Ships & Yards – Page 13
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NewsGTT TO SUPPLY SHI WITH FUEL TANKS FOR AMMONIA-READY BOXSHIPS
Samsung Heavy Industries has ordered France-based containment specialist GTT to design 5 x Mark III LNG containment systems for a series of 15,000 teu boxships on order in South Korea.
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NewsTSUNEISHI BOOKS FIRST TESS66 AEROLINE ULTRAMAX ORDER
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has confirmed that it has received the first order for its TESS66 AEROLINE Ultramax design.
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NewsJFE STEEL SIGNS CHARTERS FOR 3 x JAPANESE BUILT DF NEWCASTLEMAXES
Japanese steelmaker JFE Steel Corporation has signed long-term charter agreements with NYK Line, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for 3 x LNG-fuelled Newcastlemaxes. The vessels, which have been designed by Nihon Shipyard and will be built by Japan Marine United and Imabari Shipbuilding, are scheduled ...
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NewsDSIC delivers energy-efficient VLCC
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group (DSIC) has delivered a very efficient very large crude carrier (VLCC) to shipowner China Shipbuilding Consulting Company. The VLCC, which will be operated by Wah Kwong Ship Management Hong Kong, is among the most efficient VLCCs in operation, the shipyard claims.
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NewsLNG-fuelled car carrier quartet for German auto mover
Germany’s Volkswagen Group is adding four more Chinese-built LNG vehicle carriers to its overseas fleet saying their engines will be special and different to those in other LNG ships, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsParaguayan civil engineering group selects modular dredger solution
Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C), a major civil contractor in Paraguay, has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards Group for a customised Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 500. The modular dredger will be used to increase sand production to meet ambitious project deadlines for the Costanera Sur project in ...
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NewsBIDS RE-OPENED FOR UK SUPPORT SHIPS
UK shipbuilding is set for a boost by way of a project to replace logistic support vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), writes David Tinsley.
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NewsRESILIENT DUTCH PLAY TO STRENGTHS
Dutch shipbuilders have reasserted the industry’s prominence in the short-sea domain, landing a succession of new domestic and export contracts this year, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFURTHER BOXSHIP SERIES FOR TAIWAN LINE
Japan’s latest shipbuilding alliance has landed a further, major export contract from Taiwan for intra-regional container vessels, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsTRANSLOADER BULKERS FOR VIETNAM PROJECT
Built to serve a new, coal-fired power plant in Vietnam, the 21,500dwt Calypso heralds Oldendorff Carriers’ latest investment in dedicated vessels for bulk cargo transhipment, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsDSIC's first dual-fuel VLCC on track for delivery by year-end
LNG dual-fuel power is set to make its operational debut in the VLCC sector in 2022 by way of an installation in a Chinese newbuild, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsMaersk inks order with Hyundai Mipo for first DF methanol-fuelled feeder
A.P. Moller-Maersk has agreed a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyards for a 2,100 teu container feeder newbuilding. The dual-fuel newbuilding will be powered by a MAN B&W ME-LGIM engine capable of operating on either methanol or VLSFO, the ship owner confirmed.
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NewsFirst air lubrication installation on Vale newbuild VLOC
Vale has taken delivery of what it claims is the world''s first VLOC newbuild to be equipped with an air lubrication system. The Silverstream® System, supplied by UK clean technology supplier Silverstream Technologies, was successfully installed aboard the Vale-chartered newbuild ore carrier Sea Victoria, the company confirmed.
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NewsAUSTRALIAN RESEARCH SHIP BOOSTS POLAR PRESENCE
Australia has bolstered and extended its capability for scientific research and exploration in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean through investment in the 160m Nuyina, now being readied for her first polar season, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsSMALL SHIPYARD PLANNED FOR LONDON
Expressions of interest are being sought for the operation of a new shipyard in London, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFerguson targets Q3 2022 delivery for first CalMac dual-fuel ferry
Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) has announced that the first of two dual-fuel Caledonian MacBrayne ferries being built at the yard will be delivered between “July and September 2022”.
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NewsSembcorp Marine discusses potential merger with Keppel O&M
The Singaporean maritime engineering services provider Sembcorp Marine has opened talks to combine its operations with local competitor Keppel O&M, the two companies announced in a stock market filing yesterday.
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NewsOPTIMISED NEW OPTION FOR WINDFARM SCHEMES
Against the backcloth of surging growth in the global offshore wind energy market, Danish consultancy Knud E.Hansen has augmented its portfolio of self-propelled, self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) designs, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd returns to DSME for 6 x dual-fuel ULCS
Hapag-Lloyd, the liner-shipping company, has ordered 6 x 23,500+-teu container vessels from Korean shipyard, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), it announced on 22 June.
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NewsCAPACITY BOOST FOR EUROPEAN STONE TRADE
Destined for the north European aggregates trade, the second of two 40,700dwt gravity self-unloading bulk carriers ordered by a German-Canadian joint venture is being readied in China, writes David Tinsley.
