Vessels & Shipyards

Seattle-headquartered Manson Construction has signed a contract for what will be the largest trailing suction hopper dredger ever built in the USA, writes David Tinsley.

Copenhagen-headquartered Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) plans a major fleet investment on the strength of sustained growth in the offshore wind farm sector, writes David Tinsley.

Cinderellas of world seaborne trade, VLCCs make a vital, sustained contribution to global economic activity and wellbeing, with new levels of transportation efficiency achieved by the latest tonnage, writes David Tinsley.

Kongsberg Maritime has been contracted to design and equip a new vessel for the Norwegian krill processing firm Rimfrost which is hoped will ‘revolutionise’ krill fishing in Antarctica.

ABB has provided a full scope of electric and digital solutions to the first Chinese-built hybrid rescue vessel.

The first two of Havila Voyages four new coastal ships have launched at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey.

Brittany Ferries is set to introduce the first of three ro-pax newbuilds of Stena’s E-Flexer type to the UK/Spain traffic, writes David Tinsley.

A dormant shipyard in the west of England is set to re-open following purchase by London-based energy group InfraStrata, which also saved Harland & Wolff (H&W) from closure last year, writes David…

A new concept of short-sea cargo vessel that would facilitate technological adaptation and updating over time has been proposed by a Dutch company, writes David Tinsley.

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has boosted its orderbook by landing a US$410 million contract from Saudi Arabia for an extensive series of petrochemical carriers, writes David Tinsley.

Florida-headquartered Fresh Del Monte Produce has initiated a major programme of tonnage renewal for its services linking Latin America with the US market, writes David Tinsley.

Sri Lankan shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard has scored a major success on the European market by landing a potential 10-vessel deal with a Norwegian shortsea specialist, writes David Tinsley.

The delivery of the last of a series of six geared handysize carriers from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for Bulgaria-based ship operator Navibulgar is scheduled for August.

The first of two dual-fuel Caledonian MacBrayne ferries being built at Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd, has been moved to dry dock in Greenock to undergo a planned schedule of remedial work.

A further two deliveries have been made by Oshima Shipbuilding into the fleet controlled by Oldendorff Carriers, Germany’s largest bulk shipping company, writes David Tinsley.

Schottel has been selected to supply propulsion units for a second expedition cruise vessels being built by Croatian shipyard, Brodosplit, for Oceanwide Expeditions.

Chinese shipbuilding’s challenge to Japanese pre-eminence in the woodchip carrier market is exemplified by the completion of a vessel of some five million cubic feet capacity on the Yangtze shoreline at Jiangyin,…

Two new 209m long, MAN-engined RoRo cargo ships identical to the last ship delivered by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in April have been placed by the new owner of the German yard, reports…

ABS is to provide classification services to the first floating heavy lift and offshore installation vessel to be built in Taiwan.