Shipbuilding
Scandlines: Traffic Growth Good News for Incoming Fleet Additions
German-Danish ferry operator Scandlines had a busy summer with lots of traffic on both routes between Puttgarden-Rødby and Rostock-Gedser. The latter route has so far experienced a growth close to 10 percent in cars and 5 percent in cargo volume compared to last year, according to Scandlines data. T
Scandlines: Traffic Growth Good News for Incoming Fleet Additions
German-Danish ferry operator Scandlines had a busy summer with lots of traffic on both routes between Puttgarden-Rødby and Rostock-Gedser. The latter route has so far experienced a growth close to 10 percent in cars and 5 percent in cargo volume compared to last year, according to Scandlines data. T
CLIA: NABU Cruise Ranking Not Scientifically Accurate
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) believes that NABU’s Cruise Ranking 2015, published last week by Germany’s Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) has not been substantiated by scientific facts. Namely, according to NABU’s Cruise Ship Ranking 2015, presented on Thursday in Ha
CLIA: NABU Cruise Ranking Not Scientifically Accurate
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) believes that NABU’s Cruise Ranking 2015, published last week by Germany’s Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) has not been substantiated by scientific facts. Namely, according to NABU’s Cruise Ship Ranking 2015, presented on Thursday in Ha
Spotted: 15 Years of Hell and High Water for Ocean Yield Newbuilding
Oslo-listed tanker owner and operator Ocean Yield ASA took delivery of the 37,000 dwt IMO II chemical tanker Navig8 Azotic from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on Monday, September 7. After being delivered from the shipyard, the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker commenced a 15-year ‘hell
Spotted: 15 Years of Hell and High Water for Ocean Yield Newbuilding
Oslo-listed tanker owner and operator Ocean Yield ASA took delivery of the 37,000 dwt IMO II chemical tanker Navig8 Azotic from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on Monday, September 7. After being delivered from the shipyard, the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker commenced a 15-year ‘hell
Avance Gas Sending Another Newbuilding to Drydock
Norwegian owner and operator of Very Large Gac Carriers (VLGC) Avance Gas has revealed plans to drydock another newbuilding, namely the Hull 1077 named Chinook. The vessel is due for delivery from Jiangnan Shipyard on 21st of September, 2015 and will be drydocked in Singapore upon delivery as a prec
Avance Gas Sending Another Newbuilding to Drydock
Norwegian owner and operator of Very Large Gac Carriers (VLGC) Avance Gas has revealed plans to drydock another newbuilding, namely the Hull 1077 named Chinook. The vessel is due for delivery from Jiangnan Shipyard on 21st of September, 2015 and will be drydocked in Singapore upon delivery as a prec
CLdN Kicks Off Major Fleet Expansion
European short sea RoRo specialist CLdN RoRo SA has launched an ambitious expansion program which is expected to include orders for up to 12 new vessels. CLdN has placed firm orders for two 8,000 lane meter RoRo vessels, with a length of 235m, double the capacity of the majority of today’s larger sh
CLdN Kicks Off Major Fleet Expansion
European short sea RoRo specialist CLdN RoRo SA has launched an ambitious expansion program which is expected to include orders for up to 12 new vessels. CLdN has placed firm orders for two 8,000 lane meter RoRo vessels, with a length of 235m, double the capacity of the majority of today’s larger sh
Readers’ Picks of the Week (Aug 31-Sept 5)
Meratus Line Vessel Sinks, Two Crew Missing An Indonesian-flagged containership loaded with containers sank on Wednesday morning, September 2, in the Java Sea, while en route some 100 nautical miles northe… Read More MOL Testing New Windshield on Its Boxship Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. L
Readers’ Picks of the Week (Aug 31-Sept 5)
Meratus Line Vessel Sinks, Two Crew Missing An Indonesian-flagged containership loaded with containers sank on Wednesday morning, September 2, in the Java Sea, while en route some 100 nautical miles northe… Read More MOL Testing New Windshield on Its Boxship Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. L
AET Names 2nd SHI-Built DP2 Shuttle Tanker
Petroleum tanker owner and operator AET has named its newest vessel, a 120,000 DWT DP2 shuttle tanker, Eagle Bergen, at a ceremony held in Stavanger, Norway. Eagle Bergen is the second of two vessels built by Samsung Heavy Industries to the standards required to operate on the Norwegian continental
AET Names 2nd SHI-Built DP2 Shuttle Tanker
Petroleum tanker owner and operator AET has named its newest vessel, a 120,000 DWT DP2 shuttle tanker, Eagle Bergen, at a ceremony held in Stavanger, Norway. Eagle Bergen is the second of two vessels built by Samsung Heavy Industries to the standards required to operate on the Norwegian continental