Vessels & Shipyards

Tailored in design and engineering to provide luxury cruising in the Galapagos Islands, the 110-metre Silver Origin was delivered on 3 June by Shipyard De Hoop, writes David Tinsley.

Maximum ropax ferry capacities may have plateaued at 5,600 lane metres, despite strong incentives to meet efficiency improvements via economies of scale, writes Kari Reinikainen. Owners will also have to think of…

The Berlin Government has approved €1 billion in crisis aid over the next two years for new ships and projects in the German maritime sector, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.

A BMT-designed Service Accommodation and Transfer Vessel (SATV) has successfully completed sea trials for its owner Ventus Marine, and charterer SGRE, and has commenced servicing turbines on the Formosa 1 offshore wind…

Plans have been announced to resume construction of Brittany Ferries unfinished LNG RoPax ferry Honfleur at the insolvent German shipyard FSG in June, writes Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.

Harland & Wolff shipyard’s new owners have shown a commitment to taking the Belfast yard back into newbuild construction through an agreement with Spanish shipbuilding and defence group Navantia, writes David Tinsley.

Malaysia-based tanker operator AET has taken delivery of Eagle Petrolina, the first of a quartet of Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).

Despite the industrial disruption in South Korea caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, two LNG carriers have been delivered in timely manner and on budget into the growing fleet controlled by GasLog, writes…

Nakilat has taken delivery of the LNG carrier Global Energy from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The carrier is the first of four vessels for Global Shipping Co. Ltd, Nakilats joint…

Construction of a 15m long stern section for the second conversion of a German conventional RoPax ferry to LNG DF operation has begun at Dutch yard Niestern Sander, reports Germany correspondent Tom…