Vessels & Shipyards – Page 36
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NewsVERSATILE COASTAL TRADER FOR NORWEGIAN OWNER
Norwegian shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has ordered an extremely versatile new cargo vessel that will combine a coastal trading capability with a role in supplying feed to fish farms in inshore waters, writes David Tinsley. As the largest single investment ever undertaken by the Trondheim-based company, which reaches its centenary ...
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NewsNew ducted propeller design offers fuel savings
The voyage data for the world’s first vessel fitted with a Gate Rudder® reveal fuel savings of up to 30 percent compared with a sister vessel, well above the 14 percent savings achieved in sea trials.
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Second E-Flexer float out
Stena Line has achieved another milestone in its fleet investment program with the ‘float out’ ceremony of the second vessel in its new generation E-Flexer series.
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NewsVard delivers third expedition cruise vessel for Ponant
Norwegian shipyard and vessel designer Vard delivered its third expedition cruise vessel for Breton cruise operator, Ponant Cruises, at its Søviknes yard on 5 April 2019.
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NewsFive more years for AIDAluna at “preferred” yard
AIDA Cruises’ ten year old cruise ship AIDAluna has been given a clean bill of health for a further five years during its latest stay at Carnival contract yard Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsSunStone places sixth expedition cruise vessel order
Ship owner SunStone Ships has placed a new contract with CMHI yard for the sixth in a series of INFINITY-class expedition cruise vessels.
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NewsFirst EBL offers fuel savings in DP3 hybrid retrofit
The world’s first Electronic Bus Link (EBL) from Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has been successfully commissioned on ‘North Sea Giant’.
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Danfoss powers Danish hybrid RoPax
Danfoss Editron has provided the hybrid electric drivetrain system powering a new ferry connecting the communities of Thyborøn and Agger in north west Denmark.
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NewsGREAT LAKES YARD LANDS SELF-UNLOADER
US operator Interlake Steamship Company has provided a boost to industry on the Great Lakes by awarding a contract for a 28,000dwt self-unloading bulk carrier to Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The project marks the first order for a US-built, US-flag Laker since the early 1980s, writes David ...
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NewsChantiers de l’Atlantique wins fifth RCCL cruise order
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has signed an agreement for a fifth order from cruise operator Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) for an Edge-class ship. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in autumn 2024.
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NewsABB wins second polar cruise ship order
Swiss-Swedish corporation, ABB, has secured an order covering power, automation, propulsion and digital systems for the second icegoing cruise ship to be built by Ulstein for Lindblad Expeditions.
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NewsABS grants AIP to new Chinese gas carriers
Classification society, ABS, has granted approval in principle (AIP) to two new gas carrier designs from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
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NewsSchottel updates Norwegian fish feeder
German propulsion and steering manufacturer, Schottel, has recently completed a modernisation of a bulk carrier owned by Norway-based Bio Feeder.
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NewsCRUISESHIP TAILORED TO CHINA MARKET
Custom-built in Germany for the Chinese market, the 169,300 gt Spectrum of the Seas is set to become the largest and most capital-intensive cruiseship plying Asian waters when she starts operating out of Shanghai in June.
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NewsPSI delivers LNG containership to Matson Navigation
Philly Shipyard (PSI), the subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA, delivered the second dual-fuel Aloha Class containership, Kaimana Hila, to Matson Navigation Company.
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NewsTallink awards RMC EUR250m ropax contract
AS Tallink Grupp, the Baltic cruise and ferry operator, has ordered a ropax ferry from Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC). The vessel is scheduled for delivery in early 2022.
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NewsPrincess Cruises inks Fincantieri cruise vessel order
Princess Cruises, the subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, and Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, have signed the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation dual-fuel cruise ships.
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NewsLNG DEBUT IN MED RO-PAX SECTOR
Use of LNG fuel is central to the fleet modernisation strategy of the Spanish ferry operator Balearia, and a milestone in the realisation of its multi-faceted newbuild and conversion programme was recently signified by the delivery of the 186-metre ro-pax Hypatia de Alejandria. The vessel is the first LNG-powered ferry ...
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NewsWärtsilä propulsion solutions power Turkish tug boats
Two new tug boats operated by the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety are powered by engines and steerable thrusters supplied by the technology group Wärtsilä.
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NewsRO-RO BOOST TO BASS STRAIT TRADE
With effect from March 1, Australia’s leading transport company Toll Group has introduced two new ro-ro freight vessels to the Bass Strait service linking the mainland and the island of Tasmania. The Chinese-built, 12,000dwt sisters Tasmanian Achiever II and Victorian Reliance II bring a 40% advance in capacity and an ...
