Vessels & Shipyards

‘Bourbon Front’ is the latest addition to join the Bourbon offshore support fleet and represents the first of a four-ship series based on the Ulstein design PX105 MACS.

Times remain hard but German newbuilders are not giving up, writes Tom Todd. Specialist production changes underway almost everywhere to meet changing demand are being reflected in impressive newbuildings and in some…

Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy, recently delivered the largest cruise ship flying the Italian flag to Costa Cruises.

The Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) recently took delivery of a new 180,000dwt bulk carrier, Shin Koho, from the Universal Shipbuilding Corporation’s Tsu Shipyard.

Norway’s geography and its distribution of communities and industry has ensured a continuing, important role for coastal and short-sea transportation, writes David Tinsley.

Finnish-based industrial products and general cargo transport group Meriaura added a new dimension to its Baltic and North Sea fleet in 2008 when it commissioned the 4,700dwt multipurpose open deck carrier Aura,…

Operating economics and relative shipbuilding costs have fostered a shift towards larger vessels in the European coastal and short-sea trades, reducing the availability of vessels able to access length- or draught-restricted, small…

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed development of a new-generation liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier marking an evolutionary advance from Moss type 1 LNG carriers.

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding have jointly developed a new energy-saving technology called the MT-Cowl, which reduces the wind resistance of the vessel’s superstructure.

The first of a series of 10 Bourbon Evolution 800 IMR (inspection, maintenance & repair) vessels was delivered recently by Sinopacific’s Zheijang Shipyard in China for Bourbon Offshore at a cost of…

Dutch heavy lift shipping company Dockwise is expanding its fleet with a new vessel which will be the world’s largest heavy lift ship, writes Dag Pike.

NYK Line and Tokyo LNG Tanker, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas, recently held a naming ceremony for a jointly owned LNG carrier built at the Sakaide Shipyard of the Kawasaki…

The final two 13,100TEU container vessels in an eight-ship series being built for the Hamburg shipowner Rickmers Group were delivered in June and July at the Ulsan shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries.

Quintessentially German Blohm +Voss Shipyard is due to become part of the Au Dhabi Mar Group soon and pass out of majority German ownership - but not presumably German shipbuilding hands -…

Following successful sea trials in Gdansk, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) recently took delivery of the ‘Finlaggan’, a brand new ro-pax ferry which will serve the Kennacraig to Islay route.

A small Norwegian company, backed by some influential collaborators, has developed and trialled a novel approach to offshore loading and unloading.

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) recently completed the 110,000dwt bulk carrier ‘Nord Hercules’ (yard number 1817), which had been under construction at its Chiba works, and delivered to Southern Route…

Maersk Line aims to cement its position as leader in the West African market with delivery of a new series of container ships specifically designed for that part of the world.

The Western Australian shipbuilder Austal Ships recently handed over the largest catamaran the company has built to date, the 113m long Leonora Christina, to Danish ferry company Faergen (formerly Nordic Ferry Services).