Viking has taken delivery of its latest ocean cruise ship, the 'Viking Vela', from Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy. Classified as a small ship, as are all Viking ocean ships, the Viking Vela has 499 staterooms that can host 998 guests. Torstein Hagen, Chairman...
Mid-sized shipyard Korea Shipbuilding has announced the signing of contracts for three newbuild ships: two Suezmax-class crude oil carriers for Greek company Atlas Maritime, and another for Oceania Shipping. The order from Atlas Maritime follows signing a letter of...
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has revealed its new technology that ensures more safety for ammonia-fuelled vessels which are considered as eco-friendly ships for the next generation. The company recently held a ‘Global Tech Forum’ in...
Incat Tasmania is celebrating a significant construction milestone with the on-schedule completion of the rollback and the placement of the superstructures on Incat Hull 096, which at 130m in length is thought to be the largest lightweight battery electric ship so far...
Japanese company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) has taken delivery of 'Cape Hayate', a 210,000-dwt ton capesize bulk carrier fuelled by LNG from the Tsu shipyard of Japan Marine United. This is the first capesize bulk carrier for 'K' Line to be equipped with a...
Damen Shipyards Group's Song Cam Shipyard has launched the second of the group’s fully electric RSD-E Tugs 2513, this vessel destined for the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, where it will operate alongside five new conventional RSD Tugs 2513. When delivered later in 2024, it...
Korea Shipbuilding has successfully completed three 8,000 TEU container ships, forming the first order since the company's foundation, which were named in a simultaneous ceremony at the Haenam Shipyard. The vessels were named Catherine C, Greenland and Greenville...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of a newbuild LPG/ammonia carrier, 'Aquamarine Progress II'. powered by LPG, from Namura Shipbuilding. The vessel was ordered by MOL group company, Aramo Shipping (Singapore). The Aquamarine Progress II will sail under a time...
The 'Great Abidjan' has joined the Grimaldi Group’s increasingly large and modern fleet, being the fourth of six multipurpose ro-ro units belonging to the innovative G5 class and commissioned from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea. At 250m in length, 38m...
MISC Group company AET has signed shipbuilding contracts for two dual-fuel ammonia tanker vessels with Dalian Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). At the same time MISC has entered into time charter party contracts with PETCO...
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for three new 98k Very Large Ethane Gas Carrier (VLEC) vessels. The ships are being built at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in Korea for Oceania based ship...
A UK-based 77.1m research ship that frequently operates in ecologically sensitive marine environments has benefited from retrofitting of a grease-free water-lubricated rudder bearing and seal solution. The 38-year-old Ocean Endeavour, operated by the UK’s Gardline,...
French shipping company EuroGreen Maritime (EGM) has entered into a seven-year charter agreement for four vessels with the Norwegian energy company Equinor under construction at Wuhu Shipyard in Weihai, China. Under the agreement, EGM will deliver four MR IMO II...
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