Vessels & Shipyards

Ireland’s leading light in short-sea bulk cargo transportation, Arklow Shipping, has contracted a further series of newbuilds in the Netherlands, writes David Tinsley.

A new era in global shipbuilding is unfolding as forces unite within each of the three main shipbuilding nations, writes David Tinsley.

Custom-designed to bring new scale and efficiency to the arduous work of transporting and installing the heaviest offshore wind turbine foundations, the 51,000dwt Alfa Lift has been floated out of her Chinese…

Dutch shipbuilding has reinforced its leading European position in short-sea vessel design and construction by way of a EUR 21 million (US$25m) contract for two 6,080dwt multi-purpose cargo vessels, writes David Tinsley.

Shell has signed long-term charter agreements for ten newbuild LNG-fuelled very large crude carriers (VLCC). The ten vessels will be built at DSME in South Korea, with the first vessel scheduled to…

Germany’s MV Werften (MVW) has completed sea trials on the first of an originally planned trio of unique Polar expedition cruise ships as Covid threatens the future of the shipbuilding group, writes…

Stena Bulk has unveiled its InfinityMAX concept design for a fuel cell hybrid ship with detachable modules that the company says represents a paradigm shift in bulk cargo transportation.

Dutch design and German production are combined in a new project for geared, multi-purpose cargo vessel tonnage, writes David Tinsley.

With builders starved of merchant vessel orders, the industry in the USA is addressing new areas of opportunity while sustaining US Navy programmes, writes David Tinsley.

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a NOK70m contract with Norwegian shipyard Myklebust Verft to design and equip a new Live Fish Carrier (LFC) for live fish transportation company Sølvtrans.

Putting trade in US imports of fresh fruit and other perishable produce from Latin America on a new economic and environmental footing, Dole Food Company has taken delivery of the first of…

Genting-owned Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) is to close at the end of the year and local German shipbuilding group Rönner is among those interested in buying it, writes Tom Todd.

Signalling yet another stage in the unerring renewal and development of the Grimaldi fleet, the Italian company has ordered six ro-ro multipurpose vessels for the West African trade in South Korea, writes…

France’s leading shipbuilder is preparing the next stage in the technical validation necessary for the commercialisation of its sail-assist technology for large vessels, writes David Tinsley.

Continuous development in offshore tanker technology finds new expression in the latest addition to the Norwegian merchant marine, the 103,500dwt Altera Wave, writes David Tinsley.

European ship operator United European Car Carriers (UECC) has successfully operated a pair of LNG-fuelled short-sea PCTCs since 2016. The company is now building a series of three further vessels that will…

A seminal event in the move towards the use of LNG fuel in the deep-sea bulk trade lanes is signalled by the handover of two Korean-owned and -built vessels, writes David Tinsley.

A unique design of diesel-electric inland tanker has been ordered to sustain a key industrial traffic on the Rhine, writes David Tinsley.

MAN Energy Solutions has been selected to supply a complete hybrid-propulsion package for two Indonesian Navy minehunters under construction at Abeking and Rasmussen in Germany.