Classification society DNV GL has presented South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with an updated Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate for its SkyBench design. The certificate confirms that the SkyBench design, aimed at increasing cargo capacity of large container ships, complies with the
The video above shows the Engie Zeebrugge, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel (LBV) in the world that will operate under the newly launched brand Gas4Sea. Ordered in June 2014, the vessel is currently under construction in South Korea. The LBV will be delivered at the end of this
Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers Management’s six Suezmax tankers, which are currently under construction at a Chinese yard, are to be granted Gas-Prepared notation from the international classification society Bureau Veritas. The classification society said that the company is the first shipo
Bermuda-based tanker owner Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) took delivery of a Suezmax newbuilding tanker the Nordic Star, built at South Korea’s Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. Featuring 158,000 deadweight tons, the vessel, which was named on August 24, will be employed in the ta
Monaco-based tanker owner Scorpio Tankers has entered into a a loan facility with Nordea Bank Finland Plc, New York Branch, in an effort to refinance indebtedness on up to 20 product tankers and provide finance for the company’s general corporate purposes. Signed on August 30, the loan is for up to
The international classification society Bureau Veritas is to class the first containership LNG-fuel conversion to be undertaken on one of 1,036 TEU container vessels operated by Germany-based Wessel Reederei. The project is sponsored by the German Ministry of Transport and partners are Wessels Reed
Classification society DNV GL and Peace Boat, the Japan-based international non-profit NGO, inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at SMM maritime trade fair in Hamburg on September 6, forming a partnership to develop the Ecoship cruise ship. According to DNV GL, the MoU will see the partners wor
Miami-based cruise company Carnival Corporation & plc signed a memorandum of agreement with German and Finnish shipbuilders Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku to deliver three additional cruise ships that will be fully powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). Two of the new LNG-powered ships, which will be
Swiss-based cruise line MSC Cruises has revealed the name of its second Meraviglia-generation mega cruise ship, the MSC Bellissima. The MSC Bellissima is being built at STX France’s shipyard in Saint-Nazaire and will come into service in spring 2019, according to MSC Cruises. The announcement was ma
Finnish ship designer Deltamarin is to provide its compatriot Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) Oy shipyard with design services worth EUR 3 million (USD 3.3 million) for a RoPax vessel to be built for the Danish ferry operator Mols-Linien A/S. The work will be carried out at Deltamarin’s offices in
Belgian LNG and LPG carrier owner and operator Exmar NV and tank storage provider Royal Vopak have launched exploratory discussions on the possibility of an acquisition of Exmar’s share in its floating LNG storage and regasification business by Vopak. The parties have not disclosed any further detai
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Swedish ferry operator Stena Line has selected Hamburg-based marine engine builder Caterpillar Marine to supply engines for its four 3100 LM RoPax ferries. Each ferry will be equipped with two MaK™ 12 M 43 C propulsion engines. In addition to the engines and required gear boxes, Caterpillar will sup
Russian Zvezda shipyard will start with the production of vessels this year, with the pilot order scheduled to be completed in 2019. On September 1, the new shipyard inked a contract with oil major Rosneft to construct five 114,000 dwt Aframax tankers. Furthermore, Rosneft and Far Eastern Shipbuildi
