Vessels & Shipyards

One of Germany’s oldest private shipyards, J.J.Sietas, has completed its first ro-pax newbuilding, the small, 75.1m, state-of-the-art, double-end ferry Uthlande, and with it entered a specialist sector still competitive for some European…

Welcome last-minute orders appear to have secured at least the immediate future of several of Germany’s most threatened big shipyards - those still building merchant ships that is.

The 15m long ship prototype Stena Airmax was named today in Gothenburg and is part of a project in which an ‘air cushion’ is being tested to investigate to what extent it…

Leading offshore shipping companies are increasingly turning to diesel electric propulsion systems as an efficient means of meeting the performance requirements for modern platform supply vessels.

Norwegian shipowner I.M. Skaugen Group (IMSK) named the first ship in its new series of Multigas carriers in a ceremony at the Skaugen joint venture company with Shenghui Gas & Chemical Systems’…

Kawasaki Shipbuilding has delivered the LNG Carrier Taitar No.2 to NiMiC No. 2 S.A. of Panama. The newbuilding is the 11th in a line of 145,000 m3 LNG carriers boasting the latest…

Norwegian research institute Marintek looks at accurate measuring of the impact of testing forces during Testing marine structures, such as very large tankers, requires equipment that can simulate the variety of forces…

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation has delivered the Feg Success bulk carrier to Cape 4 International S.A. at its Sakaide shipyard.

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., (MES) in Japan recently delivered two more 56,000 dwt type handy-max bulk carriers at its Tamano Works.

The Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company Chipolbrok recently took delivery of its latest newbuilding, the heavy lift vessel Adam Asnyk.