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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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Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding starts building the largest USA-built LNG barge
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has started building the largest LNG bunkering barge ever built in the USA and expects it to be completed in late 2023.
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AET 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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BV classification for new dual-fuel cruise ferry
Bureau Veritas has taken delivery into class the cruise ferry Salamanca, built at China Merchants Jinling in Weihai, China. The dual-fuel cruise ferry will serve the Bay of Biscay route between Portsmouth and Bilbao and Santander on Spain’s north coast.
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Jan de Nul wind installation vessel launched
Jan de Nul has achieved a milestone in its fleet investment program with the launch of the largest heavy lift vessel in its fleet, capable of installing the latest offshore wind components at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s Haimen shipyard, Nantong City on 6 January.
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Novel Coaster Class Spurs German Yard’s Revival
Construction of a new generation of short-sea cargo vessel has been awarded to a German shipyard purchased four years ago by Norway’s Fosen Group.
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HMD 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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NEW 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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RAILSHIP 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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Zvezda unveils drydock as Arc7 LNG carrier programme advances
Russia’s Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex brought into full commission the country’s largest new dock for ship construction on 27 December, following the successsful conclusion of an inspection by The Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor).
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CALMAC 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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Delivery 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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Sumitomo targets 2025 delivery for ammonia-fuelled bulker project
On 27 December, Sumitomo Corporation announced a series of initiatives connected with the development of a supply chain for ammonia as a marine fuel. In addition to the joint development and launch of an ammonia-fuelled bulker with Oshima Shipbuilding by 2025, Sumitomo also announced plans to work with Keppel O&M ...
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Koa Sangyo holds naming ceremony for first full-electric bunker vessel
A naming ceremony for what is claimed to be the world’s first full-electric bunker vessel has been held at Koa Sangyo shipyard in Marugame City, Kagawa, Japan.
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Shell and Avenir LNG sign LNG bunker vessel charter
Shell NA LNG (Shell) and Avenir LNG have signed a long-term LNG bunker vessel charter agreement.
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Swedish Environmental Imprint On Tanker Business
Swedish owner Donsotank is introducing a new generation of hybrid-powered tanker to the European distributive traffic.
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Construction of Japanese research vessel underway at JMU
Japan Marine United (JMU) has begun construction of a Polar Class 4 (PC4) research vessel for the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
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NEW 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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RAIL FERRY BOOST FOR RUSSIAN BALTIC LINK
Fresh endorsement of the railship mode is represented by the delivery of a 200m newbuild for Russian Baltic service.
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LNG Two-Stroke Power Goes Short-Sea
Luxembourg-based ro-ro freight specialist CLdN is set to give a further boost to its north-west European service framework with a newbuild which marries the company’s trademark versatile carrying capacity with LNG-fuelled, two-stroke propulsion.
