The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore has cleared the proposed merger between Korean shipbuilding majors Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KSOE), formerly known as Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The competition authority said the
Tokyo-based shipping consortium e5 Lab Inc. has started developing the Roboship, the standard models of electrically powered vessels to realize zero emissions, as well as an integrated system called the Roboship Box which brings together telecommunications, the Internet of Things (IoT), and software
Diverse Marine has laid the keel for High Speed Transfers’ new hybrid Chartwell 24 crew transfer vessel (CTV) HST Ella. Hull fabrication for HST Ella is currently underway at the Isle of Wight yard in the UK, HST said. In July, HST revealed it had awarded Chartwell Marine with a contract to design a
The global containership orderbook, seen as a percentage of the world fleet, has dropped to a historic low in July 2020, standing at only 9.4% or 2.21 million TEU, data from Alphaliner shows. This was the first time in more than 20 years, the global newbuilding pipeline fell below the 10% threshold.
French shipping group CMA CGM is to take delivery of its first ultra large LNG-powered containership following completion of the vessels’ gas trials. The CMA CGM Jacques Saade returned to the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard, a part of China’s Hudong-Zhongua, on Monday, its AIS data shows. To re
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), a unit of HHI, wrapped up the sea trials of the 14,800 TEU LNG-fueled containership for Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).
South Korean shipping company HMM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea BioEnergy Association, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., and the Korean Register of Shipping to develop marine biofuels. An HMM Spokesperson told Offshore Energy
K Line’s new LNG-fuelled car carrier was launched at Tadotsu Shipyard, part of Imabari Shipbuilding Group, on 31 July 2020.
Oslo-listed shipowner Hunter Tankers AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hunter Group ASA, has taken delivery of Hunter Frigg, the seventh scrubber-fitted ECO design VLCC newbuilding. The vessel was delivered by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea, and marks the end of the co
Bahri, the world’s largest owner and operator of very large crude oil carriers, has signed an agreement with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, a member of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, to build ten 49,999-dwt Medium Range (MR) chemical tankers. Valued at $ 410 million (SAR 1.537 billion), the agreement
The Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy has floated out MSC Seashore, MSC Cruises’ longest ship featuring 339 metres. The shipbuilder said that the vessel has now been moved to a wet dock until her delivery in July 2021 to allow for work on her interior. MSC Seashore is the third of a total of
Misje Eco Bulk AS, part of Norway’s ship owning group Kåre Misje & Co., has ordered up to ten eco bulk carriers from Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC).
China’s Hudong-Zhonghua held on Wednesday a naming ceremony for the third Yamal LNG vessel owned by a joint venture consisting of compatriot Cosco Shipping and Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. The owners will take delivery of the 174,000-cbm LNG Phecda by the end of this month. To remind, Hudong recentl
SunStone’s new expedition cruise vessel, the Ocean Explorer, has been launched at the China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI) shipyard, China, on August 12, 2020. The ship is the fourth unit in the INFINITY class of X-BOW expedition ships, all designed by Ulstein. Ocean Explorer’s sister vessels are
