Vessels & Shipyards

Signalling the impending debut of a major US-owned hotel group in the ultra-luxury segment of the cruise business, a 24,000gt newbuild has been launched for Ritz-Carlton from the Vigo premises of Hijos…

Italy’s coastwise and shortsea traffic is set to gain two ro-ro freight vessels that will rank among the largest in the Mediterranean, writes David Tinsley.

Additional icebreaker capacity is planned by Russia in support of traffic growth on the Northern Sea Route (NSR), the country’s Arctic seaway. David Tinsley reports.

Norwegian ship designers, Ulstein Verft, has been commissioned to build a new plug-in hybrid ship for fellow Norwegian cruise company, Color Line.

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.