Shipbuilding
Fincantieri Delivers Fourth Cruise Ship to Ponant
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered Le Lyrial, a super luxury cruise ship, to the French cruise line Ponant (Bridgepoint Group). The ship was launched on Saturday, April 11th at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard. The new ship, which will fly the French flag, is the fourth sister ship following
Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of Anthem of the Seas
Miami-based cruise line Royal Caribbean International has officially taken delivery of its 23rd ship, Anthem of the Seas. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Chairman and CEO Richard D. Fain officially received the new ship from Meyer Werft Yard’s Managing Partner Bernard Meyer in a signing ceremony held
Norwegian Shipowners Less Optimistic
Norwegian shipowners have reported a downward shift in shipowner expectations for growth in turnover in 2015. As shown in 2015 Maritime Outlook report by the Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA), only a 2.3 pct profit increase is expected by Norwegian shipowners in 2015 from NOK 262 billion to NOK
Over Half of Vessels Scrapped at Substandard South Asian Yards
Out of 262 vessels sold for breaking during the first quarter of 2015, more than half (151 ships) ended up on the beaches of South Asia as owners continue to scrap their vessels at substandard yards, the latest quarterly report of the NGO Shipbreaking Platform shows. All together, India, Bangladesh
BW LPG Orders Four Gas Carriers from DSME
BW LPG Limited has entered into ship building contracts for four Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) newbuildings with Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). The delivered cost of these vessels, including interest and other costs, is likely to be approximately USD 290 millio
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Gets Second Post-Panamax Car Carrier
Norway’s Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) has taken delivery of the second of four Post-Panamax car carriers expected to join the group’s fleet in 2015 – the Thalatta. Built at the Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in Mokpo, South Korea, the Thalatta is 36.5 m wide, 199.99 m long and has five liftable deck
Demand for Tanker Newbuilds Subdued
Newbuilding contracting of tankers has slowed in the first quarter of the year to the lowest levels recorded since 2012, according to McQuilling Services quarterly review of tanker orderbook. The marine transportation consultancy said that through March 52 orders have been placed, the bulk of which
SCF Names Fourth Atlanticmax LNG Carrier
Russia’s maritime shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF) held a naming ceremony for its fourth Atlanticmax LNG Carrier SCF Mitre at South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding shipyard. The 172,000 cbm SCF Mitre will start the previously agreed long-term charter with Royal Dutch Shell by the end of April,
Concordia Takes First IMOIIMAX Tanker
Sweden’s Concordia Maritime has taken delivery of its first chemical and product tanker based on the IMOIIMAX concept – the Stena Image – from the Chinese shipyard GSI (Guangzhou Shipbuilding International) in Guangzhou. The vessel, a 50,000 dwt MR tanker, is equipped with 18 tanks of the same size,
Ardmore Adds Three More
The Marshall Islands-incorporated tanker operator Ardmore Shipping Corporation has taken delivery of three more newbuildings after January 6 and the delivery of the Ardmore Cherokee. In February 2015, Ardmore took delivery of the Ardmore Dauntless and the Ardmore Defender, from the Hyundai Mipo Dock
Rolls-Royce Thrusters to Propel Five Norwegian Ferries
Rolls-Royce has signed a GBP 5.5 million contract with Bastø-Fosen and Fjord 1 in Norway for azimuth propulsion systems for five new double ended ferries. All five ferries are designed by Multi Maritime and will be constructed in Turkey at the yards Sefine, Cemre and ADA. The ferries are scheduled t
Alfa Laval to Use DSME’s Patents on Fuel Gas Supply Systems
Alfa Laval has entered into a patent licence agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the use of DSME’s patents on high pressure fuel gas supply systems. The agreement signed in March 2015 enables Alfa Laval to further develop the Alfa Laval Fuel Conditioning Modules for us
Samsung Heavy Cuts Steel for First SCF Arctic Shuttle Tanker
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has cut steel for the first of six 42,000 dwt Arctic shuttle oil tankers for Russian maritime shipping company Sovcomflot. The 232-meter-long tankers are designed to complete a set of tasks of hydrocarbons transportation from Novoportovskoye field. It is planne
d’Amico Fixes Newbuild Trio
Italian-listed ship operator d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (DIS) has through its Ireland-based subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited inked charter agreements for three of its medium range newbuilding vessels with an undisclosed oil major. The three vessels, Hull S410, Hull S411, Hull S424, expect