Repair & Conversion – Page 6
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NewsAll-Electric Future For Aussie Limestone Bulker
Ranked as the world’s first self-unloading vessel readied for fully-electric battery operation, an 11,000dwt limestone carrier is due to enter the Australian coastwise traffic in early 2026.
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NewsChina’s first domestically built cruise ship prepares for maiden voyage
China’s first large-scale cruise vessel, the 135,500gt Adora Magic City, is preparing for its first voyage when it enters service on 1 January 2024.
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NewsBernhard Schulte orders LCO2 carrier for Northern Lights project
Northern Lights, the carbon capture transportation and storage joint venture, has announced that it has signed a time charter contract for a 7,500cbm liquefied CO2 ship with Bernhard Schulte, the family owned ship owner and operator.
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NewsFirst methanol bunker vessel for Singapore handed over
The first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker that will operate in the port of Singapore has been handed to Stellar Shipmanagement Services Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Energy Group. The delivery of MT Maple was marked by a delivery ceremony in Osakikamijima, Hiroshima, Japan, on 13 December 2023.
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NewsUlstein Specifies MeOH-Ready 175D Engines For Offshore Newbuildings
Ulstein Verft AS, the Norwegian yard, has ordered 2 × 3 × MAN 12V175D-MEV methanol-ready engines in connection with the building of two CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessels) for Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BS Offshore), the offshore unit of international shipping corporation, Schulte Group. The vessels are designed to support the offshore wind-energy market, and are planned for delivery in 2025; an option for four additional vessels exists.
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NewsDamen selects MAN ES for Main Engines and GenSets for Naval Frigates
Damen Naval has awarded the contract for the propulsion engines and GenSets for four newbuilding Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates to MAN Energy Solutions. The order consists of 8 × MAN 20V28/33D STC marine engines and 16 × variable-speed MAN 16V175D-MEV naval generator sets with sound enclosures and plant auxiliaries.
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NewsLNG-Fuelled Coal Carriers Make Debut
Representing a new stage in the adoption of LNG as a transition fuel for deep-sea shipping, the world’s first Panamax or neo-Panamax coal carriers powered by LNG dual-fuel engines have entered service in the Japanese import trade.
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NewsDeltamarin to design new multi-fuel RoPax duo
Deltamarin will provide detail design services for a pair of new multi-fuel RoPax
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NewsJapan Builds Demo LCO2 Carrier
Purpose-built as a technology demonstrator for liquefied CO2 transportation on the Japanese coast, the 72m Excool was formally handed over by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding on 28 November.
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NewsAiPs for SDARI alt fuel 7,000 ceu and 10,000 ceu designs
ClassNK has issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for three vehicle carrier designs developed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI).
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NewsAiP for CSBC MeOH-fuelled 2,500 teu feeder design
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC for its 2,500 teu feeder design with methanol propulsion, as part of a joint development project.
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NewsDNV awards AiP for 11,000 ceu PCTC design
DNV awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. for its ground-breaking 11,000 ceu capacity pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design. The certificate was awarded at the Marintec China trade fair on 6 December.
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NewsNaftomar Shipping places order for 93k dual-fuel very large ammonia carrier series
Naftomar Shipping has placed an order for four very large ammonia carriers with Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean. The dual-fuel 93,000 cbm vessels have been specified with MAN Energy Solutions dual-fuel engines that will be capable of being retrofitted to operate on ammonia as a fuel.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen MeOH-fuelled roros will be NH3 ready
Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s newly ordered Shaper Class roros demonstrate the company’s commitment to combat climate change.
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NewsIcon of the Seas: A historic moment for Meyer Werft
The long awaited Icon of the Seas has been delivered to Royal Caribbean International
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NewsWind-Assisted Ro-Ros For Airbus Trade
French shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) is preparing to order a new generation of rotor sail-equipped ro-ro vessels for transatlantic service carrying Airbus cargoes.
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NewsGerman federal funding for low-emission coaster newbuildings
Shipowner Gerdes Green, a joint venture between Reederei Gerdes and Over-C, has received a grant from Germany’s Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport towards the cost of investment in sustainable innovations for a pair of coastal vessels. The grant was awarded as part of the country’s Namkü directive to reduce emissions from the coastal fleet.
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NewsGrimaldi Shows Faith In Con-Ro Concept
Underscoring the Grimaldi Group’s commitment to the ro-ro multipurpose vessel type for long-haul or deep-sea liner service, the G5 newbuild generation is being phased into trade between northern Europe and West Africa.
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NewsDutch Yard Books Hybrid Self-Dischargers
Norwegian operator Aasen Shipping has ordered three hybrid-powered, self-discharging minibulkers from Royal Bodewes in the north Netherlands.
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NewsStolt Tankers opts for methanol-ready newbuilds
Stolt’s newbuild tankers are being built as alternative fuel proof
