Repair & Conversion – Page 14
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NewsThun extends battery-hybrid coastal tanker orders with Ferus Smit
Thun Tankers, the Sweden-based shortsea specialist, has extended its orderbook, placing an order for four further battery-hybrid R-type coastal tankers, lifting its orders for the new vessel type to six.
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NewsBid To Boost EU Yard Efficiency
An EU-funded, four-year technological research project has been launched this month with the ultimate goal of boosting the competitiveness of European shipyards.
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NewsGrimaldi extends NH3-fuelled orderbook with 5+2 order
Grimaldi has entered into a contract with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited (CSTC), to build five new PCTC (Pure Car & Truck Carrier) vessels.
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NewsIncat eyes delivery of first large lightweight battery-electric ferry
Pioneering Australian aluminium shipbuilder Incat has announced that it is talks with South American ferry operator Buquebus to introduce a battery-hybrid propulsion concept onto a large lightweight ferry under construction.
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NewsNaming ceremony for new Baltic ferry
Stena RoRo has delivered the second of two extended E-Flexer ferries to Stena Line, the Stena Ebba. The ceremony was marked with a naming ceremony in Karlskrona in Sweden.
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NewsHavfram signs contract with CIMC Raffles for next-gen WTIV
NOV awarded contracts for the equipment package and design license for Havfram’s first wind installation jack-up vessel to CIMC Raffles in December 2022.
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NewsHafnia prepares for first DF LR2 product tankers
Hafnia is preparing to take delivery of Hafnia Languedoc, the first of four new dual-fuel LR2 product tankers under construction at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI).
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NewsJapanese Ferry Renewal Continues Apace
Japan’s vibrant ferry bulding sector has delivered a bespoke ro-pax vessel for a busy route at the eastern end of the Seto Inland Sea.
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NewsCelsius turns to China for 4+4 LNGC order
Celsius Tankers has signed a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry Jiangsu (CMHI) for four LNG carriers (LNGC), with an option for another four.
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NewsCMAL Selects Turkish Shipyard for Second Ferry Order
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has announced that it plans to award a second order for two 95m ro-pax ferries to Turkish shipyard Cemre Marin Endustri. The new vessels will serve the Little Minch routes to Lochmaddy and Tarbert in the southern Hebrides.
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NewsZvezda delivers first of LNG-fuelled Aframax duo
Russian shipyard Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex in the country’s Far Eastern region announced the delivery of the first in a series of two LNG-fuelled tankers for Russian shipping company Sovcomflot on 29 December 2022.
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NewsSpanish Yard Books Dutch Research Ship
To the consternation of the Dutch shipbuilding industry, the country’s latest research vessel order has been awarded to a foreign yard.
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NewsChile Readies Multi-Role Icebreaker
As the first ship of its type to be built in South America, the 110m polar icebreaker Almirante Viel was launched at Talcahuano on December 22 by Chilean contractor ASMAR.
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NewsTT-Line takes delivery of second LNG ferry
Germany’s TT-Line has taken delivery of its second LNG-fuelled ferry in its Green Ships series.
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NewsSeapeak orders five LNG carriers
Seapeak LLC has entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of five, 174,000-cubic meter M-type, electronically controlled, dual-fuel LNG carrier newbuildings.
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NewsCadeler orders another jack-up wind installation vessel
Denmark-based Cadeler A/S has placed an order to build its second F-class jack-up wind installation vessel, to be the sixth vessel in its fleet.
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NewsRepeat order for cable laying vessel
Vard has secured a new contract for the design and construction of a cable laying vessel from Prysmian Group in Italy.
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NewsAmmonia-fuelled CO2 carrier design planned
Norway’s Breeze Ship Design and Equinor have agreed to develop a ship design concept for a CO2 carrier for direct offshore injection.
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NewsDisney Cruise Line takes over unfinished newbuild
Disney Cruise Line has acquired a partially completed ship under construction at Meyer Werft.
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NewsBelfast Set For A Return To Shipbuilding
In a boost to UK shipbuilding prospects, the British-led Team Resolute consortium has been chosen by the Ministry of Defence as preferred bidder for three Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) support vessels. The award presages a return to ship construction by Harland & Wolff (H&W) at Belfast, after a gap of ...
