PIRIOU has won a firm order for two, plus an option for a third, new generation freezer tuna purse seiner ships that will be built for for SAPMER Holding. The two 80m tuna ships will be delivered at the end of 2014 and the start of 2015 respectively and will be operated in the Indian […]
Wärtsilä has launched its new 2-speed marine gearbox offering notable economic and environmental benefits. The product will serve vessels having multiple operational modes or reduced transit speed, including among others RoPax ferries, offshore support vessels, tug boats, and fishing vessels. Compar
Norwegian shipping company, Nyholmen AS, has chosen MAN main and auxiliary four-stroke engines to power the ‘Kvannøy’, an advanced, 77.25-m purse seiner/trawler. The vessel will be constructed at the Karstensens shipyard in Skagen, Denmark and is due for delivery in June 2015. The order represents a
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas is classing the world’s largest bilobe gas tanks. They are nearing completion at China’s Sinopacific yard and will be installed in a series of four 27,500 cu m semi-refrigerated LNG/Ethylene carriers building for Denmark’s Evergas. Each of
Scorpio Tankers Inc. yesterday announced that it has entered into agreements for the construction of seven Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) and entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to issue shares in exchange for the transfer of ownership to the Company of four MR product tank
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. announced today that it has entered into agreements for the purchase of six Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels and two Ultramax dry bulk vessels, as listed below: Yard DWT Delivery Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd 82,000 Q2-14 Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd 82,000 Q3
After delivering the first four 53m Fast Passenger & Supply Vessels (FPSVs), PIRIOU has just won an order for 2 new units which will also be built in Vietnam. SUISSE OUTREMER AG group has just confirmed an order for two 53m units, the “KathrinT” and the “Karol W”, for delivery in May and September 2
Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of drybulk carriers and container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that it has signed a contract for the construction of two Ultramax fuel efficient drybulk carriers. The vessels will have a c
Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) and Lloyds Register China have agreed to the joint development of an LNG-fuelled 28,000 deadweight (dwt) type motor general cargo ship design, built to Lloyds Registers requirements, that will meet current and future environmental targets. This ne
Castrol Marine announced yesterday it will launch Castrol Cyltech CL 100 ACC in May 2014. The Next Generation cylinder oil represents Castrol’s considered technical response to the corrosion issues that can arise in modern two stroke marine engines, especially when ships are slow steaming. Castrol C
Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc announced that it has signed shipbuilding contracts for the construction of additional six 37,000 dwt IMO2 eco-design chemical tankers to be built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). The six new ECO 37,000 dwt IMO 2 chemical tankers have been ordered by use of existing newbui
DNV GL has become the world’s leading ship and offshore classification society, with a 24 per cent market share of the world’s classed ships and mobile offshore units measured in gross tonnage. The group combines two major innovation clusters and will continue to invest five per cent of its annual r
Awilco LNG ASA announced that the “WilPride”, the Company’s second 156,000 cbm Tri Fuel Diesel Electric powered newbuilding, was delivered from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., (DSME) of South Korea on 28 November. The vessel was delivered on budget and on time. The vessel was sub
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the extended engineering scope for the initial, basic, and production designs for a series of two Container RoRo vessels to be built for US based owner, Crowley Maritime Corporation. The vessels will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), and are
