Readers’ Picks of the Week (September 18-22, 2017)
Since the beginning of the second half of this year, shipowners have ramped up dry bulk ordering, bringing the newbuild count to 110 new ships in the last three months. The number has almost doubled when compared to 63 newbuilding orders from the first half of this year, according to the data from V
South Korea’s shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that it has clinched a deal for five 22,000 TEU containerships. The quintet has been ordered by Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), as confirmed yesterday by the company,
Helsinki-based shipping company ESL Shipping, a member of the Aspo Group, has named Haaga, the second of the company’s two LNG-fueled dry cargo vessels. The naming ceremony took place at the Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, China, on September 22. Featuring a length of 160 meters and a width of 26 meter
The boards of Bergen Group ASA and Bergen Group Offshore AS have approved a merger plan between the two companies, the Oslo-listed shipbuilder informed. The merger is said to be taking place as part of the group’s structure simplification, as announced in the interim results for the second quarter o
Saga Cruises has confirmed plans to extend its fleet with a second new cruise ship, the Spirit of Adventure, which will be built by Germany’s Meyer Werft. The latest fleet addition is expected to be delivered in summer 2020, joining the Spirit of Discovery which is scheduled to embark on its first c
The 1989-built barge carrier Harrier is still under arrest in Norway after its owners failed to illegally set sail for the scrapping yards in Gadani, Pakistan, in February. The Norwegian environmental authorities arrested the ship, previously named Tide Carrier, on April 5 after it had been sold for
Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has opted for South Korean shipbuilders Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to construct eleven 22,000 TEU containerships for the company. The order was confirmed to World Maritime News by an MSC spokes
A module of AIDA Cruises’ new ship, AIDAnova, was floated out at Meyer Werft’s shipyard Neptun Werft in Rostock on September 21. As informed, this is the first of two floating parts, the so-called floating engine room units (FERU), which will be placed onto the river Warnow with a special lowering d
French shipping firm CMA CGM and CSSC Group have officially signed the contract for the construction of nine 22,000 TEU ships, the largest container vessels ordered so far. With the contract, signed on September 19 in Marseille, the company confirmed that the Chinese shipyards Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbu
French container shipping major CMA CGM has confirmed the order for nine 22,000 TEU containerships while releasing results for the second quarter of 2017. “In order to keep pace with market growth and the group’s needs, the Board of Directors of CMA CGM has approved the order for 9 container ships o
Bunker vessel Coralius, carrying its first cargo of LNG, arrived at a terminal in Norway as part of its maiden voyage on September 14, Scandinavian LNG provider Skangas said. The vessel, which arrived at Skangas’ terminal in Øra, Fredrikstad, was loaded with an LNG cargo from the company’s productio
A substantial decline in size of the orderbook left many yards struggling to secure contracts as state-backed entities received the majority od orders. While the number of yards accounting for the first 25% of the orderbook has remained steady over the last decade, as of start September 2017, 50% wa
The steel-cutting ceremony for the first of two Costa Cruises’ ships to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) was held at Finnish Meyer Turku shipyard on September 13, 2017. The newbuilding, to be named Costa Smeralda, is set to debut in October 2019 with a sister ship following in 2021. With a
