'Hamburg Express', the flagship of Hapag-Lloyd’s largest container ship class, has been ceremoniously christened at the Container Terminal Burchardkai in the Port of Hamburg. Rolf Habben Jansen, Hapag-Lloyd CEO, said: “With the Hamburg Express, we are setting new...
The Damen Maaskant repair yard has converted the 43m ‘YE118’ vessel owned by Yerseke 118 Noordland with an electric propulsion motor; a second step towards the full electrification of this vessel. Long-standing partners Damen Maaskant and Yerseke 118 Noordland started...
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in the US has christened the recently constructed LNG bunker barge 'Clean Everglades'' a sister ship to the LNG barge 'Clean Canaveral', delivered by FBS in 2021. Clean Canaveral has made more than 65 successful LNG bunker deliveries....
Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer of Hamburg has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for the one of the first of its next generation ASD Tug 2111 vessels. The new tug will be operated on a long-term charter by Emder Schlepp-Betrieb (ESB) for operations in...
Spanish shipyard Gondan has held a Steel Cutting Ceremony to mark the start of construction of the next Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) vessel, which promises to modernise maritime safety in Scotland and the Isle of Man. The NLB, which has been responsible for the...
NYK's sixth LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), 'Sumire Leader', has started its transportation service for the Japanese company Mazda Motor Corporation, arriving at the port of Hiroshima on 17 October and the port of Nakanoseki (Yamaguchi Prefecture) on 18...
Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with Belgian shipping company Fast Lines Belgium for the delivery of two Damen Combi Freighter 3850 (CF 3850) vessels. Damen says that Fast Lines Belgium chose the CF 3850 as its first purchase from the group based on its...
The first LNG-fuelled Panamax-class coal carrier, ordered by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden), 'Shoyo', has been delivered from the Koyagi yard of Oshima Shipyard and began operations after completing the first bunkering. NYK...
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for five diesel-powered RSD Tugs 2513 fitted with the Damen Marine NOx reduction system, and one electric RSD-E Tug 2513, as part of a continuing fleet renewal programme. Port of Antwerp-Bruges bought...
Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea has floated out the first of Maersk’s series of 12 methanol-fuelled large (16,200 TEU) containerships. The first steel for this ship was cut in December 2022, and delivery is scheduled for early 2024. The vessels are 350m long...
UK company Carisbrooke Shipping has signed an order with Thecla Bodewes Shipyards of the Netherlands, for an additional electrically-propelled low-emission multipurpose general cargo vessel, for scheduled delivery in 2026. Owner and builder says they are marking a...
Gunvor Group and Solvang have formed a joint venture (JV) to own and operate next generation eco-vessels for the LPG market, and have placed an order for five VLGC newbuilds from Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessels are scheduled for delivery between September...
Norwegian yard Båtbygg has placed an order with Brunvoll for a complete propulsion and manoeuvring solution for Austral Fisheries new longline fishing vessel, being built to a design by Marin Teknikk for operation in the Antarctic Ocean, surrounded by some of the...
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