Repair & Conversion – Page 6
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NewsFrench Yard Favoured For UK Ferries
A French shipbuilder has been shortlisted for the construction of two vessels to serve the traffic between the Isles of Scilly and the English mainland. The Piriou organisation, based in Brittany, has been named by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group as its preferred shipbuilder to deliver replacements for the company’s long-serving passenger ferry and a small freight carrier.
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NewsNorwegian Yard Lands Cableship Contract
Norway’s maritime sector has gained a valuable project for a high-capacity, newbuild cable layer. West coast builder Ulstein Verft has landed the construction contract entailing a 150m vessel to Norwegian design for deployment by the Norwegian arm of the Paris-headquartered Nexans telecoms and power cable maker.
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NewsBulk carrier design aims for 40-year lifetime
ÈTA Shipping and global commodity group Mercuria are collaborating on a series of shortsea bulk carriers that will be diesel electric in their initial configuration, but with containerised gensets on deck, they will be readily adaptable to new fuels and new technologies over their lifetime.
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NewsMarket Uptake For Diesel-Electric Coaster
An opening contract has been secured by Dutch shipbuilder Thecla Bodewes for a new generation of short-sea cargo vessel powered by a multi-genset diesel-electric plant.
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NewsKambara Kisen orders MeOH-fuelled bulker for MOL charter
Japanese shipowner Kambara Kisen has entered into a shipbuilding contract for the construction of a 65,700-dwt methanol dual-fuel dry bulk carrier newbuilding with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
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NewsNew Edge To Kawasaki LPGC Prowess
Prolific gas tanker builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered a new iteration of its proven, very large LPG carrier design with increased cargo capacity and engineered for powering on LPG or potentially also ammonia.
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NewsDamen wins Feyz Group Combi Freighter order
Feyz Group ups its fleet renewal programme with another order for Damen’s Combi Freighters
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NewsNewport Shipping adds HRDD to partner network
Newport Shipping has announced that it has added Chinese Huarun Dadong Dockyard Co., Ltd. (HRDD) to its network of partner shipyards.
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NewsInvestment In Trade To Swedish Lakes
A new generation of short-sea cargo vessels designed for adaptation to the future development of southern Sweden’s Trollhattan Canal is taking shape in the Netherlands. The waterway, accessed from the sea by the Gota Alv in Gothenburg, provides a vital link to the wider European market for various Swedish industries located around Lake Vanern.
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NewsHarland & Wolff Pitch For Ferry Business
Resurgent UK shipyard group Harland & Wolff (H&W) has woven another strand in its business development strategy by pitching for the construction and operation of ferries to serve the Isles of Scilly. The proposal encompasses two vessels for the route linking the archipelago with the southwest English mainland at Penzance, plus a small inter-island ferry.
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NewsSchottel propellers for new DF heavy-lift vessels
Schottel has been awarded the contract to supply 4+2 next-generation heavy-lift vessels being built for two European operators with its Schottel ControllablePropellers (SCP).
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NewsBrightest Stars Rise Across The Baltic
Bringing new scale to the ro-pax fleet deployed by Finnlines, the 235m Finnsirius is scheduled to start trans-Baltic service during September this year following July 18 handover by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai.
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NewsChina In New Challenge To European Yards
China’s shipbuilding industry has reached a new milestone through the production of its first large-scale cruise vessel, the 135,500gt Adora Magic City. An extended trials campaign was implemented by builder Shanghai Waigaoqiao during July with the ship entering its final outfitting phase in anticipation of commissioning into service at the start of 2024.
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NewsNew Feederships Host Carbon Capture
Emissions filtration incorporating carbon capture technology features in a new class of feedership for the north European short-sea traffic. Four 1,380TEU-capacity container vessels booked in China to German account have been secured on long-term charter by BG Freight Line for its service network linking the UK, Ireland and northwest Continental ports.
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NewsSecond Damen Shoalbuster for SAFEEN
SAFEEN Group is expanding its service fleet with a second Damen Shoalbuster
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NewsIncat to deliver first large lightweight full-electric ferry
Pioneering Australian aluminium shipbuilder Incat has announced that it will deliver the world’s first full-electric large lightweight ferry for South American ferry operator Buquebús.
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NewsAmmonia-Ready Chemtankers For Stolt Fleet
Chemicals transportation specialist Stolt Tankers is augmenting its fleet with a series of newbuilds readied for adaptation to ammonia fuel.
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NewsHigh-Tech Cable Layer In Prospect
Power and telecoms cable maker Nexans is investing in a newbuild cable laying vessel to support a record project backlog and future demand from the booming offshore wind and interconnector markets.
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NewsNew efficient vessel design for short sea shipping
Mercuria and ETA Shipping have joined forces on sustainable short sea shipping with the design of a new highly efficient coastal cargo ship
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NewsSteel Cut On First Canadian Coastguard Newbuilding
Irving Shipbuilding Inc. announced that the first steel was cut on the first of a pair of newbuildings for the Canadian Coastguard as part of Canada’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) programme on 8 August 2023.
