Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 vessels to Squtrixo General Trading, which will shortly be followed by a CF 3850 for the same owner. During the maiden voyage of the two CF 5000 vessels, Damen is monitoring performance via its onboard...
Shipbuilding & ship repair news
NEW GREEN LNG TANKER HANDED OVER TO CAPITAL GAS
Capital Gas Ship Management has taken delivery of the newbuilding LNG Carrier ‘Axios II’, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, of South Korea. With a cargo capacity of 174,000m3, the vessel is designed for high efficiency, powered by MAN ME-GA engines and equipped with...
SANMAR DELIVERS ELECTRIC TUG PAIR TO SAAM TOWAGE
Two zero-emission sister tugs are currently being delivered from the Port of Tuzla on the cargo ship ‘BBC Emerald’ to Vancouver where they will become the first electric tugs operated by SAAM Towage, named 'Saam Volta' and 'Chief Dan George'. Based on the...
GRIMALDI RECEIVES THIRD SUSTAINABLE CON-RO VESSEL
The third ro-ro multipurpose unit belonging to the G5 class has been delivered to the Grimaldi Group from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan. Named Great Tema, the new vessel, like all six units belonging to the same series, will further improve the quality of Grimaldi's...
WÄRTSILÄ EQUIPS CHINA’S FIRST DOMESTICALLY-BUILT CRUISESHIP
Wärtsilä ANCS has delivered to the 'Adora Magic City', China’s first domestically built cruise ship, a suite of solutions including the NACOS Platinum Valmatic automation and control system, valve control system, low location lighting, navigation system, engine and...
DENMARK WELL ON THE WAY TO GREENING ITS MERCHANT FLEET
According to trade organisation Danske Rederier, Danish shipping companies currently have 67 new ships in the order book, which will be delivered from shipyards around the world, over half of which will be able to sail on green fuels. This increases the number...
SVITZER ADDS NEW BIOFUEL TUG TO TOWAGE FLEET
Maersk group towage provider Svitzer has taken delivery of 'Svitzer Estelle', the second tug built as part of the company’s ongoing partnership with Turkish builder Uzmar Shipyards. Svitzer Estelle represents another step in Svitzer’s European fleet modernisation and...
MOL ORDERS FIVE NEW DUAL-FUEL BULKERS
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has decided to expand its fleet with an additional five newbuilding dual-fuelled Capesize bulkers, which can burn either LNG or conventional marine fuel oil. Two of the vessels will be ordered at Nihon Shipyard and built by Imabari Shipbuilding...
IHC RECEIVES ORDER FOR TWO RENEWABLY-POWERED DREDGERS
Kenmare Resources and IHC Mining have signed a contract for the delivery of two large customised mining dredgers, which will each have a total installed power of 6,800kVA and a cutter power of 1,350kW. As they are electrically powered by using renewable hydro-electric...
SCHULTE ORDERS GREEN CO2 CARRIER FOR NORTHERN LIGHTS PROJECT
Shipowner Bernhard Schulte has announced that it has placed an order for its first liquefied CO2 tanker with Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore (DSOC), planned for delivery in 2026. The tanker will feature innovative technologies to significantly reduce its carbon...
SANMAR DELIVERS CANADA’S FIRST LNG-FUELLED TUG
Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey has delivered ‘Haisea Kermode’, Canada’s first LNG-fuelled tugboat, which will soon be joined by its sister tug ‘Haisea Warrior’ to form a fleet of five with three Sanmar-built electric-powered emissions-free ElectRA harbour tugs. Based on...
KONGSBERG TECH FOR NEW METHANOL-READY HYBRID TANKERS
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to supply design, engineering, and equipment for two MGO/Biofuel and methanol-ready chemical tankers for Swedish tanker operator Sirius Rederi. These low emission 15,000dwt tanker vessels will feature a range of Kongsberg Maritime...
MITSUBISHI HANDS OVER LCO2 DEMONSTRATOR SHIP
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, has held a christening and handover ceremony for a demonstration test ship to transport liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2). The ship will be used for the 'CCUS R&D and...