Jan De Nul has started the construction of its next-generation jack-up installation vessel Voltaire with a steel cutting ceremony at the Cosco Shipping Shipyard (Nantong) in China. The Voltaire is specifically designed to transport, lift and install offshore wind turbines, transition pieces, and fou
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and LTW (LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven) have signed a build and charter deal for the Wilhelmshaven FSRU.
AET, a petroleum logistics unit of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad, took delivery of Eagle Petrolina, the first of four Suezmax Dynamic Positioning (DP2) Shuttle Tankers purpose-built for long-term charter to Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras. Eagle Petrolina was built at Samsung He
Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corporation held a naming ceremony for two 2,800 TEU container vessels owned by compatriot Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. The two ships have been named YM Celebrity and YM Continent at CSBC’s Kaohsiung shipyard on May 20th. The two ships are part of a series of ten 2,800
Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit has launched the technologically-advanced polar vessel, Ultramarine, being built for Quark Expeditions. “That very moment when ‘ship first meets water’ is a major milestone for any vessel. The sound of Ultramarine’s hull entering the water from slipway No. 2 into Supa
Dutch shipbuilder De Hoop has come up with some innovative ways to overcome challenges to the construction of its ships during the coronavirus pandemic by resorting to technology. Namely, the shipyard was faced with numerous challenges due to the country-wide lockdown including workforce shortages a
South Korean shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has delivered HMM Copenhagen, its second 24,000 TEU containership from a batch of twelve units, to the compatriot shipping company HMM. The newbuilding joins its sister ship HMM Algeciras in taking the title of the world
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said Thursday it has won a contract to build a floating storage and regasification unit. DSME said in a regulatory filing it will build the LNG FSRU for a company based in Central America for 411 billion won ($340 million). The shipbuilde
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group has received an order for the construction of two 300,000-ton very large crude carriers (VLCCs).
Earlier this month, LNG fuel tanks have been installed on a car carrier which is under construction at Tadotsu Shipyard, part of Imabari Shipbuilding Group.
Due to the economic impact from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) expects the demand for the construction of new ships to be low for a longer period of time. The shipbuilding sector has been experiencing weak demand since 2016, with an over
Qatar’s Nakilat, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas shipper, has taken delivery of a newbuild LNG carrier, Global Energy.
Qingdao Shipyard has launched the construction of China’s 1st autonomous containership, named Zhi Fei. The construction was launched with a steel cutting ceremony held on May 15, according to the reports from Chinese media. The 300 TEU feeder will be equipped with intelligent navigation and advanced
Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander has started building a new aft for passenger ferry that will be converted to run on LNG for German ferry operator AG Ems. The two companies signed a deal to convert the 1986-built Münsterland passenger ferry in July last year. Besides building a brand new aft, th
