German cruise line AIDA Cruises took delivery of AIDAprima, its first newbuild of a new ship generation, from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Nagasaki on March 14. AIDAprima, the 11th cruise ship in the AIDA fleet, left Nagasaki and is currently on its way to Hamburg, where it will be homeporte
Royal Caribbean’s two brand new cruise ships Harmony of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas are gearing up to take to the world’s oceans. Last week was a very busy period for the two newbuilds as they tested their mettle before final delivery. Ovation of the Seas left Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany on
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Well this is a sight we don’t see every day. In today’s spotted we present you the Shturman (Navigator) Albanov, the first of six Gazprom Neft’s Arch7-class tankers built to ensure year-round oil transportation from Novy port in Russia. The image shows the ship’s rudder before the tanker was launche
Cosco Corporation’s two subsidiaries from China, Cosco (Zhoushan) Shipyard and Cosco (Dalian) Shipyard, have delivered two vessel, an oil tanker and a salvage lifting vessel, to their undisclosed buyers. Cosco (Zhoushan) Shipyard has delivered an 111,000 dwt oil tanker ‘Font Lynx’ to an unnamed Euro
Royal Caribbean’s third Oasis-class cruise ship Harmony of the Seas will be put through its paces in the next three days as it is scheduled to depart STX France’s shipyard later today on its first sea trials. The vessel, currently under construction in Saint-Nazaire, will test its electric power pla
Athens-based dry bulk specialist Paragon Shipping has decided to sell all of its six dry bulk vessels to unnamed third parties as it aims for a full and final settlement of the outstanding amount of the company’s debt. The vessels in question are the M/V Coral Seas, the M/V Golden Seas, the M/V Pros
Hamburg-based shipowner Hammonia Reederei and Intermarine, a charterer from New Orleans, have launched a retrofit project on 3 vessels featuring multiple efficiency technologies. The project is expected to enable 25% fuel savings per each vessel that will be shared among the two partners. Carbon War
The economies of scale that have been a key feature of the liner industry, may be running out, shows Drewry’s study of the operational and financial impacts on lines, terminal operators, ports and other supply chain stakeholders as vessel size increases up to and beyond 18,000 teu. Since 2009, leadi
Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque has been very busy with a major refit and rebranding project on DFDS Seaways’ ferries. Five vessels have been completed until now and two ferries, the Calais Seaways and Malo Seaways remain at the Dunkirk-based repair yard for final works. In just three weeks, three of DFD
The first 3 months of 2016 are shaping up to be the busiest quarter on record for bulk carrier demolition as owners fight to restore balance in supply-demand capacity, data from Clarksons Research shows. In the first 9 weeks of the year, 120 bulk carriers of 10.1m dwt have been reported sold, a pace
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The Walt Disney Company, Disney Cruise Line has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany to build two additional cruise ships. Each new ship will be approximately 135,000 gross tons – slightly larger than the newest Disney Cruise Line ships, the Disney Dream an
Norwegian-based ship classification society DNV GL has developed a new class notation aimed at helping shipowners to prepare newbuildings for the installation of a scrubber. As DNV GL claims, Scrubber Ready standard ensures that the necessary preparations are in place for a smooth and cost-efficient
