Ships & Yards

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Group Davie, the privately-owned Canadian shipbuilder, has concluded the acquisition of the assets of Helsinki Shipyard Oy.

6th November 2023

Davie concludes Helsinki shipyard acquisition

6th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A growing production programme testifies to the resurgence of the former Hijos de J.Barreras shipyard in Spain’s Galicia region under the name Astilleros Ria de Vigo. 

6th November 2023

Workload Builds At Revived Spanish Yard

6th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

New, further optimised versions of series-produced Dunkirkmax-type bulk carriers have recently been delivered by Japan Marine United (JMU) and compatriot Namura Zosensho. The latest iterations, yielding interlinked improvements in efficiency and environmental…

3rd November 2023

Japan Shows Mettle In Bulker Refinement

3rd November 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The flag raising ceremony for three new Damen ASD Tugs has taken place in Gdansk, Poland.

30th October 2023

Poland welcomes three new Damen tugs

30th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Diesel-electric power using Azipod propulsion units has been specified for a trailing suction hopper dredger booked by Royal IHC in the Netherlands from the Boskalis Group. The contract signals the re-opening of…

30th October 2023

Dredger Deal Plays To Dutch Strengths

30th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

The 23,664 teu Berlin Express leads the 12-ship Hamburg Express-class from Hanwha Ocean’s Okpo yard in South Korea, combining an advance in scale economy with the comprehensive adoption of LNG fuel for…

26th October 2023

Boxship Signals New Chapter For German Fleet

26th October 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Vard has signed a deal with the Windward Offshore consortium for the design and build of two hybrid commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) with an option for two more.

25th October 2023

Vard signs offshore wind CSOV deal

25th October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has confirmed the order for four 9,300 car equivalent unit (ceu) vessels from Jinling Shipyard in China. The dual-fuel vessels will be capable of operating on methanol, and will be ammonia-ready. The order includes…

24th October 2023

Wallenius Wilhelmsen confirms 4+8 MeOH-fuelled PCTC order

24th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Purpose-designed for a new waterway in northern Poland, the 63m trailing suction hopper dredger Ursa was launched last month by Finnish shipbuilder Tyovene.

20th October 2023

Finnish-Built Dredger For New Polish Canal

20th October 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with Belgian shipping company Fast Lines Belgium for the delivery of two Damen Combi Freighter 3850s.

18th October 2023

Damen inks Combi Freighter deal with Belgian shipper

18th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

BAE Systems has announced that construction has begun on a new assembly hall at Glasgow’s Govan shipyard. The building hall project forms part of a wider £300m capital expenditure plan implemented on the strength of the…

17th October 2023

Construction of a new assembly hall begins at BAE Systems’ Govan yard

17th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Work to upgrade Harland & Wolff’s Belfast shipyard was implemented last month, readying the company for a return to full-scale shipbuilding. The project to improve and enlarge the existing fabrication halls signifies…

17th October 2023

Investment Flow Starts At Belfast Yard

17th October 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for six new tugs as part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme.

11th October 2023

Six new Damen tugs for Antwerp-Bruges

11th October 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

The completion of a concept design and awarding of an Approval in Principle has demonstrated that large ammonia-fuelled container vessels are technically feasible and can achieve acceptable preliminary safety concepts.

10th October 2023

Large NH3-fuelled boxship design overcomes new-fuel challenges

10th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

In a further European short-sea vessel contract award to China, Norwegian interests have placed construction of a low-carbon class of multi-purpose carriers with Huanghai Shipbuilding. 

5th October 2023

China Lands Low-Carbon Norwegian Series

5th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (MES) has announced that it will supply a methanol-fuelled Mitsui-MAN B&W 80-bore engine to a series of vessels on order at Japanese shipyard Tsuneishi. The order represents the first domestic reference for a…

3rd October 2023

MES announces first domestic G80ME-LGIM order from Japanese shipyard

3rd October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Belgian construction and dredging group Jan De Nul has ordered an exceptionally high-capacity cable-laying vessel in China. With an unrivalled, maximum load intake of 28,000t, the newbuild is a response to accelerating…

3rd October 2023

Advance In Cable-Layer Capabilities

3rd October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

An innovative design of suction dredger encapsulating long-term environmental thinking has been ordered by a major UK port and cargo handling group from Dutch shipbuilder Neptune Marine.

3rd October 2023

New-Generation Dredger For The Tees

3rd October 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MacGregor has been chosen to deliver RoRo equipment for two of the world’s first methanol-fuelled pure car and truck carriers (PCTC).

29th September 2023

MacGregor kits out methanol PCTCs

29th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Container major CMA CGM has expanded its orderbook of containerships capable of operating on methanol, after it placed an order with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited (CSTC) for a…

28th September 2023

CMA CGM places order for MeOH-fuelled series of 9,200 teu boxships

28th September 2023