Vessels & Shipyards

The launch of ROKNOOR-32 at Delta Shipyard in Chattogram, Bangladesh for Dhaka-based shipowner Unichart Navigation Limited marked the first instance of a Bangladesh-flagged vessel being constructed under the classification of the Indian…

Taiwan-based liner operator Yang Ming Transport Company has realised the opening stage in an extensive fleet modernisation programme through the commissioning of two Chinese-built containerships of 12,690TEU nominal capacity, writes David Tinsley.

European yards have until August 31st to register their credentials to build a new, big, multi-functional research ship - just one of a number of major projects in the German special ship…

Dutch expertise in dredge technology and construction has a new reference in the 106-metre trailing suction hopper dredger Anchorage, built for the coastal marine aggregate trade, writes David Tinsley.

Privately-owned Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Visentini is set to deliver its largest- and longest-ever vessel to Spanish ferry operator Trasmediterranea, writes David Tinsley.

Wärtsilä has been selected to provide a range of solutions including a propulsion package for a large wind farm main installation vessel (MIV) to be built at the CSBC shipyard in Taiwan.

Damen Shipyards Group has awarded ABB the contract for an advanced integrated power package for the world’s first custom-built diamond recovery vessel.

Saudi Arabian operator Bahri is strengthening its dry cargo logistic capabilities with a new series of Kamsarmax-class bulk carriers built in Vietnam, writes David Tinsley.

Polish shipbuilding’s role in the modernisation of Norway’s extensive regional ferry fleet has found further expression in the completion of the first of a new class of hybrid-powered double-enders, writes David Tinsley.

Construction of Russia, the worlds most powerful nuclear powered icebreaker, began when steel cutting for Rosatom’s Leader-class vessel took place on 6 July at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex.

Matson Navigation Company conducted a naming ceremony for the second dual-fuel Kanaloa Class combination container/ro-ro (con-ro) vessel, Matsonia, at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego on 2 July.

A €175 million emergency cash injection from banks and guarantors could keep German shipbuilder MV Werften afloat and preserve jobs until Berlin pandemic crisis assistance starts in the autumn, writes Germany correspondent…

Shipyard Royal Niestern Sander has selected Pon Power to provide a diesel-electric propulsion package for the worlds first shallow draft ice-breaking vessel. The scope of the propulsion package includes the main engines…

Damen Shipyards Group has successfully concluded keel laying for the Crane Barge 7532 that is going to be delivered in Panama, following award of tender in August last year.

Denmark-based ship owner Norden has ordered a quartet of Ultramax bulk carriers from Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS).

Stena Line has confirmed that construction of the larger two vessels in its new generation E-Flexer series is underway in Weihai, China.

Reckoned to be the first ship for Great Lakes trade built on the Great Lakes since 1983, keel-laying for Interlake Steamship Company’s 28,000dwt self-unloading bulk carrier took place on 23 June at…

In an unexpected about-turn, Brittany Ferries has cancelled its order for the €195 million ferry Honfleur – just as work was due to resume on the unfinished RoPax newbuild at insolvent German…

Modular power systems may not be far off, but what about the ships themselves?