Ships & Yards

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Bulker newbuilding values are currently at 15-year high, with increases across all sectors since the start of the year.

30th May 2024

Bulker newbuild values at 15-year high

30th May 2024

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MOL has signed a long-term charter deal for a newbuild LNG carrier with an operator funded by Japanese power company, JERA.

23rd May 2024

MOL inks long-term LNG charter deal

23rd May 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Maris Fiducia Norway, HAV Hydrogen and Norwegian Hydrogen have teamed up to develop, build and operate hydrogen-powered dry-bulk tankers across Europe.

15th May 2024

H2 dry-bulk tanker team-up

15th May 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Meyer Turku Group’s turnover increased by 10.6% in 2023, with profitability expected to improve further with new ships under construction.

7th May 2024

Meyer Turku’s turnover up for last three years

7th May 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The maritime industry is embarking on a transformation, steering away from traditional hydraulic winch mechanisms in favor of advanced electrically operated systems.

6th May 2024

Navigating the future: electric spooling winches and the revolution in maritime deck operations

6th May 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Cyprus-based Eureka Shipping has awarded a Dutch yard an order for a diesel-electric cement carrier to be operated in the Great Lakes.

25th April 2024

Dutch-built cement carrier for Great Lakes

25th April 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Meyer Turku has taken a pioneering step forward on its way towards more sustainable operations by switching to carbon neutral electricity and heating.

17th April 2024

The shipyard with carbon neutral electricity and heating

17th April 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Vigorous Dutch reinvestment and development of short-sea fleet capacity has found further expression in a domestic contract for two notably low-consumption dry cargo vessels of 3,700dwt.

17th April 2024

Dutch operator bolsters short sea fleet

17th April 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

From one of the few remaining bastions of commercial vessel production in the UK, the 102m ropax ferry Glen Rosa was launched into the Clyde this week. 

16th April 2024

Clyde launch amid problem beset contract

16th April 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Giving added dimension to China’s maritime industrial ascendancy, the first domestically-built and-owned, large-scale cruise vessel made her service debut this year.

16th April 2024

Challenge to Europes cruise ship builders

16th April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV has approved the design of HD Hyundai Mipo’s (HMD) dual fuel ammonia LPG carriers.

11th April 2024

DNV AiP for dual fuel LPG carriers

11th April 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Japanese vessel builder Sasaki Shipbuilding has been awarded Approval in Principle for a methanol dual-fuel system in a 9,000DWT general cargo ship.

9th April 2024

Sasaki Wins Approval for Methanol Dual-fuel System

9th April 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Chantier Davie of Quebec has been awarded the design contract for the planned series of six heavy icebreakers to be deployed by the Canadian Coast Guard.

4th April 2024

MILESTONE IN CANADA’S ICEBREAKER RENEWAL

4th April 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

In the first North American application of the E-Flexer ro-pax ferry concept developed by Stena RoRo, the 203m Ala’Suinu is on positioning voyage from her Chinese yard of build for service in eastern Canada.

4th April 2024

E-FLEXER NEWBUILD FOR CANADIAN SERVICE

4th April 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new generation of 5,400dwt coasters introduced by a Finnish-owned Swedish company is claimed to cut CO2 emissions per cargo unit by as much as 50%, relative to existing vessels of similar…

2nd April 2024

HYBRID COASTER SERIES FOR NORDIC OWNERS

2nd April 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new generation of vessel blending bespoke capabilities in steel transportation with scope for a much broader cargo range has entered the Baltic and North European trade.

2nd April 2024

FINNISH TRIO SHARPENS STEEL SUPPLY CHAIN

2nd April 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Signalling a major new stage of investment in temperature-controlled cargo capacity, the first of six reefer containerships ordered by specialist operator Seatrade was handed over by her Chinese builder last week.

26th March 2024

SEATRADE BOOSTS REEFER BOXSHIP FLEET

26th March 2024

LNG

LNG

Bolstering German-owned chemical tanker capacity, Hamburg-based John T.Essberger has invested in a series of 7,135dwt parcel carriers for the European short-sea trade.

21st March 2024

LNG-FUELLED PARCEL TANKERS FROM CHINA

21st March 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has been contracted by Tersan Shipyard to supply technological solutions to four autonomous, zero-emission ferries.

21st March 2024

NES to power autonomous ferries

21st March 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Production of an 8,000 lane-metre capacity ro-ro freight vessel for northwest European short-sea trade has been set in train by shipbuilding contractor Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD).

12th March 2024

RO-RO BEHEMOTH WITH SMALLER FOOTPRINT

12th March 2024