The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the fifth multipurpose ro-ro unit of the innovative G5 class at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea. Named Great Casablanca, this vessel is intended to further enhance the quality of maritime transport services...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Construction has started of the last ship in the Mein Schiff series for Germany's Tui Cruises at the Meyer group's Turku shipyard in Finland. Tim Meyer, CEO Meyer Turku, said: "We are really excited to continue the long and successful partnership with Tui Cruises. We...
Ro-ro operator UECC has further strengthened its sustainable fleet of pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) with the delivery of a second multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid newbuild from China’s Jiangnan Shipyard. The latest PCTC, to be named Auto Achieve, will further...
FMV (Försvarets Materielverk), the Defence Materiel Administration of Sweden, the organisation that acquires all necessary equipment for the Swedish armed forces, has ordered four ice-class tugs from Damen Shipyards with options four two extra. Damen won the contract...
Azimuth Stern Drive tug 'Plis Fos' has been launched from the vertical ship lift at the Damen Song Cam Shipyard, and following sea trials, the vessel will sail on her own keel from Vietnam to the Isle of Martinique in the Caribbean Sea, where she will be taken into...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed the conceptual design of a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) initially powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) but adaptable to future use of ammonia as the main fuel. Approval in...
Singapore shipyard Strategic Marine has announced its latest offshore fast crew boat, a 38m extra fast crew transfer catamaran vessel (FCTV), which has been designed in collaboration with One2Three naval architects in Sydney Australia, incorporating direct feedback...
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