Ships & Yards

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

North Star Group has signed a contract with Vard for two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV). The contract includes an option for two further CSOVs. The vessels will be delivered as methanol-ready and…

10th May 2023

North Star places 2+2 CSOV order with Vard

10th May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new stage in the evolution of the Irish Sea ferry sector is signified by the construction and imminent delivery of a ro-pax optimised for long-term viability in the Isle of Man…

9th May 2023

Bespoke Ferry For Isle Of Man Run

9th May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Based on a well-proven template, the latest short-sea ferry newbuild at Cantiere Navale Visentini in northeast Italy has been committed to Polish Baltic Shipping Company (PZB). Floated out last month from the…

9th May 2023

Italian Ro-Pax Design Attracts Polish Deal

9th May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Providing the wherewithal for offshore windfarm construction projects around Japan, the self-propelled jack-up vessel Blue Wind is starting operations after an extensive testing and crew familiarisation programme following delivery by Japan Marine United…

9th May 2023

Seminal Japanese Delivery For Renewables Sector

9th May 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Purus Marine, a UK-based shipowner, has confirmed that it has placed an order for four 45,000 cbm medium-sized gas carriers from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea. The order includes an option for two…

2nd May 2023

Purus Marine confirms 4+2 NH3-ready ammonia carrier order

2nd May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Singapore-based shipping company, Petredec, took delivery of the first vessel in a series of 93,000cbm gas carriers at Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd on 26 April. The vessel, the Harzand, is the first of the 93,000cbm class…

2nd May 2023

First of Petredec’s 93,000cbm LPG carrier series delivered

2nd May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

As a decision on a shipbuilder for the new H2 ferries for Torghatten Nord nears, The Norwegian Ship Design Company claims their ground-breaking design heralds the dawn of shipping’s zero-emissions era.

2nd May 2023

Torghattan Nord’s H2 Ferries Mark Shipping’s New Dawn

2nd May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Australian lightweight shipbuilding technology has a new reference in the Nordic market by way of the 37-knot catamaran ro-pax ferry Express 5. Although not the longest vessel delivered to date by Austal, the…

2nd May 2023

Austal Sets New Record With Danish Ferry

2nd May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new generation of hybrid/diesel-electric cargo vessels ordered by Nordic interests is expected to make its debut in the short-sea trades during the third quarter of 2023.

26th April 2023

Indian Yard Turning Out 12 Hybrid Coasters

26th April 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the first of six multipurpose RoRos built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan in Korea.

19th April 2023

First of a new G5 RoRo class delivered

19th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Innovative Spanish diesel/battery-electric ro-pax ferry Cap de Barbaria is being readied for service entry during the coming summer season in the western Mediterranean.

12th April 2023

Electric Ferry To Transform Island Run

12th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Japan’s Kumiai Senpaku has awarded China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) a contract for 10 x 84,500dwt multipurpose vessels, as well as a 17,000 dwt asphalt carrier. The orders will be built at Chengxi…

11th April 2023

Chengxi wins 84,000dwt multipurpose vessel series

11th April 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has received an order for 16 dual-fuel containerships from French-based liner operator, CMA CGM. The order includes 12 x 15,000 TEU containerships that will be capable of sailing on methanol, along…

11th April 2023

CMA CGM places USD3bn dual fuel container ships order

11th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Spain’s shipbuilding industry is raising its game through the construction of the national fleet’s first diesel-electric cargo vessels. With Mundaka NM, the lead vessel in a series of four 6,200dwt newbuilds nearing completion,…

11th April 2023

Spanish Short-Sea Fleet Backs Diesel-Electric

11th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Copenhagen-based J.Lauritzen is the latest owner to endorse methanol fuel by way of the propulsion machinery specified for a pair of Kamsarmax bulk carriers ordered in Japan.

6th April 2023

Methanol Building Favour In Bulker Sector

6th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Australian shipyard Austal and Swedish ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget have signed a letter of intent to develop and build a high-speed catamaran capable of operating on hydrogen or other green alternative fuels. The ferry is expected to…

6th April 2023

High-speed H2-fuelled Baltic catamaran project advances

6th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

The entry into service of a ferry powered by PEM fuel cells fuelled by liquid hydrogen on 31 March marked a significant advance for what remains a largely untried technology. Norled’s Hydra began operations on…

4th April 2023

First LH2-fuelled hydrogen fuel cell ferry enters service

4th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

The delivery of the first of a pair of hybrid-electric bunker tankers that will operate in the port of Singapore has been been confirmed by Vitol’s Singaporean bunker operations company, V-Bunkers. The vessel, Marine…

4th April 2023

First hybrid electric bunker tanker in Singapore delivery

4th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Hong Kong-headquartered Seaspan Corporation in cooperation with Israeli-owned carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has realised the opening phase in a major newbuild programme. 

4th April 2023

Business Pairing Yields Dual-Fuel Boxships

4th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Although the much-vaunted scheme to realise at least 30 domestically-produced, zero-emission ships by 2030 under the Maritime Master Plan has yet to be endorsed by government, Dutch shipbuilders continue to show resilience…

3rd April 2023

Resilient Dutch Build Business Platform

3rd April 2023