The Netherlands and Indonesia have signed a maritime collaboration agreement in an effort to strengthen ties in the field of port development, shipbuilding, and fishery logistics. The agreement between the two countries was signed by the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, Melanie
Shipping company Navig8 Product Tankers Inc. has entered into a USD 130.3 million senior secured credit facility agreement for post-delivery financing for four 74,000 DWT LR1 product tankers. The loan, entered into with Citibank N.A., London Branch and Caixabank, S.A., is for vessels which were eith
Finland-based Meyer Turku shipyard started today the assembly of TUI Cruises ship Mein Schiff 6 with the laying of the first grandblock in the big building dock. “After many months of planning and pre-production we are starting a very exciting period in the building of Mein Schiff 6: It will now onl
Swedish shipowner EKTANK AB has signed a construction contract with Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Chengxi Shipyard for four chemical tankers. The 18,600 tanker feature 154 meters in length and 23.7 meters in width, and are scheduled to start delivery in 2018, local media reports. The order is said to be
A new hybrid ferry owned by the German-Danish ferry operator Scandlines left the Danish shipyard Fayard on 20 April to start its sea trials. The new ferry is to be named M/V Berlin at a ceremony scheduled for 3 May 2016. Once delivered, the ferry is scheduled to be deployed on the Rostock, Germany a
Norway’s shipbuilder Kleven Maritime has entered into an agreement with a compatriot cruise company Hurtigruten Cruises to build up to four new explorer vessels. Under the contract, the shipbuilder is scheduled to deliver two new vessels, designed for Arctic and Antarctic voyages, in the summer of 2
China’s Biggest LNG Carrier Hits the Water China’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, which features a length of 290 meters, was launched at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai, on April 15… Read More Update: The New Carrier Alliance Is Here Container shipping majors CMA CGM, COSCO
Geneva-based cruise line MSC Cruises and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri hosted on Thursday a coin ceremony at Monfalcone, Italy’s shipyard of the first of two MSC Cruises next generation Seaside class of smart ships, the MSC Seaside. The MSC Seaside is set to come into service in December 2017 and
Greece’s Aegean Shipping Management has placed an order for four Aframax tankers at Chinese shipbuilder COSCO (Zhoushan), according to Asiasis. The 113,000 dwt oil tankers are said to be slated for delivery in 2018. Details on the price of the ships were not disclosed, however the deal reportedly in
Lindanger, the first of two clean-burning, fuel-efficient vessels, equipped with the MAN B&W ME-LGI 2-stroke dual-fuel engines that can run on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil, or gas oil was named and launched yesterday at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea. Owned by Norwegian firm We
Norwegian company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added another Post-Panamax vessel – the Theben. This RoRo (HERO) class vessel joins its two sisters Thalatta and Thermopylae. However, this is not the last one, says WWF. More RoRos are to follow soon. WWL plans to launch eight RoRo vessels,
Miami-based cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has struck a financing deal worth USD 498 million for the construction of a newly-ordered 754-passenger cruise vessel to be built by the Italian shipyard Fincantieri S.p.A. The financing has been secured with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Invest
Oslo-listed BW LPG Limited has signed a debt facility agreement worth USD 221 million for the financing of four of its Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) newbuildings. The financing has been raised from ING Bank, KFW IPEX-Bank GmbH, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC) and Standard Chartere
AIDAperla is the name of the second cruise ship being built for German-based cruise line AIDA Cruises in Japan. The video shows the ship under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki, with majority of the ship’s hull already recognizable. The newbuild will feature a length o
