Ships & Yards – Page 7
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NewsRWE pioneers amphibious crew transfer vessel
RWE, in partnership with Commercial Rib Charters (CRC), has designed a world-first amphibious crew transfer vessel for offshore wind farms in shallow waters.
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NewsOceania Cruises launches Allura class
The new ‘Allura’ class for Oceania Cruises starts ten years after the delivery of Riviera
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NewsStena RoRo builds world’s largest civilian hospital ship
Stena RoRo has been the project manager for the construction of the world’s largest hospital ship, Global Mercy, which is currently in Rotterdam being outfitted for a mission in West Africa.
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NewsHigh North Traders Built In China
Construction of a flotilla of ice-strengthened, post-Panamax bulk carriers was completed towards the end of last year by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), boosting high-latitude trading capacity and underscoring Chinese shipbuilding versatility and market advance.
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NewsJapan Opts For UK Hovercraft
UK hovercraft technology and manufacture has been chosen to revive a high-speed passenger service in western Japan
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NewsFirst diesel-electric Laker starts maiden voyage
M/V Nukumi, the first diesel-electric laker, has departed on her maiden voyage.
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NewsUlstein wins first Chinese contract for offshore wind ship design
Ulstein Design & Solutions and Chinese shipyard ZPMC have signed a ship design contract for two types of Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for Shanghai Electric Windpower Group.
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NewsFuretank orders a further low-emission tanker
Furetank has signed a contract for a new dual-fuel tanker, the ninth in its Vinga series.
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NewsCapacity Boost For Baltic Trade Bridge
Copenhagen-based DFDS has commissioned its largest ro-pax ferry in terms of cargo capacity. The 230m Aura Seaways, constructed by Guangzhou Shipyard International, has arrived in the Baltic following passage from China and will be phased into service between Karlshamn (Sweden) and Klaipeda (Lithuania).
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NewsABS Grants AiP to WTIV Integrated Feeder Barge with BargeRack
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to a coordinated design for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) in conjunction with a newly-developed BargeRack feeder barge system designed by Friede and Goldman (F&G).
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NewsNew Railship For Sicilian Link
Despite the continual waxing and waning of the plan for a bridge across the Strait of Messina, reinvestment in the train ferry connection has gained momentum. November’s delivery of the 147m newbuild Iginia, modelled closely on a vessel completed in 2013 to serve the link between the southern tip of ...
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NewsViking Debut in Expedition Cruise Sector
Norway-based VARD has delivered its largest vessel to date in the shape of the 205m, polar-going cruiseship Viking Octantis. Handed over just before Christmas at the group’s Soviknes yard near Aalesund, the diesel-electric newbuild has signalled Viking Cruises’ entry into the expedition-styled segment of the market.
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NewsAET takes delivery of first of DP2 shuttle tanker series at HHI
Malaysia-based tanker operator AET has taken delivery of Eagle Campos, the first of a series of three Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
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NewsHMD lays keel for Isle of Man hybrid ferry
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) held a keel laying ceremony on 24 December for a new hybrid Ro-Pax ordered for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSP).
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NewsNEW DEVELOPMENT IN DUNKIRKMAX TYPE
Testament to the Japanese propensity for continuous improvement, a further iteration of the Dunkirkmax-type bulk carrier has made its trading debut in the Pacific.
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NewsRAILSHIP RENEWAL IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST
Much needed investment in the ferry line between the island of Sakhalin and the Russian mainland is taking form with the imminent completion of the first of two versatile newbuilds.
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NewsCALMAC FERRIES TO BE BUILT IN EUROPE
Scotland’s premier ferry company plans to award its next, major shipbuilding contract to a non-UK yard. Detailed tenders for two vessels to serve the Islay route in the Hebrides have been invited by Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) from four builders in Poland, Romania and Turkey. The new ferries will be ...
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NewsDelivery of passenger ferry for Timor-Leste
The Port Authority of Timor-Leste (APORTIL) has taken delivery of a new RoPax, Berlin-Ramelau, which was built at Damen’s Yichang Shipyard in China.
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NewsNEW SCALE IN MULTI-PURPOSE FORM
An enduring joint venture between China and Poland has commissioned a multi-purpose, heavy-lift vessel of record size.
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NewsHavfram and CIMC-Raffles to build next-generation WTIVs
Investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives, in cooperation with Havfram, are teaming up with CIMC-Raffles to build a series of next-generation wind turbine installation vessels.
