columbia, was delivered to ABS class.

5th June 2023

Sanmar Shipyards delivers first full-electric tug

5th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Canada’s federal government is ready to invest C$2.5bn (US$1.84bn) into the smaller classes of vessel deployed by the Coast Guard. The programme for the modernisation of this sector of the fleet provides…

30th May 2023

Canada Boosts Prospects For Smaller Yards

30th May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A novel design concept for transporting wind turbine components is embraced by an investment in two new ships ordered to European account from a Chinese yard.

26th May 2023

New Solution For Wind Turbine Cargoes

26th May 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Klaveness Combination Carriers has announced its intention to buy three new CABU (caustic bulk) III carriers funded in part through a private share offer of approximately US$50 million.

24th May 2023

Klaveness selling shares to buy new CABU III carriers

24th May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new chapter in the annals of the cross-Channel ferry business is about to unfold through the imminent entry into service of the first of P&O’s much-vaunted Fusion-class ro-pax vessels.

23rd May 2023

P&O Opts For Union Of Technologies

23rd May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new generation of dual-fuel hybrid/electric ro-pax ferries is set to transform the Polish short-sea network from 2025 onwards.

23rd May 2023

Major Polish Boost To Ferry Network

23rd May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

In a first for Swiss marine power company WinGD, its dual-fuel X-DF2.0 engines power two newly delivered car carriers for Japanese ship owner NYK Line. The vessels feature its cutting-edge emissions reduction technology,…

17th May 2023

First reference for WinGD hybrid solution on new NYK Line carriers

17th May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

North European short-sea specialist Stena Line has contracted AVIC Weihai to deliver two methanol-ready battery-hybrid ro-pax vessels. The cargo capacity of the newbuilds has been optimised to operate on the freight-only Belfast-Heysham route, offering…

11th May 2023

Stena Line orders two methanol-ready ferries for Belfast-Heysham route

11th May 2023