Baltiysky Zavod has won an open tender for the construction of the next two LK-60 nuclear icebreakers of Project 22220 for the Russian State Corporation Rosatom. The contract for the first LK-60 icebreaker, worth approx $ 1.2 billion was signed back in August 2013. These new icebreakers, whose detai
Hoegh LNG has taken delivery of the “Independence”, the second of four new Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) that the company has ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd (HHI). The “Independence” is under a long term charter to Klaipedos Nafta in Lithuania, which will commence no l
ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has secured a new order to supply electric power plant and Azipod propulsion units for one icebreaker built for Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. Due for delivery in 2016 and set for operation in the Baltic Sea, the
As a result of strong customer demand, Viking Ocean Cruises will launch two additional ocean ships, bringing the total number of ships in its new fleet to three.Viking Sea and Viking Sky will both debut in 2016 and will be sister ships to the 930-passenger Viking Star, which is currently under const
Italian shipbuilder Visentini is making the last adjustments to the newbuild MV Wedellsborg, that will enter Nordana RORO service in June, marking the beginning of the company’s fleet renewal programme. Following the sailing of Wedellsborg, Nordana will introduce the MV Williamsborg (previously Beac
UPDATE: MOL Motivator Collision Leaves an Oil Slick, 11 Crew Feared Dead An oil slick was spotted at the scene of a sunken cargo ship Zhong Xing 2, which went down yesterday morning after being hit by the MOL-operated containership MOL MOTIVATOR, southeast of Hong Kong, according to the Hong Kong Go
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has agreed with STX France to move forward on the order of a fourth Oasis-class ship slated for delivery in 2018. Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard D. Fain and President and Chief Operating Officer Adam Goldstein, along with STX France
Containerships Ltd Oy, GNS Shipping/Nordic Hamburg, and ARKON Shipping have ordered two state-of-the-art, dual-fuel engine-technology container ships. The new ships will feature innovative design elements for the European short-sea trade. Containerships will be chartering the ships over the long ter
LaNaval Shipyard in Spain signed a contract to design and build a new ferry for the Dutch company Royal N.V. Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO), located in the island of Texel, at the north of the Netherlands. The ferry, which will be named “Texelstroom” is a new generation vessel for the tra
The Dutch shipbuilding cluster and maritime suppliers achieved good results in 2013. The total annual turnover increased from € 6.1 billion in 2012 to € 6.4 billion in 2013. Moreover, the substantially larger order portfolios compared to the previous year indicate further growth in 2014. Netherlands
Birkenhead shipyard and engineering services company Cammell Laird says it has developed one of the most advanced ‘bespoke environmental’ packages for ferries in the shipyard industry, following its strongest year of trading in the sector. Cammell Laird says it has docked 24 ferries between 2013 and
Ocean Yield took delivery of the newbuilding PCTC vessel “Höegh Jacksonville” from Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries, Romania at the end of April. The vessel, which has a capacity of 6, 500 cars, was delivered on time and on budget and has from delivery entered into its 12-year bareboat charter to Hö
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that the Nave Jupiter, a newbuilding MR2 product tanker of 49,999 dwt, was delivered yesterday from a South Korean shipyard. The company said that Nave Jupiter has been chartered-out for two years to a high q
Cruide oil tanker company DHT Holdings, Inc. announced that it has acquired a very large crude carrier (VLCC) built in 2004 at Daewoo for USD 49.0 million. The vessel will be delivered during the second quarter of 2014 and will be named DHT Condor. The company said that it will finance the acquisiti
