Shipbuilding
Hamburg Süd Christens San Christobal
Hamburg Süd celebrated on August 28 the christening of its container ship “San Christobal” at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The vessel is the second newbuild in the series of three new “San”-class ships. Each container vessel in the “San”-class has a nominal slot capac
Hyundai Mipo Scores Carrier Trio
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co, a subsidiary of South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, has secured orders for three vessels, two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers and one asphalt carrier. The LPG order, worth USD 104.7 million, comes from the Marshall Islands-based operator Stealth
IHC Stocking Up on Dredgers
Royal IHC (IHC) has started constructing Easydredge 2700, the first vessel in its range of standard trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), in response to the increasing global demand for TSHDs. IHC says that the new vessel will be supplied with a “world-dredging package”, which includes bottom doo
Construction of Caribbean FLNG on Course
Antwerp-based LNG and LPG owner and operator Exmar said that the construction of the world’s first floating liquefaction unit Caribbean FLNG at Wison Heavy Industry’s shipyard in Nantong, China is progressing as planned. Start of operations is scheduled from the second half of 2015. Exmar and Pacifi
Bigger Ships Needed for US Ethane Boom
Lloyd’s Register has issued a report entitled Seaborne Ethane: a Report into the Commercial Need and Technical Requirements for Very Large Ethane Carriers that looks at the commercial landscape, regulatory issues and technical realities of a new trade in ethane emerging as a result of increased US g
Much Bigger Fleet for LNG Shipping Needed in the Long Term
Continuing weak demand and excess tonnage are expected to depress LNG shipping earnings in the near term. But longer term the sector could face vessel shortages as ordering slows and liquefaction projects come on stream, according to the LNG Shipping Market Annual Review and Forecast report publishe
Stena Trusts MacGregor
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a contract from Stena North Sea Ltd to convert the 29,800gt RoPax ferry Dieppe Seaways to optimise it for its new route between Dublin and Holyhead in Ireland. MacGregor’s RoRo conversion team is no stranger to the vessel, which will be renamed Stena Superfa
Interview: Switch to Gas Needs Speeding Up
Maritime transport is moving towards the use of gas as a prime source of energy for propulsion and power generation on board ships. As the ‘dash for gas’ takes hold worldwide, the maritime industry has a golden opportunity to leapfrog the increasingly strict regime governing emissions of harmful atm
CMB Cancels Four Bulker Orders
CMB, Belgian dry bulk shipping company, said on Tuesday that it had decided to cancel the orders for four vessels with South Korean shipbuilder Samjin as the yard was not able to respect the contractually determined delivery dates. The newbuilds relate to hulls 1052, 1053, 1054 and 1055, according t
Keel Laid for Holland America’s Largest Ship
Seattle-based cruise company Holland America Line celebrated the keel laying of its new 2,650-guest Pinnacle Class ship on Aug. 22 at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy. A 680-ton block was lowered by crane into the yard’s building dock, marking the official beginning of construction. The 99,5
Image of the Day: Colossal Vigorous on Blue Marlin’s Back
The heavy lift vessel Blue Marlin passes under the Astoria-Megler Bridge on its transit to deliver Vigorous, the largest floating dry dock in the USA, to Vigor Industrial in Portland, Oregon, August 24, 2014. The Blue Marlin is a 738-foot semi submersible heavy lift vessel from the Netherlands desig
Slow Week for Dry Bulk Newbuilds
A couple of orders to report in dry sector this week with Santoku Senpaku adding further Kamsarmax to their orderbook, this time for two firm 82,000 DWT bulk carriers at Tsuneishi Zosen with delivery in 2017, according to Clarkson’s Hellas S&P Weekly Bulletin. Navibulgar has also contracted four fir
Scorpio Bulkers in Sextet Deal
Monaco-based bulk shipper Scorpio Bulkers has ordered six 82,000dwt Kamsarmaxes from Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Shipyard, the Chinese media report. Under the deal, the vessels will start delivery from the second quarter of 2015. The value of the order has not yet been revealed. Scorpio was unavail
VIDEO: Quantum of the Seas Haven for High-Tech Aficionados
Tech-savvy modern travelers will be wowed by Royal Caribbean International’s newest ship, Quantum of the Seas, which incorporates unprecedented levels of technology to amp up the vacation experience. “Boatloads of bandwidth keep guests connected; easy-to-use systems expand guest choices and simplify