Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has reached an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of four new cruise ships, with an option for two additional vessels, for its Norwegian Cruise Line brand. The company’s four next generation ships are scheduled for delivery in 2022, 202
Spanish ferry operator Baleària has developed a plan to invest up to EUR 450 million (USD 478.4 million) into new vessels and smart terminals over the next five years. In an effort to gain competitiveness, the company said that the investment would go into the construction three new liquefied natura
Swedish ferry company Stena Line revealed plans to locate the four new roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ships being built by China’s AVIC shipyard on the Irish Sea routes to and from Belfast. “The routes to and from Belfast are strategically very important to Stena Line and during the last number
The first purpose-built liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel Engie Zeebrugge has been delivered from Hanjin Heavy Industries at the Yeongdo shipyard in Busan, Korea. Handed over to the Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line), French multinational electric utility company ENG
Two new cruise ships, being built for Hamburg-based cruise company TUI Cruises, have entered the next stage of construction at Finnish Meyer Turku shipyard. Namely, the shipbuilder held a keel laying ceremony for the company’s new Mein Schiff 1 and launched the construction of new Mein Schiff 2 at i
Greece-based Chartworld Shipping Corporation has placed an order for two Capesize vessels at China’s Jinhai Heavy Industries, according to data provided by VesselsValue. Featuring 208,000 dwt, the new bulk carriers are scheduled for delivery in 2019. The Greek shipowner is reportedly paying 38.5 mil
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Maersk Tankers, part of the Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk, has confirmed an order it placed earlier in 2016 for the construction of ten LR2 product tanker vessels at China’s Dalian Shipyard. Under the deal, the shipbuilder is scheduled to deliver the new tankers over a period of three years, w
Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield ASA has taken delivery of MSC Rifaya, a 19,500 TEU containership, from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). Following the delivery which took place on February 9, 2017, the ultra large container vessel (ULCV) commenced a 15-year bareboat charter to
Three newbuildings owned by Norwegian shipping company Torvald Klaveness will get Octopus marine software system, which will help them meet incoming emission regulations, power and automation technology group ABB informed. The three combination carriers are currently under construction at China’s Ji
Norway’s electrical company Norwegian Electric Systems (NEC) has signed a contract with compatriot shipbuilder Havyard Ship Technology for the delivery of hybrid electric systems for three new ferries ordered by transport conglomerate Fjord1. In December 2016, Fjord 1 and Havyard inked a contract fo
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has taken over the management of the Curaçao Droogdok Maatschappij (CDM) as of February 1st, 2017, some five months after Damen Shipyards Group and the government of Curaçao agreed on the transaction. The company said that the yard, located on the route to the Pan
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has delivered MV Desert Harrier, a 60,000 dwt type bulk carrier, to the Marshall Islands-based shipping company Genoa Shipping and Investment Limited. Delivered at MES’ Chiba Works on February 1, 2017, the newbuilding represents the 21st v
Maritime services company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and UK’s Babcock International Group are collaborating to develop a Gas Supply Vessel (GSV) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling operations. The 7,500m³ vessel will be used to fuel ships, including ferries, containers, cruise ships
