Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) group company MOL Energia of Singapore has signed a long-term charter contract for three newbuilding very large ethane carriers (VLECs) with SCG Chemicals of Thailand, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thailand's Siam Cement Group (SCG). The 100,000...
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BIBBY SIGNS NEW CONTRACT FOR eCSOV BUILD
Bibby Marine has signed a new shipbuilding contract with Spanish shipyard Armon to build its innovative electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV). Located in Vigo, Spain, Astilleros Armon has been operating since 1963 and has a strong track record for...
MOL NAMES LATEST LNG CARRIER
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has held a naming ceremony for a newbuilding LNG carrier at the Geoje Shipyard of Hanwha Ocean in South Korea. The vessel, named MOL Azure, was ordered by a wholly owned subsidiary of MOL and will sail under a time charter contract with...
SUSTAINABLE DAMEN DREDGER FOR NZ PORTS
Damen Shipyards Group and Port Otago with partner Napier Port have signed a contract for the delivery of a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 1000. At nearly 60m in length, this standard Damen design has a maximum hopper volume of 1000m3 with twin azimuth...
BUILD STARTS ON ULTRA-GREEN CRUISE SHIP
Goltens recently hosted a keel-laying ceremony for an innovative Polar expedition vessel, to be named 'Captain Arctic', which has been purpose-designed to redefine sustainable maritime travel. Representatives of the vessel's classification society, Bureau Veritas...
NEW BALTIC TUG BUILT TO ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY STANDARD
Turkish shipyard Sanmar has delivered a new ice class tug to Finland-headquartered operator Alfons Håkans to work in the northern Baltic Sea. Named Ajax, the tug is based on the TundRA 2600 design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd and has been...
DIESEL ‘CLEANER THAN LNG’ FOR LONG-DELAYED FERRY
According to UK media reports, the ro-pax vessel 'Glen Sannox' will, once it enters service in January 2025, have higher GHG emissions than the 30-plus year old ferry it replaces. The CalMac vessel, which was subject to long delays in its delivery from Ferguson...
NORWEGIAN LNG-FUELLED FERRY CONVERTED TO DIESEL FOR CANADA OPERATION
Ship designer LMG Marin has provided retrofit ship design documentation a double-ended ferry which as undergone retrofitting at Fiskerstrand Verft in Norway. This ferry was originally designed by LMG Marin as an LNG car ferry for Fjord1, and has operated the...
VARD DELIVERS HYBRID CABLE LAYER TO NCT OFFSHORE
Vard has completed an advanced cable laying vessel to Danish subsea specialist NCT Offshore, less than two years after the contract was signed. NCT Offshore is a Danish offshore vessel owner and operator with roots in the renewable wind industry. The company focuses...
GRIMALDI G5 FLEET COMPLETED WITH VESSEL FOR NEW ROUTE
With the delivery of the 'Great Cotonou' from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, all six of the Grimaldi G5-class ro-ro multipurpose vessels are now fully operational in the company's fleet. With length of 250m, beam of 38m and 45,684 dwt...
AtoB@C SHIPPING RECEIVES FIFTH PLUG-IN HYBRID VESSEL
AtoB@C Shipping is continuing its fleet renewal with the delivery of the 'Maximar' from Chowgule & Company of Goa, India, marking the fifth new plug-in hybrid vessel to join the company’s fleet since the delivery of 'Electramar' in December 2023. AtoB@C...
NEW LNG CARRIER USES BOIL-OFF GAS TO COOL CARGO
A newly built LNG carrier, named 'Elisa Ardea' has been delivered to France LNG Shipping, a joint venture between NYK and Geogas LNG, from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Elisa Ardea will be chartered to the EDF Group company EDF LNG Shipping on a long-term agreement...
UECC BOOSTS SUSTAINABLE PCTC FLEET
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is further expanding its fleet of eco-friendly car carriers with the addition of the dual-fuel LNG newbuild 'Blue Aspire', delivered from delivered from CIMC Raffles Offshore Engineering. The 200m vessel has capacity for nearly 7000...