Vessels & Shipyards

Representing the largest-ever single investment in Australia’s Antarctic Program, the 160-metre icebreaking research and logistic support vessel Nuyina is expected to be ready for the 2020/21 southern hemisphere summer season, writes David…

Small sized Dubai-based shipowner Tomini Shipping took delivery of three Ultramaxes on 7 January at Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai.

The first LNG-fuelled large coal carriers are expected to enter service in Japan in 2023 after MOL and NYK take delivery of two 95,000dwt bulkers. The two vessels are to be built…

Following an order for three hybrid StoRo ultra large green vessels at Jinling Shipyard in 2018, Finnlines has recently signed an order for two RoPax vessels from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard.

Northern Spain’s vibrant shipbuilding industry has landed the contract for Ireland’s new research ship, scheduled to be delivered to the Galway-based Marine Institute (Foras na Mara) in 2022, writes David Tinsley.

Australian high-speed vessel technology has been favoured for a new stage in the development of the ferry network serving the Canary Islands, writes David Tinsley.

Fednav’s vibrant investment policy features a long series of versatile, handysize bulkers from the Oshima yard in Japan.

One of the leading lights in the European ro-ro freight business is powering ahead with fleet investment as part of an integrated transport chain, writes David Tinsley.

Following her delivery voyage from China’s Jinling Shipyard, DFDS has phased the high-capacity ro-ro freight carrier Hollandia Seaways into service between Gothenburg and Ghent, writes David Tinsley.

KiwiRail is planning to order two large, rail-fitted ro-pax ferries as replacements for its ageing Interislander fleet on the Cook Strait, writes David Tinsley.

DNV GL concluded pre-class evaluation of Type C containment tanks for liquefied CO2 for the Northern Lights Carbon Capture and Storage project in October 2019

Pella Sietas Shipyard in Hamburg has clinched a €100 million order from Russian authorities for a new icebreaker described as the biggest ever built in Germany, reports Tom Todd.

Signalling a vote of confidence in the European shortsea cargo trade and its future prospects, a German joint venture has ordered a flotilla of versatile newbuilds of high environmental standard in China,…

Japanese diversified engineering firm Mitsui E&S announced plans on Monday 11 November to reorient the business away from commercial shipbuilding and to focus on engine manufacturing as a core activity.

Two new RoPax ferries being built at the Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) yard in China will feature a comprehensive package of Wärtsilä solutions.

Germany’s Luerssen Group has bought the insolvent Elsflether Werft - along with the controversial contract to repair and renovate the famous Navy sail training ship Gorch Fock - reports Germany Correspondent Tom…

Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has announced a further delay in the delivery of the 182,700gt Costa Smeralda, attributing the continuing postponement to the high complexity and sheer size of the vessel, writes…

The hybrid ferry Schleswig-Holstein has become the first of four Scandlines ships due to swap old push-thruster drive systems for new eco-friendly pull-thruster units, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.

An eighth newbuilding for SIEM was due for launch by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in October as the German yard looked to production stabilisation under a new owner after a period of financial…