Ships & Yards – Page 16
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NewsDamen delivers Total Offshore’s first vessel
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered Total Offshore B.V.’s first ever vessel as the company ventures into the offshore crew transfer market.
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NewsDamen completes Eidsvaag conversion
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has converted a former platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier for Norwegian company Eidsvaag.
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NewsHOME-GROWN VALEMAX SERIES FOR JAPAN
Another behemoth specifically designed to lift Brazilian iron ore for China’s steel industry is nearing handover from the Ariake complex of Japan Marine United (JMU), writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWärtsilä 14 engines selected for Swiss Inland ferry order
Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new passenger ferries being built for operation between Switzerland and France across Lake Geneva.
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NewsMAN ES wins ME-LGIP order for Petredec VLGC newbuildings
Singapore-based shipowner Petredec Holdings (Eastern) has signed a contract for the construction of three LPG-powered 93,000 cbm LPG carriers at Jiangnan Shipyard, The vessels will be powered by MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP dual-fuel engines, capable of running on LPG, MAN Energy Solutions confirmed.
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NewsNEW ECO-CLASS POST-PANAMAX BULKER
Retained competitiveness in bulk carrier construction, underpinned by continuous design refinement, a strength of Japanese shipbuilding, is expressed in the newly-delivered, 87,635dwt Ocean Gold, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsMR2 TANKER DESIGN FEATURES THREE 100-TON SAILS
Shipowner Cargill has committed to a newbuilding project with wind technology company BAR Technologies and naval architect Deltamarin that will see three 45-metre tall WindWings, each weighing approximately 100 tons, fitted to the deck of a series of MR2 product tankers.
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NewsFirst SHI VLEC delivered to STL
The first of an order of 12 Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) now being built to ABS Class has been delivered to Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL) by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
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NewsKICK START FOR NEW CLEAN ENERGY TRADE
Japan is a step ahead of the rest of the world with a soon-to-be-commissioned liquefied hydrogen carrier, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNEW FLAGSHIP OF UK CRUISE FLEET
Britain’s largest cruise ship and the first to be LNG-fuelled has been handed over by German contractor Meyer Werft, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCHILEAN DEBUT FOR EFFICIENT NEW GEOMETRY ROPAX HULL DESIGN
Naval architect firm NaviForm provided details of its new geometry hulls, including the power savings expected based on tank testing of the unprecedented designs.
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NewsNORDIC ICEBREAKER INVESTMENT IN THE OFFING
A new generation of powerful icebreakers is planned by Finland and Sweden for escort work in the changing operating environment of the Baltic Sea, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWIND-ASSIST FOR DIESEL-ELECTRIC COASTER
Dutch operator Tharsis Sea-River Shipping is to retrofit a wind-assisted propulsion solution to a coaster engaged in the North Sea trade, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsHavyard downsizes at Leirvik yard
New Havyard Ship Technology is to restructure its operations at Leirvik into a repair and service yard and reduce the number of staff.
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NewsTug delivery strengthens Turkish ties
A ceremony to mark the delivery of a new tug to Cyprus Turkish Safety & Salvage has been held at Sanmar Shipyards Altinova on 20 October.
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NewsDamen secures nine-vessel order with ferry JV
Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with the Dutch ferry joint venture (JV) Aqualiner-Swets for a total of nine sustainable passenger vessels.
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NewsHIGH PAYLOADS WITH RUSSIAN SEA/RIVER CLASS
One of Russia’s most productive inland shipyards has completed a further tranche of sea/river cargo vessels capacity-optimised for the country’s extensive waterway network, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCHEMICAL TANKERS SET NEW STANDARD FOR ENVIRONMENT AND CREW
The two 22,000dwt chemical tankers under construction for Donsötank Rederi are leading the industry in emissions reductions and crew welfare.
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NewsZvezda awards GTT containment contract for ten new ARC7 LNGCs
Russian shipyard Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex has awarded Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) the contract to design the containment tank for ten new LNG carriers. The design will feature GTT''s Mark III membrane containment technology.
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NewsFosen completion deal as Honfleur leaves FSG
The unfinished 42,400gt LNG RoPax ferry Honfleur was being towed to Norwegian yard Fosen this week for completion after work on the ship at Germany’s FSG Shipyard stopped in 2018, reports Tom Todd.
