Car carrier vessel 'Pontus Highway', of 7,000 vehicle capacity, has been delivered to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) . A sister to Nereus Highway, delivered from the same builder in August 2024, the 199.8m 75,698gt...
Tanker shipping company Stena Bulk is expanding its eco-friendly fleet with new long-term charter agreements for four newbuild eco Medium Range (MR) tankers. Two of the vessels, Stena Continent and Stena Conquest, will be delivered from Hyundai Mipo by the end of...
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri says that for the fourth consecutive year, it has received an 'A' score from CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) - a reference independent non-profit organisation for environmental reporting - placing the Group in the...
An LNG-fuelled Capesize bulk carrier ordered by NYK to be deployed to transport iron ore and coal from Australia to Japan under a long-term consecutive voyage charter contract with JFE Steel Corporation (JFE) has been handed over and named 'SG Ocean’ at Japan Marine...
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a KRW 4.57trn contract with a Middle East shipowner for 15 LNG carriers of 170,4000 ㎥ capacity to be delivered by October 2028. The contract value surpasses the company's previous record for the largest single order of KRW...
Indian yard Cochin Shipyard (CSL) has announced another international order with a European client for construction of two hybrid Service Operation Vessels (SOV) for the offshore wind renewables market, with an option for one more. The SOVs will be built to a design...
Damen Shipyards has signed a contract to build a new Fast Ferry 4212 (FFe 4212) for South Korean ferry operator KT Marine. ACcording to the Dutch shipbuilder, the contract signifies the continuing success of not only Damen’s standing in the South Korean ferry sector,...
Former Ulstein CEO Gunvor Ulstein, who in November 2023 returned to Ulstein Group as acting CEO, has had her position confirmed at a recent Ulstein Group board meeting. Tore Ulstein, Chair of the Board, Ulstein Group, said: "Gunvor Ulstein represents the third...
Seatrium has announced the successful delivery of 'Brassavola', Singapore’s first membrane LNG bunker vessel built locally by the Group, to owner Indah Singa Maritime, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL). Brassavola will be chartered by Pavilion Energy...
The first large methanol-enabled container vessel has been named 'Ane Mærsk' at a ceremony in the shipyard of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) in Ulsan, South Korea. Ane Mærsk is the first of Maersk’s 18 large methanol-enabled vessels, that will be delivered...
South Korean operator HMM recently held a naming ceremony for a 13,000 TEU newbuild containership, 'HMM Garnet', at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) headquarters in Ulsan, Korea. In June 2021, HMM signed a formal contract to build 12 containerships of 13,000...
US operator Crowley has accepted delivery of 'eWolf', said to be the first all-electric, ship assist harbour tug in the US, an event which Crowley considers a milestone in its commitment to sustainability and decarbonisation. The tug, which was designed by Crowley's...
Van Wijngaarden Marine Services (VWMS) has taken delivery of the latest vessel in its fleet, a 37m DP2-equipped Damen Multi Cat (MuC) 3713 named 'Waddenstroom'. The vessel was built at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld, and is the largest MuC in the Damen range. It joins...
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