Repair & Conversion – Page 7
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German passenger ferries delivery
Singaporean shipyard Penguin Shipyard International delivered three new Incat Crowther-designed fast ferries at the end of July. The vessels, named WattnExpress, Inselexpress I and Watt Sprinter, will serve three busy routes between the North Frisian Islands and Neuharlingersiel, on Germany’s north coast.
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First 22,000cbm LCO2 carrier order
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (HD KSOE) received an order in July 2023 for two 22,000cbm liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers from a Greek ship owner.
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MSC places 10 x 10,300 teu order with Zhoushan Changhong
China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has placed an order with Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard in China for 10 x 10,300 teu container vessel newbuildings, according to Chinese language social media posts by the shipyard. The vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel engines capable of operating on LNG, and will be operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
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Damen to supply WID for UK Dredging
UK Dredging is expanding its offering with the addition of a Shoalbuster 2711 WID from Damen
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All-Electric Boxship For Yangtze Route
In a seminal development for China’s expansive inland shipping sector, a battery-electric container vessel is set to be commissioned during the autumn on the Yangtze River. The 700TEU newbuild was launched on July 26 at the premises of COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry(Yangzhou), where the second-of-class was laid down in May.
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Chinese Investment In Open-Top Feeders
Tailored to China’s domestic and feeder trade between inland and coastal ports, a new generation of container ships in the 1,000 TEU category has been ordered from Taizhou Jianxing Heavy Industry.
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German Short-Sea Investment
German short-sea specialist Vega Reederei has placed an order for a series of ten diesel-electric multi-purpose cargo vessels.. The vessels will be built by Sinomach Group to a design developed by Conoship International of Groningen.
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Damen in Turkish combi freighter deal
Damen is to supply the Feyz Group with three new combi freighters in its first ever Turkish newbuild deal
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New Chapter In Vehicle Carrier Evolution
Testament to the reach and resolve of the Japanese shipping industry, the essential trading tool of the world’s third largest economy, the NYK Group has taken delivery of the initial vessels in a major programme of LNG-fuelled pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) construction.
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Chinese Serial Production Of Dutch Design
Giving first form to an extensive new series of Chinese-built, versatile singledeckers for intra-European trade, the 5,200dwt Sommen (ex-JSP Lojt) has cut her teeth on the near-sea traffic lifting cargoes between the northwest Continent and southern UK.
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Ro-Ro Mode For Banana Trade
A newly-established European venture plans to order a series of con-ro type vessels developed to bring efficiencies in refrigerated cargo transportation. Under the aegis of D4R2 Shipping, the flotilla is targeted at the transatlantic trade in bananas and pineapples from Ecuador and other Latin American sources to the European market.
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11th SOV from HAV Design for Esvagt
HAV Design is creating a methanol hybrid SOV for Esvagt, the eleventh SOV the two companies have collaborated on
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Maersk takes delivery of first methanol-fuelled boxship
Maersk has taken delivery of the company’s first container vessel capable of operating on methanol. The 2,100 teu vessel, which has yet to be named, was handed over by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and Hyundai Heavy Industries on 10 July.
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SHI lands 16 x MeOH-fuelled 16,000 teu order from Evergreen
Evergreen Shipping’s subsidiary Evergreen Marine (Asia) has placed an order with Samsung Heavy Industries for 16 x 16,000 teu container vessel newbuildings, and a separate order for 8 x 16,000 teu with Japan’s Nihon Shipyard, according to an announcement at its shareholder meeting on 11 July. The vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol.
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Cruise Line Fosters Zero-Carbon Approach
Marseilles-based Compagnie du Ponant, operator of expedition-type small cruise ships, plans to order a newbuild melding a raft of advanced and groundbreaking technologies focused on decarbonisation.
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New Breed For Canadian Product Flows
Canadian operator Algoma Central Corporation has specified methanol-ready main engine power for two product tankers ordered in South Korea. The 37,000dwt ice-class newbuilds have been fixed on long-term charter to Irving Oil, and will trade out of the company’s Saint John refinery in New Brunswick, hauling cargoes to Atlantic Canada and US East Coast destinations.
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Second Fratelli Cosulich LNG bunker vessel launched
The second LNG bunker vessel newbuilding for Fratelli Cosulich s.r.l. was launched at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) in late June. The Paolina Cosulich will expand the range of LNG bunkering solutions in the Mediterranean Sea when she enters service in Q1 2024.
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ABS AiP granted for large LCO2 carrier design
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for the design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO₂) carrier and for a 96,000 cbm floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit.
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MOL orders LNG carrier pair for INEOS charter
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two 174,000-cubic meter dual-fuel LNG carrier newbuildings with Hanwha Ocean (formerly DSME).
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Maersk adds six methanol dual fuel container ships to orderbook
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has ordered six 9,000 teu container ships capable of operating on methanol as a fuel from Yangzijang Shipbuilding in China.