Höegh Autoliners’ second Aurora Class vessel, the 'Höegh Borealis', has been delivered from the China Merchants Heavy Industry’s yard in Jiangsu, China. The newbuild programme from Höegh Autoliners is an example of global collaboration and a testament to what can be...
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ROYAL IHC TO OFFER ALL-ELECTRIC DREDGERS
Dutch specialist shipbuilder Royal IHC is expanding its portfolio of Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSDs) with electrical counterparts for each of the Beaver types, which are expected to be available from stock soon. For nearly 60 years, Royal IHC has continuously...
DAEHAN DELIVERS HIGH-EFFICIENCY TANKER
The Daehan yard in Korea has recently delivered an 115,000 dwt crude oil carrier ordered by Greek operator Sun Enterprises. The new vessel is 249.9m long and 44m wide. It is an eco-friendly, high-efficiency vessel that satisfies Phase 3 of the Energy Efficiency Design...
WÄRTSILÄ AND MAERSK PARTNERSHIP CUTS SCRUBBER DISCHARGE PIPE CORROSION
Wärtsilä and Danish ship operator A.P. Moller-Maersk have developed a means for preventing corrosion in scrubber discharge pipes, using a permanent in-pipe solution which is designed to solve corrosion problems associated with open-loop scrubber washwater discharge....
MITSUBISHI LAUNCHES SECOND MOL LNG-FUELLED FERRY
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has held a christening and launch ceremony for the Sunflower Murasaki, the second of two large LNG-fuelled ferries being built for Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) at MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard and...
EFFICIENT WOODCHIP NEWBUILD VESSEL TO TAKE PART IN MICROPLASTICS RESEARCH
'Stellar Harmony', a dedicated wood-chip carrier, has recently been delivered from the Iwagi Zosen shipyard, a member of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, to Japanese operator NYK. The vessel will transport environmentally and socially conscious wood chips mainly from...
MOL ORDERS SIX MORE LNG-FUELLED SHIPS
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed construction deals for four Capesize bulkers and two VLCCs, which will all use environment-friendly LNG as their main fuel. The four 210,000 dwt 300m Capesize bulkers will be built at CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, marking MOL's...
MEYER TO FLOAT OUT LNG-FUELLED CRUISESHIP
The Meyer Werft group says that the new cruise ship 'Arvia' for UK-based cruise line P&O Cruises is soon to leave the covered building dock II (Hall 6) at Papenburg, Germany, before moving to the outfitting pier where the masts and funnel will be lifted onto the...
FIRST EPA 4 BULKER BEGINS OPERATION ON GREAT LAKES
The 'Mark W Barker', the first new US-flagged Great Lakes bulker in almost 40 years, has successfully completed sea trials and will now begin trading throughout the freshwater lakes and river networks with EPA 4 engines and zer-pollution water-lubricated propeller...
SEVEN AIR-LUBRICATED LNG CARRIERS ORDERED FOR QATAR
A joint venture between NYK, 'K' Line, MISC Berhad, and China LNG Shipping has ordered seven 174,000m3 LNG carrier ships from Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea, which will be employed on long-term charter to QatarEnergy. The vessels will be added to the fleet of...
NORTH SEA LNG DUAL FUEL SHUTTLE TANKER DELIVERED
A dual-fuel LNG (liquefied natural gas) shuttle tanker, ordered by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT), which is an affiliate of NYK, has been delivered from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea. The vessel, named Frida Knutsen, will be...
GRIMALDI’S 11th GG5G RO-RO DELIVERED
With the delivery of the ‘Eco Adriatica’,11th of 12 ro-ros ordered from the Chinese Jinling shipyard, the fleet of Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class hybrid vessels is almost complete. The Eco Adriatica flies the Italian flag, has a length of 238m, a beam of...
CORRODED SCRUBBER OUTLETS REPLACED WITHOUT DELAY TO SCHEDULE
Hydrex has recently replaced two corroded scrubber overboard pipes on a large container ship without interrupting or delaying the ship’s itinerary. After obtaining the exact specifications so that the new pipes can be fabricated, the pipes were sent to a specialist...