Dry bulk shipping company d’Amico Dry, a subsidiary of Italian d’Amico Group, has decided to cancel two more vessels which were on order with China’s Yangfan shipyard. “During 2015 the fifth and sixth newbuilding of a series of six vessels ordered at the shipyard were already switched in new orders
The Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group and its compatriot GustoMSC are joining forces in order to produce a range of self-propelled and non-self-propelled jack-up platforms for the offshore industries – the DG JACK range, the companies said at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in
Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia started constructing the first of four Suezmax tankers for compatriot ship manager the Ibaizábal Group. The 156,000 ton ships will be built at Navantia’s yards in the Bay of Cadiz, while some parts are scheduled for construction at the company’s Ria de Ferrol
Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit launched Symphony Sun, the fourth of six multipurpose vessels being built for its compatriot shipping company Symphony Shipping BV, on April 29, in Leer, Germany. Symphony Sun features an Ecobox design and a large loading floor for project cargoes, including complete mov
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has teamed up with the UK-based expedition consultancy Expedition Voyage Consultants (EVC) to develop a specialist small cruise ship with a capacity to carry around 100 passengers whose design will be unveiled in the fall this year. The move comes as a respons
Shell Scraps USD 4.6 Bn FLNG Order at Samsung Heavy South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has received a contract termination for three floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) units from oil and gas giant … Read More Drewry: Orphaned Carriers Will Have to Find New Partners The formation o
The first of two service operation vessels being built for the offshore wind industry was launched yesterday at Norway-based Ulstein Verft shipyard. The vessel features a newly developed X-STERN hull line design. Built for German-based ship manager Bernhard Schulte Offshore, the ship will be working
Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of its newest and largest ship, the 133,500-ton Carnival Vista at a handover ceremony held at the Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard in Italy on April 28. Capable of carrying 6,400 people, including the staff, the new cruise ship will reposition to Tries
South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has received a contract termination for three floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) units from oil and gas giant Shell, the shipbuilder said in a stock exchange filing. The deal for the three vessels, worth a total of KRW 5.3 trillion (USD 4.6 billi
The new offshore installation vessel of the Jan De Nul Group was christened today by Her Majesty the Queen of Belgium in the Port of Ostend, which is the base camp for Jan de Nul Group’s project team for the Bligh Bank Phase 2 project, better known as the Nobelwind project. The vessel was given [&he
Out of 239 end-of-life ships sold for breaking in the first quarter of 2016 a total of 79 per cent of ships ended up on South Asian beaches, according to the data collected and analysed by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform. The figure makes this quarter one of the worst ones in the last years for non-be
Genting Hong Kong has concluded the EUR 230.6 million (around USD 260 million) acquisition of Nordic Yards’ three shipyards in Wismar, Warnemunde and Stralsund, Germany, the company said. The takeover is aimed at enabling the company to build a cruise fleet for its three brands – Crystal Cruises, Dr
Vessels built in China have a higher claims frequency than those of other major shipbuilding nations, according to an analysis of tanker, bulk and container vessels built in Asia in the period 2007-2015 conducted by the Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor). In 2015, shipyards in South Korea
After four years of delay, a new hybrid ferry owned by the German-Danish ferry operator Scandlines reached its berth in Rostock yesterday. The M/V Berlin is to be deployed on the route Rostock-Gedser. Scandlines ordered the two vessels in March 2010 from P+S Werften in Stralsund, Germany and in 2012
