Cosco Shipping Container Lines has signed a contract in Shanghai with sister company Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry for the construction of 12 container ships of 14,000 TEU capacity with dual fuel methanol propulsion. With the latest order, Cosco Shipping emphasises...
Shipbuilding & ship repair news
DAMEN TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE PATROL BOATS FOR SWEDISH COAST GUARD
Damen Shipyards has been contracted to construct and deliver seven fast Patrol Vessels for Kustbevakningen (KBV), the coastguard organisation of Sweden. These vessels, to be known as the KBV 320 series, will be 26,75m in length, built in carbon fibre composite and...
U-MING NAMES LATEST GREEN BULKER
A christening ceremony at Oshima Shipbuilding yard in Japan has been held by U-Ming Marine Transport for its new built 99,990 dwt Post Panamax Bulk Carrier 'Cemtex Dominance'. Measuring 235m in length and 40m in width, Cemtex Dominance is U-Ming’s second new built...
LATEST STENA LARGE E-FLEXER FOR POLISH ROUTE
Stena Line is introducing its second large E-Flexer class vessels, 'Stena Ebba', which from December 2022 will join sister 'Stena Estelle' on the route Karlskrona-Gdynia. The twin ferries are the two largest of the E-Flexer class of Stena Line and have an increased...
SECOND METHANOL-FUELLED TANKER HANDED OVER
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture (JV) between a methanol producer Proman and tanker shipping company Stena Bulk, has taken delivery of its second methanol-powered newbuild tanker, 'Stena Pro Marine'. The announcement is said to reaffirm Proman Stena Bulk’s early...
TOPEKA ORDERS CARBON NEUTRAL, METHANOL FUELLED BOXSHIP PAIR
Wilhelmsen-owned shipping company Topeka, together with partners MPC Container Ships and MPC Capital, has contracted two 1300 TEU carbon neutral container vessels, scheduled to be delivered in 2024 and enter long-term contracts with North Sea Container Line (NCL)....
GSI DELIVERS TWO LOW-EMISSION VESSELS
Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), the biggest shipbuilder in South China, is celebrating ‘a high watermark’ in its history after delivering two of the world’s most innovative ships in a week. The new vessels leaving GSI, part of China State Shipbuilding...
LNG FUEL SYSTEMS FOR SIX NEWBUILD BOXSHIPS
China State Shipbuilding company (CSSC) SunRui Marine Environment Engineering has signed a contract for six marine LNG fuel gas supply system (FGSS) with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC). The FGSS will be delivered in 2023, for six newbuilding 16000 TEU...
SECOND OF LARGE ETHANE CARRIER CLASS NAMED IN HOUSTON
An official naming ceremony for one of the largest ethane carriers, the ‘Pacific Ineos Grenadier’, has been held in Houston, US. The new vessel is a 99,000m3 VLEC (very large ethane carrier) and is the latest ship to join the INEOS fleet. The ship is fitted with Type...
GRIMALDI GROUP RECEIVES TENTH GREEN RO-RO
The Chinese Jinling Nanjing shipyard has delivered the 'Eco Mediterranea', the tenth of 12 vessels ordered belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G), which includes the current largest and most eco-friendly ro-ro units for short sea shipping. The Eco...
SECOND ENABLER VESSEL DELIVERED TO WALLENIUS SOL
Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles has handed over the second of two multi-fuel ice-rated con-ro vessels, 'Baltic Enabler', to the Wallenius SOL shipping line. , Ragnar Johansson, MD Wallenius SOL, said: “It’s fantastic that we can soon put both sister ships in regular...
NES TO PROVIDE BATTERY PACKAGE FOR SUBSEA CONSTRUCTION VESSEL
Volstad Maritime has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver the battery package and associated control system for battery charging to the 'Volantis' subsea construction vessel. NES, which specialises in sustainable energy design and smart...
FIRST METHANOL-FUELLED MR TANKER DELIVERED
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture (JV) between methanol producer Proman and tanker shipping company Stena Bulk, has taken delivery of its first methanol-powered newbuild vessel, which is now being prepared for commercial operation. The methanol-powered 49,990 dwt...