A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) celebrated the arrival of its newest dual-fuel methanol container vessel in Singapore, as part of the maiden voyage from Asia to Europe. The vessel, named A.P. Møller in honour of Arnold Peter Møller, the founder of A.P. Moller-Maersk, is...
German shipyard Meyer Werft and Carnival Corporation of the USA have reached an agreement to build another modern cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Line for delivery in 2028. This follows a similar order placed in February 2024. The orders are subject to financing....
The construction of the next dual-fuelled cruise ship for Disney Cruise Line has reached another milestone: assembly of the ship's hull beginning at Meyer Werft in Papenburg with the traditional keel-laying ceremony. The ship is a sister ship of the Disney Treasure,...
Sanmar Shipyards of Turkey has delivered one of its ElectRA Series battery electric powered tugboats to environmentally-conscious Norway-headquartered operator Buksér og Berging, where it will be based at the Port of Oslo. Named BB Electra by its new owners, the tug...
Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine has made a foray into the fast-growing Thai crew boat market, with the first of two aluminium Gen 4 Fast Crew Boats (FCBs) delivered to offshore services provider Truth Maritime Services (TMS). The latest generation of FCBs have...
Japanese ship operator NYK has held a naming ceremony at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the first new LPG carrier jointly owned by NYK and Astomos Energy Corporation since the two companies shared ownership of 'Gas Capricorn' from 2003. NYK seeks...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is moving towards its aim of having 90 vessels afloat fuelled by LNG or methanol by 2030, following delivery of the LNG-fuelled car carrier ‘Cerulean Ace’ from the Onishi Shipyard of Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel will transport cars,...
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar has delivered two newbuild tugs from its Boğaçay series to a returning client, the Italy-headquartered Rimorchiatori Mediterranei Group, considered to be the largest tug operator in the Mediterranean. The Ortigia, known as Boğaçay LX while...
Spanish company Gondan Shipbuilders has celebrated the launching of its fifth Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) for Edda Wind, from the recently-resized slipway 1 of the expanded Figueras, Castropol facility. The vessel, new building number C503, designed...
Tanker owner and operator Union Maritime is planning to fit two new LR2 tankers with the WindWings wind propulsion technology developed by UK design and engineering firm BAR Technologies. The two vessels, currently being built at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding...
Sanmar of Turkiye is celebrating the launching of the first electric battery- powered ElectRA tug for its own fleet, which provides towage, ship assist and escorting services at six ports around Turkiye. This will be the seventh electric battery tug delivered from...
A fifth electric-powered ‘Tug of the Future’ built by Sanmar Shipyards in Turkiye has now arrived in Vancouver, Canada, to join HaiSea Marine’s environmentally-friendly tugboat fleet. Haisea Brave will work in Vancouver alongside its sisters Haisea Wamis and Haisea...
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with the Norwegian BOA Group for two ASD Tugs 3010 ICE; due to Damen’s practice of constructing vessels in series for stock, the tugs were already under construction at the time of order and will be delivered later in 2024....
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