As we enter a new year, it is time for us to have a look back at the most-read stories from the past year. 2022 has been a rather turbulent year in many respects. As the world started to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, another black swan event rocked the shipping markets to the core, […]
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered Evergreen’s giant 24,000 TEU containership Ever Acme four months ahead of schedule, the shipbuilder said. The vessel was built at the yard’s Changxing Shipbuilding unit and it was earmarked for delivery in the second quarter of 2023. The
Finnlines’ second Superstar vessel Finncanopus was launched at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai on 30 December, the company announced. The first, Finnsirius, was launched in August 2022 and the keel laying of the second one was celebrated on 1 September 2022. The company ordered the sh
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for three 3,013 TEU containerships built by Japan Marine United Corporation TSU Shipyard. The vessels were named WAN HAI 356, WAN HAI 358, and WAN HAI 359. The trio features fully balanced twisted bulb rudders, pre-swirl fin, and a
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a large order to supply RoRo equipment for two 6,900 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) to be built at Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding for K Line in Japan. The order was booked into Cargotec’s 2022 third-quarter order intake. The first vessel is sc
Russia’s state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has welcomed into the fleet a new generation LNG-fuelled Aframax oil tanker Okeanskiy Prospekt. The 112,650 dwt ship was built at the Zvezda SSC in Primorsky Territory, and its construction was financed by the Russian state development cor
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has fully transferred the new shipbuilding area of the Koyagi Plant at Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works to compatriot Oshima Shipbuilding. The transfer of dock and quay facilities was completed on December 27 in line with the agreement signed in Mar
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries hosted keel laying ceremonies for two LNG carriers on the same day earlier this week. The keels were laid for two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers that are being built for Norway-based Knutsen OAS Shipping AS. The vessels will be classed by Lloyd’s Reg
Container shipping major Maersk has launched the construction of its 16,200 TEU dual-fuel containerships that can run on green methanol. Namely, South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries hosted a steel-cutting ceremony for what is believed to be the first vessel from the series on November 2
South Korea’s defense and energy conglomerate Hanwha Group is reportedly looking to acquire a controlling share in compatriot marine engine maker STX Heavy Industries. Hanwha has set sights on buying a 47.81 percent share in the company from a local equity firm Pinetree Partners worth an estimated K
The third 24,100TEU containership built by Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has been launched.
Chinese shipbuilding company Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry, part of Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered RoRo ship being built for Bank of Communications Leasing (Bocomm Leasing) and COSCO Haite.
This year saw an ordering spree for LNG carriers amid spiking demand for LNG driven primarily by the ongoing geopolitical turbulence in Europe as the EU battles to break away from dependence on Russian gas instigated by Russia’s war in Ukraine. A total of 162 new orders have been placed so far this
CSSC Huangpu Wenchong, a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has launched the second multi-purpose gas carrier being built for compatriot LPG carrier owner Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM). The 9,500 cbm vessel (hull number H5509) is the second ship from the series currently unde
