Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd shipyard in Singapore has handed over the second LNG trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia to Van Oord. After an intensive construction period, colleagues, partners and suppliers came together yesterday (December 13) to celebrate this memorable moment. The state-of-t
If Korea, the leading shipbuilder in the world, fails to rapidly embrace the clean energy transition in ocean shipping, it risks losing its foothold and dominance in the shipping and shipbuilding industries, a newly issued report says. The report was developed by Solutions for Our Climate (기후솔루션) an
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has signed a business agreement with compatriot steel-making company POSCO to establish a cooperative system for the development and application of new materials for shipbuilding.
Norwegian shipping company Avance Gas has launched its newest dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC), Avance Avior.
Chinese shipbuilder Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry, part of Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, has held a steel cutting ceremony for a 2,900 TEU feeder being built for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). This is the third vessel from a series of six firm vessels, ordered back in March 2022. Under the contract, EP
CSSC-MES Diesel (CMD), a subsidiary of CSSC Power (Group), celebrated a massive milestone last week with the successful completion of the factory acceptance test (FAT) for CMD-MAN 8G95ME-C10.6-EGRTC main engine. This is the first CMD-MAN 8G95ME-C10.6-EGRTC main engine built by CMD in China. The test
Ship management and maritime service provider Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has recently highlighted the role of engine health monitoring systems and assessing the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) in a timely manner in order for shipowners to reduce carbon emissions.
Danish shipping company TORM has signed a contract with German company MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) to install its digital solution on 31 vessels.
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has released the timelapse of its two-year-long construction of the new fast passenger ferry MyStar. The time-lapse video shows various stages of the construction process throughout different seasons as we get a behind-the-scenes peek into the cre
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), is making progress in the construction of 13,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships ordered by French shipping major CMA CGM. On 9 December, the shipbuilder started construction of the fourth unit in a series
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding hosted a naming ceremony for two LNG-powered bulkers built for Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine. The two Capesize bulkers ( 187,300 dwt and 210,000 cbm) were named Ubuntu Harmony and Ubuntu Equality during an online ceremony held simul
Montrose Port Authority has partnered with Norwegian company Plug Shore Power Ltd in a 50/50 joint venture to become the first Scottish port to offer shore power to offshore energy vessels.
The Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting at the UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) kick-started on Monday with delegates arriving in London to meet in person for the first time since 2019. The delegates were off to a dramatic start as Ocean Rebellion, a grassroots international
Toronto-based company Oppsense and Turkish naval design and engineering specialist NAVTEK Naval Technologies have entered into a partnership to offer a fully electric tug for the Canadian market.
