Vessels & Shipyards

Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has entered the cruiseship newbuilding market for the first time, partnering Italian company T Mariotti to build two expedition vessels for Seabourn Cruises

Building on the highly successful Diamond bulk carrier design programme, Cardiff-based Graig Shipping Group and DNV GL have collaborated in the development of a new Ultramax bulker concept, reports David Tinsley.

MOL’s ‘Oi Maru’ has joined a fleet tackling the transport demands fuelled by rising coal consumption by Japan’s power generation industry. David Tinsley reports.

A further phase of modernisation of UK shortsea operator Scotline’s fleet has been set in train through an order for a second newbuild dry cargo vessel of 4,785dwt from the Royal Bodewes…

The new management team at Oman Drydock Company is hoping shareholders will approve a series of investments aimed at gearing the repair yard for greater retrofitting demand, as well as an entry…

Montreal-based Fednav has ordered a new icebreaking bulk carrier in Japan to sustain the year-round transportation requirements of Glencore’s Raglan nickel mine in northern Quebec, writes David Tinsley.

US government funding has been authorised to begin the replacement of the country’s ageing fleet of state maritime academy training ships with a versatile new generation of national security multi-mission vessels (NSMV),…

Brunvoll will provide propulsion and manoeuvring equipment for a fishing vessel featuring combined trawling, auto-line and potting, to be built for Austral Fisheries.

‘MSC Seaside’ has put down a new marker for Italian design and construction as her Swiss-based owner rolls out an ambitious and innovative, 10-year fleet investment programme. By David Tinsley

China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) has strengthened its hand in the industrial and project cargo sectors by introducing a new series of 28,000dwt multipurpose vessels offering a 700-tonne heavy-lift capability. David Tinsley…

DNV GL is to class two LNG-fuelled cruiseships to be built by Meyer Turku for Royal Caribbean, the first in the cruise line’s new Icon class.

Claimed to be the world’s largest ice-classed containership, the 3,596 teu ‘Vistula Maersk’ has entered service on Maersk-owned Seago Line’s feeder connection between the Netherlands and Russian Baltic ports. David Tinsley reports.

Japanese shipbuilders are striving to compete with yards in China and South Korea while taking lessons from their success, according to an extraordinary panel of senior representatives at the Sea Japan conference…

Exmar has joined a project to develop a 30,000m3 ballast water-free LNG carrier as it enters its second stage.

China is set to bolster its presence in the Antarctic research community using a sophisticated polar support vessel laid down at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai and embodying Finnish design and engineering technology.…

Greek operator and ship manager Almi Tankers recently commissioned the 315,000dwt VLCC Almi Atlas into its fleet, the first of two newbuilds specified to a particularly high environmental standard. By David Tinsley

As one of the pioneers of deepsea transportation of vehicles in dedicated vessels, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has put down a new marker for pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) design through the commissioning…

While building on strengths in the offshore market, Ulstein Verft has added hybrid ro-pax ferry and polar cruise vessels to the workload, writes David Tinsley.

A comprehensive approach to ‘smart’ ship technology has been adopted by Chinese shipbuilding in a recently delivered handysize bulker, writes David Tinsley.

CEMEX, Damen and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have entered into a tri-party collaboration to help meet UK requirements for a next generation environmentally friendly dredger.