China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has entered into a $595m worth shipbuilding contract with Dalian Shipbuilding (DSIC) for the construction of seven 8,800 TEU containerships. After the delivery, scheduled for 2015 and 2016, the vessels will be placed on long term charter contracts with Me
Abis Shipping held a naming ceremony for its 15th vessel, the MS ABIS Dundee, at the port of Harlingen at 16:30 yesterday (July 3). The MS ABIS Dundee was christened by Cynthia Dijkstra-van den Broek, wife of Mr Jan Dijkstra, the director of Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma. It is the third ship from a se
Scandlines and STX Finland Oy yesterday signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for building two new ferries for the route Rostock (Germany) – Gedser (Denmark) for delivery in spring 2015. The project will bring some 1,000 man-years of work for STX Finland and its subcontracting network. The ferries will be
More than a quarter of the global production of natural gas in 2011 – or nearly 331 billion cubic meters – was liquefied and shipped throughout the world in ocean-going tankers. In preparation for transport, the gas is cleaned, liquefied at minus 162 degrees Celsius, and then loaded onto tankers tha
Yesterday, on 2nd July, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) delivered the first Triple-E vessel, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller to Maersk Line. Management from DSME and Maersk sign the official documents for ownership of the vessel. The Danish and the Korean flags are hoisted along with the
Wärtsilä, has been contracted to supply a combined inert gas generator and gas combustion unit for two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers being built at the DSME yard in South Korea. The ships will be owned by Canada based Teekay Corporation, one of the world’s largest marine energy transporta
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) completed and delivered a 56,000 dwt type bulk carrier M.V.”DEVON BAY” at its Tamano Works on 1st July, 2013 to “K” LINE BULK SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED, United Kingdom. This vessel is a handy-max type bulk carrier of 56,000 dwt with a large cargo hold ca
International classification society RINA has committed major resources to support IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) during its year of chairmanship. Roberto Cazzulo, Chairman of RINA Services SpA, was elected as Chairman of IACS Council at the end of June. He will lead an
Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard celebrated the launch of the frigate “Carlo Margottini”, the third of a series of Fremm vessels – Multi Mission European Frigates, ordered from Fincantieri by the Italian Navy within the framework of an Italo-French program of cooperation. Godmother to the ship was Ms.
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced yesterday that it has reached agreements with two yards in Korea to construct a minimum of 5 and up to 10 newbuilding vessels designed for the carriage of liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”). Also, the Company announced that it has taken delivery of its ninth Newbuilding M
A new software solution has been developed by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to streamline compliance with the newly adopted European Union regulation on ship recycling. The IHM Green Server (IGS) is a web-based application which aids in the preparation and the maintenance of a vessel’s Inventory of Hazard
Wärtsilä, has been announced as the winner of the internationally recognised Red Dot award for product design. The award is for Wärtsilä’s new propulsion control panel design that received the highest “best of the best” prize in its category. A total of 4662 design nominations from 1865 manufacturer
Bergen Group is now in the final phase of clarifying a possible external ownership in the group’s shipbuilding division. The final discussions with an international industrial group are considered constructive, and are expected to finalize during this summer. The two parties are working on a basis o
Galati June 28th, 2013. Damen Shipyards Galati has delivered the ‘World Diamond’, the first of six Platform Supply Vessels for Norwegian offshore owner World Wide Supply, built to an entirely new Damen design. The World Diamond was christened by godmother Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Margarita
