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...
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LATEST VIKING CRUISE SHIP IS HYDROGEN READY
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...
SIRIUS SHIPPING ORDERS FOUR NEW HYBRID TANKERS
Swedish company Sirius Shipping has placed an order of four 7,999 dwt oil/chemical tankers at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Dingheng. The 119.9 m long vessels, known as the Evolution 8K series, will be equipped with highly efficient propulsion and will feature...
MAERSK OPTS FOR LNG DUAL FUEL FOR NEXT 20 VESSELS
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has signed agreements with three yards for a total of 20 container vessels equipped with LNG dual-fuel engines. Combined, the vessels will offer a capacity of 300,000 TEU. With these orders, Maersk concludes the intended owned newbuilding...
MAERSK NAMES METHANOL BOXSHIP AFTER COMPANY FOUNDER
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...
DAMEN SHIPREPAIR EXTENDS SHORE POWER AVAILABILITY
Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf reports that it is giving a green boost to ship repair, maintenance, conversion and refit projects with a recent shore power installation. The yard had already installed shore power suited to many of its projects. However, with this latest...
DNV CLASS FOR ADNOC’S FIRST CHINESE LARGE GREEN LNGC
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Jiangnan Shipyard and classification society DNV have celebrated a naming and delivery ceremony for China's first large-scale Mark III Flex membrane LNG carrier, the 175,000m3 'Al Shelila'. The first of a six-vessel series,...
SIX-VESSEL DELIVERY FROM DAMEN INCLUDES ALL-ELECTRIC TUG
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered six RSD Tugs 2513 to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium. The delivery consists of five RSD Tugs 2513 and one RSD-E Tug 2513 – the first fully electric tug to operate in a European port. With its fully electric propulsion, the...
‘K’ LINE TAKES DELIVERY OF LNG-FUELLED PCTC
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...
DELIVERY OF FIRST LCO2 CARRIER FOR NORTHERN LIGHTS CCS PROJECT
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) reports that the liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier newbuild for the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) project has been completed by Dalian Shipbuilding. The vessel, named Northern Pioneer,...
VARD TO BUILD FIVE HYBRID OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSELS
Vard, a Fincantieri Group company, has signed a contract for the design and construction of five 88m offshore vessels with an undisclosed international customer. The five Vard 3 32 design vessels, described as 'Walk-to-work' vessels, will provide maintenance, supply,...
DAMEN DELIVERS FIRST OF NEW LOW CARBON-READY COMBI FREIGHTER DESIGN
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...
VARD HANDS OVER FIFTH HYBRID CSOV TO NORWIND OFFSHORE
Shipbuilder Vard, part of the Fincantieri group, has delivered the CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessel) 'Norwind Helm' to Norwind Offshore. This is the fifth vessel in the series Vard has delivered to Norwegian Norwind Offshore, a company that offers...