2024 marks 10 years since the Meyer family shipbuilding company took over the Turku shipyard in Finland, and over that time the shipyard, like the whole industry, has experienced both victories and challenges. In the anniversary year, the direction of Meyer Turku...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has held a naming and launching ceremony for Japan’s first hybrid passenger ship, which uses hydrogen and biodiesel fuels. The ship, which was named Hanaria, was ordered by MOL Group company Motena-Sea and is under construction at the Hongawara...
At Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard, a double ceremony has been held: the float out of 'Explora II' and the first steel cutting of 'Explora III', the second and third vessels out of a class ordered for the MSC Group's Explora Journeys brand. Explora Journeys CEO...
A new tugboat, known as the TRAnsverse Tug, designed by Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) and hailed as the next generation of multi-purpose tugs, has been launched at Sanmar Shipyards Tuzla in Türkiye. With an overall length of 25.8m, moulded beam of 12.0m, moulded depth of...
With the recent delivery of the 'Great Lagos' from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, the Grimaldi Group fleet now officially includes two con-ro multipurpose units of the modern G5 class. With length of 250m, beam of 38m and 45,684 dwt capacity, the...
US operator Kirby Inland Marine, a subsidiary of Kirby Corporation, has christened the ‘Green Diamond’, the first US plug-in hybrid electric inland towing vessel, at a ceremony in Houston. The vessel will be time chartered by Shell Trading (US), which will use the...
Ship owner and operator AET, part of MISC, has taken delivery of its newest vessel, a dual-fuel LNG-powered 300,000 dwt VLCC, which is on long-term charter to Shell Tankers (Singapore). The vessel, Eagle Vellore, is the first of three VLCCs contracted by AET in March...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a letter of intent for four firm, and eight optional, next generation 9,350 CEU methanol dual fuel PCTC vessels with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu), with deliveries starting from the second half of 2026. CEO Lasse Kristoffersen said: “There...
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a second battery-powered tug to HaiSea Marine in Canada to work alongside its sister as a key member of what is said to be the most environmentally-friendly tugboat operation in the world. Combined with HaiSea’s two Sanmar-built...
Cosco Shipping Development, a company in China's COSCO group, has floated out its first all-electric container ship from the No 1 dock at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou). According to the company, the successful launch of the ship marks an important...
South Korean Shipbuilder DH Shipbuilding has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from ABS for the basic design of a 7700 TEU methanol dual-fuel propulsion container ship. Methanol dual-fuel propulsion vessels are regarded as eco-friendly, and are subject to safety...
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with UK Dredging for the delivery of a Shoalbuster 2711 Water Injection Dredger (WID). Based on a proven design, the vessel nonetheless represents a novel approach to water injection dredging, enabling significant gains in...
Damen Shipyards and Turkey’s Feyz Group have signed a contract for the delivery of three new Damen Combi Freighters 3850 for delivery in early 2025. This agreement represents a milestone for Damen, which is marking the first new build Cargo Vessel sales to a Turkish...
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