Repair & Conversion – Page 5
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NewsDamen to build new fast ferry for KT Marine
Damen Shipyards has inked a deal to build a new Fast Ferry 4212 for South Korean ferry operator KT Marine
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NewsDeltamarin to design new E-Flexer RoPax
Deltamarin is teaming up with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) on the design of a new RoPax vessel
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NewsNEXANS’ New Cable Layer at Ulstein Verft Advances
Ulstein Verft recently awarded the contract to supply an Automation and Power Management System for Nexans latest cable layer to the Ålesund-based supplier, Blue Ctrl AS. The vessel, New Build 317, has been commissioned by Nexans Marine Operations AS, and is based on the ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk.
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NewsHigh-class design and engineering for a Canadian Polar Icebreaker
Elomatic and Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) will keep working jointly to support the development of a new generation of icebreakers, Rami Hirsimäki, Senior Vice President, Marine & Offshore Energy at Elomatic writes.
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NewsUK Island Ferry Deal Goes To France
Replacement of the time-served ferries linking the Isles of Scilly with the English mainland is finally in sight through the confirmation of contracts with French shipbuilder Piriou.
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NewsFleet Build-Up For Chinese Car Exports
Chinese industry has reached another logistical milestone through the delivery of the first pure car/truck carrier(PCTC) built at a domestic yard specifically for the export of Chinese-made vehicles.
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NewsJapan Renews Salvage Tug Capacity
Running counter to recent years’ waning investment worldwide in dedicated, ocean-going salvage tugs, a powerful new vessel is set to strengthen Japanese capabilities this year. Launched in January from the Shimonoseki yard of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, the 81m Koyo Maru will become the flagship of the Nippon Salvage Company fleet, superseding the 26-year old vessel of the same name.
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NewsHybrid MeOH container feeder contract for BMA Technology
BMA Technology has been awarded a contract by Sedef Shipyard in Istanbul for the delivery of a electrical solution package for two A2B-online dual-fuel container feeders capable of operating on methanol as a fuel.
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NewsDNV claims Purus VLEC class contract
DNV is to class a pair of very large ethane carriers (VLECs) for gas transportation specialist Purus. The ships will be built in South Korea at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The contract is for two 98,000cbm VLECs, with delivery scheduled for 2026-2027.
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NewsNorwegian Yard Lands Japanese Contract
In a rare case of a European shipbuilding success on the Japanese market, the VARD Group has won an order from Toyo Construction for a cable lay and construction vessel.
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NewsUlstein Verft welcomes first of two CSOV hulls
The hull of the first of two new TWIN X-STERN CSOVs for Olympic has arrived at Ulstein Verft’s yard in Norway for outfitting
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NewsThun Bolsters Short-Sea Fleet Investment
Prominent short-sea specialist Erik Thun has extended its fleet development programme by placing a further tranche of orders with Ferus Smit in the Netherlands.
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NewsDeltamarin joins wind-assisted RoRo design team
Deltamarin is teaming up with Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group on the design of three wind-assisted RoRos for Airbus aircraft subassembly transportation
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NewsFurther Boost To Prysmian Cableship Fleet
Spurred by growing demand for interconnector and offshore windfarm cable systems, Milan-headquartered Prysmian Group has ordered two high capacity cable laying ships. This further stage of fleet development represents a capital expenditure of approximately EUR350m ($383m), and entails distinct classes of vessel.
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NewsFirst marine application for MAN 49/60 engine
MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded the contract by Royal Boskalis B.V., the Dutch dredging and marine services company, to supply 3 × MAN 49/60 engines for a 31,000 cbm Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD).
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NewsNakilat orders LNG and gas carrier series from Hyundai Samho
Nakilat has placed an order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the construction of two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers and four 88,000cbm Very Large LPG/ Ammonia gas carriers on Tuesday, 9 January. The vessels are scheduled for delivery from the shipyard between 2026 and 2027.
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NewsCSET orders methanol-fuelled tanker newbuilding series
COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) announced that it had placed an order for a series of six methanol-fuelled tanker vessels with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry on 29 December.
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NewsSeaspan announces launch of first LNG bunker vessel for Panama
Seaspan Energy announced the launch of the first of a series of three 7600 cbm LNG bunkering vessels, the Seaspan Garibaldi, at CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering on 5 January 2024.
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NewsUlstein Verft to build two new hybrid CSOVs
Ulstein Verft is to build two new hybrid construction service operation vessels for the offshore wind industry
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NewsMersey Yard Lands Local Ferry Order
Birkenhead shipbuilder Cammell Laird has been awarded a £26m ($33m) order to construct a replacement for one of the two iconic Mersey passenger ferries.
