Japanese shipbuilding company Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has delivered a 60,432 dwt bulk carrier MV SBI Poseidon to SBI Poseidon Shipping Company, Marshall Islands. The SBI Poseidon represents the 14th ship in MES’ neo60BC series and the third eco-ship in the shipbuilder’s neo series. T
Norwegian shipping company Torvald Klaveness has revealed that three 80,500 dwt CABU combination carriers being built for the company by China-based Zheiang Ouhua Shipbuilding will be delivered soon, starting from this September. The naming ceremonies for the first two vessels, MV Balboa and MV Baff
Singapore-based shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping has placed an order for two 115,000 dwt ECO Aframax tankers with the Philippines’ shipbuilder Hanjin Subic, according to data provided by VesselsValue. The contract, which will see the company pay USD 43 million for each ship, includes an opt
US-based crude oil shipping company Gener8 Maritime has taken delivery of two ECO Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), the Gener8 Perseus and the Gener8 Oceanus, from South Korean shipbuilders. The Gener8 Perseus was delivered to the company from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) on September 9, 2016, an
China’s shipowner Jiangsu Ocean Shipping has ordered three 1,900 TEU containerships from its compatriot shipbuilder Jiangsu New Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. Under the contract, signed earlier in September, the vessels are expected to join their owner starting from December 2017 to February 2018. The sh
Damen Shipyards Group and the government of Curaçao signed a concession agreement for the future operation of the current Curaçao Drydock Company on September 9. Under the agreement, Damen will establish a new company on Curaçao under the name Damen Shiprepair Curaçao and bring in extra capacity in
South Korea’s shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) revealed in a stock exchange filing that two companies pushed the delivery dates of a total of four liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers. Namely, the company said that an undisclosed Liberian customer decided to delay the delivery of two LPG ca
Patagonian cruise line Australis has revealed the name of its new expedition cruise ship, Ventus Australis, currently under construction at Asenav shipyard in southern Chile. The 210-passenger Ventus Australis will be launched in late 2017, the company said. Made for cruising on the southern tip of
China COSCO Holdings Company has disposed of five containerships, one in July 2016 and four in August 2016, according to the company’s statement. The vessels in question are Na Xi He, Bu Yi He, Yu Gu He, Ha Ni He and Jing Po He, all of which were built in 1997. The boxships, featuring an aggregate c
Greek owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels Euroseas Ltd. has cancelled another Ultramax dry bulker, Hull Number DY 161, under construction at Sinopacific Shipbuilding’s Dayang yard in China. The 63,500 dwt ship, which was previously scheduled for delivery at the end of August
Classification society DNV GL has presented South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with an updated Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate for its SkyBench design. The certificate confirms that the SkyBench design, aimed at increasing cargo capacity of large container ships, complies with the
The video above shows the Engie Zeebrugge, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel (LBV) in the world that will operate under the newly launched brand Gas4Sea. Ordered in June 2014, the vessel is currently under construction in South Korea. The LBV will be delivered at the end of this
Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers Management’s six Suezmax tankers, which are currently under construction at a Chinese yard, are to be granted Gas-Prepared notation from the international classification society Bureau Veritas. The classification society said that the company is the first shipo
Bermuda-based tanker owner Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) took delivery of a Suezmax newbuilding tanker the Nordic Star, built at South Korea’s Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. Featuring 158,000 deadweight tons, the vessel, which was named on August 24, will be employed in the ta
