Ships & Yards – Page 37
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NewsME-GI engines for six LNG containerships
Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping has exercised an option connected with an order for 5 × 15,000-teu boxships placed in November 2017 and requested another six vessels. All 11 engines involved in the order will be powered by MAN B&W-branded two-stroke engines.
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NewsWärtsilä designs advanced polar transport
Technology group Wärtsilä is to design and equip an advanced polar multipurpose transport vessel for Norway-based Aker BioMarine. The vessel, which is designed for operation in Antarctic waters, will be constructed at CIMC Raffles'' shipyard in Shandong province, China. As part of the contract, Wärtsilä will supply a package of ...
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NewsEasyMax design endorsed by second contract
A second cargo vessel of the innovative EasyMax concept has been ordered in the Netherlands by Wagenborg Shipping from Royal Niestern Sander in the light of trading performance with the 2017-built first-of-class Egbert Wagenborg, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFincantieri to build four MSC cruise ships
Global shipping company, MSC, and Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, have signed the final contracts for the construction of four luxury cruise ships.
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NewsRemontowa in RoRo LNG conversion
A BC Ferries RoRo vessel has departed Remontowa Shiprepair Yard following the successful completion of a mid-life upgrade (MLU).
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NewsUECC invests in new generation PCTCs
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has signed a contract with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard Group to build two new generation pure car truck carriers (PCTC).
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NewsDeltamarin and RMC to design new ferry
Construction and engineering company, Deltamarin, has signed a contract with Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) for the design of a car passenger ferry for Finnish-Swedish consortium, Kvarken Link AB.
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NewsSANMAR TO SUPPLY TRACTOR TUG TO ITALY
Turkish tugboat builder Sanmar is to supply a Tractor tug to Genoa-based Italian ship operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti. The harbour/terminal/escort tug will be delivered by the end of 2019, and is based on a 2500-W design from Vancouver-based ship designer Robert Allan.
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NewsBIGGEST DFDS RO-RO FOR TURKISH EXPANSION
Copenhagen-based European transport and logistics group DFDS has introduced its largest-ever ro-ro vessel, the 237-metre all-freight carrier Ephesus Seaways, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsBabcock completes second Northlink docking
Babcock International, the aerospace and defence company, has completed the refit of two NorthLink passenger ferries that run between mainland Scotland and the Orkney and Shetland islands.
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NewsJAPAN DELIVERS LARGEST-EVER REEFERSHIPS
Two dedicated refrigerated cargo ships of record-breaking capacity have been phased into service with the fleet operated by Stockholm-based Cool Carriers, an associate of the Russian company Baltic Reefers, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsMAJOR COMMITMENT TO CARIB TRADE
Constituting close to US$155m in capital expenditure, Palm Beach (Florida)-based Tropical Shipping is realising a major programme of fleet renewal and capacity expansion committed to the Caribbean market, David Tinsley writes.
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NewsMSC Cruises takes delivery of second Meraviglia vessel
MSC Cruises, the world''s largest privately held cruise operator, took delivery of the 171,598 gt MSC Bellissima on 27 February 2019 at Chantiers de l''Atlantique''s Saint-Nazaire shipyard in France. The MSC Bellissima is the second of four Meraviglia-class vessels to be delivered, and the fourth ship to join MSC Cruises’ ...
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NewsHapag-Lloyd Orders First VLCS Retrofit to LNG
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract with Hapag-Lloyd, the liner shipping company, to convert a 15,000 TEU containership to dual-fuel operation. The MV Sajir''s existing, HFO-burning MAN B&W 9S90ME-C engine will be converted to a dual-fuel MAN B&W ME-GI (-Gas Injection) prime mover capable of running on HFO and ...
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NewsRAISING THE BAR IN CARGO DREDGER DESIGN
Representing the start of the modernisation of a fleet purpose-designed for the task of dredging and transporting marine aggregates from around the UK coast, the 103-metre CEMEX Go Innovation is due to be handed over by her Romanian builder towards the end of 2019, David Tinsley writes.
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NewsCosta Cruises sails into Chinese market
Italian cruise line, Costa Cruises, has taken delivery of the company''s first ship designed specifically for the Chinese market.
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NewsDock No. 2 Dock completed at DACKS in China
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) announced that construction of the first vessel at its newly inaugurated No. 2 Dock at its Chinese joint venture DACKS began on Friday 1 March. The vessel was a 61,000-dwt bulk carrier to be delivered to China''s CMB Financial Leasing.
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NewsMaersk Tankers to install scrubbers on LR2 vessels
Maersk Tankers is to retrofit one LR2 vessel in the Maersk Product Tanker fleet with a scrubber system, and has ordered a further three scrubber systems for LR2 newbuilds to comply with the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap.
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NewsBULKER DESIGN OPTIMISED FOR AUSTRALIAN TRADE
Constructed in Japan to the largest dimensions for access to the Australian east coast port of Newcastle, the 207,805dwt bulk carrier CSK Zephyr recently entered service under long-term charter to NYK Line, David Tinsley writes.
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News"K" Line launches new bulk carrier
Japanese transportation company, "K" Line, has launched a new 200,000dwt bulk carrier.
