The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald, which was involved in the deadly collision with the ACX Crystal tanker on June 17, developed two cracks in its hull caused by a heavy lift vessel’s steel support structure during on load at anchorage. The ship was being loaded for transport to H
STX Offshore and Shipbuilding’s main creditor, Korea Development Bank (KDB), has issued refund guarantees for eight newbuilding orders the troubled shipbuilder secured earlier this year. The said guarantees relate to two 50,000 dwt product tankers ordered by a Greek owner Oceangold Tankers, two 11,2
Sovcomflot’s new multifunctional icebreaking standby vessel Fedor Ushakov completed its first eastward passage along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) on November 24. Built to service the Sakhalin-2 project, the 3,824 dwt vessel is bound for its permanent operational base on the Sakhalin Island (the Sea
The shipping industry needs to design ships differently and be more technologically innovative to reach world climate goals and counter cybersecurity risks, it was agreed at the annual Tripartite Shipbuilding Forum. At the meeting in Nantong, China, held on November 1-3 and hosted by China Classific
Russia’s SCF Group has exercised an option for two 114,000 dwt dual fuel tankers at South Korean shipbulder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, according to Asiasis. The Aframax duo features an ice-class IA and is slated for delivery in 2019, based on the report. SCF was not available for comment on the
Greece-based ship owner TOP Ships has purchased all of the outstanding shares in a Marshall Islands company that owns a newbuilding contract for M/T Eco California. The high specification 50,000 dwt medium range product/chemical tanker is under construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea from an
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German shipping company Oldendorff Carriers has been tied to an order for three 62,000 dwt bulk carriers at Japanese shipbuilder Oshima Shipbuilding. The Ultramax newbuildings are scheduled for delivery in 2020, based on the data from VesselsValue. The en bloc order report, dated on November 15, did
Athens-based ship manager Thenamaris has placed an order for two 111,900 dwt Aframax tankers with Japanese shipbuilder Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Based on the company’s data, the two newbuildings are slated for delivery in 2020 and will be flagged in the Marshall Islands. The price of the duo was un
Finland-based ro-ro and passenger services operator Finnlines has taken delivery of its first lengthened Breeze vessel from Remontowa S.A. shipyard in Gdansk. MS Finntide, delivered in 2012 from the Chinese Jinling shipyard, arrived in Gdansk on September 25, 2017. As planned, the vessel was cut in
The global containership orderbook stood at 368 vessels of a combined 2.8 million TEU as of the start of November, representing a 58% drop in TEU terms since its peak in July 2008, Clarksons Research informed. The size of the orderbook declined continuously month-on-month this year until October, wh
Hong Kong-based container shipping company OOCL has introduced another ambassador of world trade, the OOCL Scandinavia. The vessel is the fifth one in the company’s series of six G Class containerships on order at South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industry (SHI) shipyard. With a capacity to carry 21,413 T
Celebrity Cruises, a part of the Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises, has unveiled its latest expedition cruise vessel, designed for the Galapagos Islands. The 100-guest Celebrity Flora, which will be built at the Lobith yard under yard number 488, will offer seamless sea-to-shore transportation, an
American Petroleum Tankers (APT), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, has taken delivery of the fourth and final 50,000 dwt product tanker constructed by US-based shipbuilder Philly Shipyard. The tanker, named the American Pride, was delivered ten days ahead of the contract delivery date, according to th
