Vessels & Shipyards

Cruise and passenger ships are in demand at bigger German yards while specialist tonnage proves lucrative elsewhere, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.

The business formerly known as HH Ferries Group has completed converting what are believed to be the world’s largest emissions-free battery ferries, powered by ABB.

Fincantieri has established a hub for building cruiseships in China and signed contracts to participate in the building of two vessels for Carnival Corp’s Chinese joint venture.

Europe’s top echelon of shipbuilders have record orderbooks through an unerring drive on the cruise vessel market, writes David Tinsley.

The design and construction of three identical battery-powered ropax ferries for Norled AS marks Sembcorp Marine’s entry into the ropax ferry design and construction niche segment.

A further series of neo-Panamax vehicle carriers embodying the HERO (High Efficiency Ro-Ro) concept is being phased into the global liner service network maintained by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean, writes David Tinsley.

The 68,870gt ‘Crystal Serenity’ has begun a major refit at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) which is including pod, stabiliser and engine room work, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.

Aeolus Energy, a US provider of technical services to renewable energy utilities, has appointed Ulstein to design the first Jones Act service operations vessel (SOV).

Bringing a first-of-kind containment system and vessel concept to the LNG transportation market, the 45,000m3-capacity ‘Saga Dawn’ is being readied in China for handover soon to a young, Singapore-based company with Sino-Norwegian…

Russian shipowner SCF Sovcomflot recently commissioned the first of six LNG-fuelled, ice-strengthened Aframax tankers contracted from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), writes David Tinsley.

Havyard has been chosen to design Havila Kystruten’s four new cruise vessel builds in what it calls a milestone for expanding its broad expertise in many segments.

Sembcorp Marine is to install exhaust gas scrubbers and ballast water management systems on 13 ships owned by Greek operator Maran Tankers.

Lomar Shipping’s latest fleet addition, the 2,782 teu boxship ‘Delaware Trader’, has been phased into South East Asian trade under charter to Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). David Tinsley reports.

The world’s first autonomous and electric container vessel has moved one step closer to launch with the signing of a NOK 250 million vessel build deal with Vard.

German shipyard Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has revealed it will, after all, be directly involved in the production of Germany’s biggest-ever cruise ships now being built at east German sister group MV…

Newport Shipping has signed cooperation agreements with several marine equipment suppliers and service companies to help fulfil its aim of providing shipowners with turnkey ship repair and retrofit solutions across its partner…

Ulstein Verft has signed a new contract to design and build a service operation vessel to support the maintenance work of GE Renewable Energy at the German windfarm Merkur Offshore.

Damen has completed the purchase of the Mangalia shipyard, formerly known as Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI), expanding its Romanian capacity and its ability to build and repair ever larger vessels.

A cable-laying vessel delivered from Kleven yard in April 2017 for NKT has achieved a 60% reduction in fuel costs compared to similar ships, driven by its advanced power and propulsion arrangement.

One of Germany’s oldest shipyards, Lindenau Werft in Kiel, is likely to close by year’s end as part of “unavoidable” cutbacks said to be caused, among other things, by competition from east…