Ships & Yards

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Running counter to recent years’ waning investment worldwide in dedicated, ocean-going salvage tugs, a powerful new vessel is set to strengthen Japanese capabilities this year. Launched in January from the Shimonoseki yard…

18th January 2024

Japan Renews Salvage Tug Capacity

18th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

BMA Technology has been awarded a contract by Sedef Shipyard in Istanbul for the delivery of a electrical solution package for two A2B-online dual-fuel container feeders capable of operating on methanol as a fuel.

16th January 2024

Hybrid MeOH container feeder contract for BMA Technology

16th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

DNV is to class a pair of very large ethane carriers (VLECs) for gas transportation specialist Purus. The ships will be built in South Korea at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The contract is for…

16th January 2024

DNV claims Purus VLEC class contract

16th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

In a rare case of a European shipbuilding success on the Japanese market, the VARD Group has won an order from Toyo Construction for a cable lay and construction vessel.

16th January 2024

Norwegian Yard Lands Japanese Contract

16th January 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The hull of the first of two new construction service operation vessels (CSOV) for Olympic has arrived at Ulstein Verft’s yard in Norway for outfitting.

15th January 2024

Ulstein Verft welcomes first of two CSOV hulls

15th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Prominent short-sea specialist Erik Thun has extended its fleet development programme by placing a further tranche of orders with Ferus Smit in the Netherlands.

15th January 2024

Thun Bolsters Short-Sea Fleet Investment

15th January 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Deltamarin is teaming up with Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group on the design of three wind-assisted RoRos for Airbus aircraft subassembly transportation.

10th January 2024

Deltamarin joins wind-assisted RoRo design team

10th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Spurred by growing demand for interconnector and offshore windfarm cable systems, Milan-headquartered Prysmian Group has ordered two high capacity cable laying ships. This further stage of fleet development represents a capital expenditure…

10th January 2024

Further Boost To Prysmian Cableship Fleet

10th January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded the contract by Royal Boskalis B.V., the Dutch dredging and marine services company, to supply 3 × MAN 49/60 engines for a 31,000 cbm Trailing Suction…

10th January 2024

First marine application for MAN 49/60 engine

10th January 2024

LNG

LNG

Nakilat has placed an order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the construction of two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers and four 88,000cbm Very Large LPG/ Ammonia gas carriers on Tuesday, 9 January. The vessels are scheduled…

9th January 2024

Nakilat orders LNG and gas carrier series from Hyundai Samho

9th January 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) announced that it had placed an order for a series of six methanol-fuelled tanker vessels with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry on 29 December.  

8th January 2024

CSET orders methanol-fuelled tanker newbuilding series

8th January 2024

LNG

LNG

Seaspan Energy announced the launch of the first of a series of three 7600 cbm LNG bunkering vessels, the Seaspan Garibaldi, at CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering on 5 January 2024.

8th January 2024

Seaspan announces launch of first LNG bunker vessel for Panama

8th January 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Ulstein Verft is to build two new hybrid construction service operation vessels (CSOV) for the offshore wind industry.

5th January 2024

Ulstein Verft to build two new hybrid CSOVs

5th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Birkenhead shipbuilder Cammell Laird has been awarded a £26m ($33m) order to construct a replacement for one of the two iconic Mersey passenger ferries.

3rd January 2024

Mersey Yard Lands Local Ferry Order

3rd January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Ranked as the world’s first self-unloading vessel readied for fully-electric battery operation, an 11,000dwt limestone carrier is due to enter the Australian coastwise traffic in early 2026.

3rd January 2024

All-Electric Future For Aussie Limestone Bulker

3rd January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

China’s first large-scale cruise vessel, the 135,500gt Adora Magic City, is preparing for its first voyage when it enters service on 1 January 2024.

20th December 2023

China’s first domestically built cruise ship prepares for maiden voyage

20th December 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Northern Lights, the carbon capture transportation and storage joint venture, has announced that it has signed a time charter contract for a 7,500cbm liquefied CO2 ship with Bernhard Schulte, the family owned ship…

15th December 2023

Bernhard Schulte orders LCO2 carrier for Northern Lights project

15th December 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

The first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker that will operate in the port of Singapore has been handed to Stellar Shipmanagement Services Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Energy Group. The delivery of MT Maple was…

14th December 2023

First methanol bunker vessel for Singapore handed over

14th December 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Ulstein Verft AS, the Norwegian yard, has ordered 2 × 3 × MAN 12V175D-MEV methanol-ready engines in connection with the building of two CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessels) for Bernhard Schulte Offshore…

14th December 2023

Ulstein Specifies MeOH-Ready 175D Engines For Offshore Newbuildings

14th December 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Damen Naval has awarded the contract for the propulsion engines and GenSets for four newbuilding Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates to MAN Energy Solutions. The order consists of 8 × MAN 20V28/33D STC marine engines and…

11th December 2023

Damen selects MAN ES for Main Engines and GenSets for Naval Frigates

11th December 2023