Vessels & Shipyards

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract with Hapag-Lloyd, the liner shipping company, to convert a 15,000 TEU containership to dual-fuel operation. The MV Sajirs existing, HFO-burning MAN B&W 9S90ME-C engine will…

Representing the start of the modernisation of a fleet purpose-designed for the task of dredging and transporting marine aggregates from around the UK coast, the 103-metre CEMEX Go Innovation is due to…

Italian cruise line, Costa Cruises, has taken delivery of the companys first ship designed specifically for the Chinese market.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) announced that construction of the first vessel at its newly inaugurated No. 2 Dock at its Chinese joint venture DACKS began on Friday 1 March. The vessel was…

Constructed in Japan to the largest dimensions for access to the Australian east coast port of Newcastle, the 207,805dwt bulk carrier CSK Zephyr recently entered service under long-term charter to NYK Line,…

Japanese transportation company, K Line, has launched a new 200,000dwt bulk carrier.

French fibre optic company, Nexans, has passed a major milestone with the cutting of the first steel for its new DP3 cable laying vessel.

A new generation of ‘freezer’ has been commissioned into service by specialised reefership owner and operator Seatrade for commercial deployment within the Antwerp-based GreenSea Pool, David Tinsley writes.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) delivered on 15 February a 177,000 m3 capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the SHINSHU MARU, to Trans Pacific Shipping 7, a joint venture between Japanese energy company…

MSC Cruises and Italian shipyard, Fincantieri, have chosen GE’s Marine Solutions to provide the electric propulsion technology for two new Seaside EVO ships.

Germany-based Oldendorff Carriers has taken receipt of five new eco-ships, four on the same day, in a bid to upgrade its fleet and reduce environmental impact.

Classification society, DNV GL, has been awarded a contract for the classification of a passenger sailing ship built by Metalships & Docks in Vigo, Spain.

MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply 18 × MAN B&W 9S50ME-C9.6 TIER II-compliant main engines for 9 × 7,800 lane-metre RoRo vessels intended for operation in the Mediterranean Sea.…

Fincantieri delivered a sixth cruise ship for Viking, the Viking Jupiter, at its shipyard in Ancona on 7 February. The 47,800gt Viking Jupiter has 465 cabins with accommodation for 930 passengers.

A new chapter in the development of seaborne trade in ethane is set to unfold following the January handover of an 85,000m3-capacity liquefied gas carrier for shipments from the USA to China,…

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore (DSIC Offshore) delivered its first 85,000 m3 very large ethane carrier (VLEC) to JHW Engineering & Contracting (JHW) on 15 January. The keel-laying of a second VLEC took…

Kure Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation delivered a 14,000 TEU ultra large container ship, the ONE GRUS, to Ocean Network Express (ONE) on 1 February. The delivery is the 13th of…

Oshima Shipbuilding delivered a new coal carrier to shipping and logistics company “K” Line on 1 February 2019. The 91,861 DWT coal carrier, the CORONA YOUTHFUL, is equipped with a binary cycle…