Shipbuilding giant Damen Shipyards Group is preparing to launch a project titled The European Innovation Project LeanShips – Low Energy And Near To Zero Emissions Ships at the company’s headquarters in Gorinchem, the Netherlands on June 16 and 17. The aim of the project is to demonstrate the effecti
Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik Group launched an asphalt carrier built for a Swedish company Wisby Tankers at its shipyard 3. MAJ on June 9. The vessel’s godmother Helena Salomon, Manager of Production Technologies at 3. MAJ, released the carrier named ”Palanca Rio” into the sea with the traditional c
The International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), which met at the IMO’s London headquarters for its 95th session from 3 to 12 June 2015, adopted a new Code for Gas-Fuelled Ships. The Committee adopted amendments to SOLAS Chapter II-1 Part G and the Code of Safety for Ships
Designs for vessels in excess of 20,000 TEU had become quite advanced, according to Andrew Penfold, project director at Ocean Shipping Consultants. “We have been working closely with ship classification society Lloyd’s Register and can confirm that there is no technical reason why ships cannot go ab
The total capacity of containerships ordered so far this year has reached 1.04 million teu, or 60% more in capacity terms than what was ordered during the same period of 2014, shipping analyst Alphaliner said. The new wave of orders is focused mainly on ships of above 18,000 teu, with orders for 39
French liner giant CMA CGM is reported to have ordered six 14,000 TEU boxships at Korean shipbuilding conglomerate Hyundai Heavy Industries. Under the deal, the ships would be built at HHI’s Ulsan yard. The expected delivery of the ships is slated for early 2017. The deal was confirmed to Lloyd’s Li
Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Sainty Marine Corp has been faced with another contract cancellation. The troubled shipbuilder announced in a filing to Shenzen Stock Exchange that an undisclosed client has canceled a lake fighter under construction at Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries. The cancellation is
The Finnish electric drive train specialist VISEDO has been selected as the sole electric-system supplier for the world’s largest fully electric ferryboat to be built by the Danish shipbuilder Søby Shipyard Ltd. The ferry will be introduced in June, 2017 to transportation of vehicles and passengers
Chinese shipbuilder Hongqiang Heavy Industry has confirmed an order to build six 3,500 dwt bulk carriers to service East Asian markets. The shipbuilder said that the contract to build the six bulkers came into force after the company received a down payment from an unnamed client on May 28. Hongqian
Italian ship owner d’Amico has through its Ireland-based subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited placed an order for construction of two new Long Range (LR1 – 75,000 DWT) product tankers with Korean Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. The ships have been ordered under an option stipulated in the recent contra
Athens-based dry bulk shipping company Paragon Shipping Inc. has decided to postpone the delivery of the three Kamsarmax vessels currently under construction until the first quarter of 2016. The decision comes as Paragon comes to grips with difficult market plagued by vessel oversupply and record-lo
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) said that the deal on construction of a floating liquefaction storage and offloading (FLNG) unit with an undisclosed partner has been scrapped. The USD 2 billion worth order has fell through as the client decided not to proceed with the investm
Teekay’s first M-type, Electronically Controlled, Gas Injection (MEGI)-powered LNG vessel, Creole Spirit, has been floated out at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in South Korea. The vessel, the first of nine LNG vessels powered with M-type engine, is on charter contract
Croatian joint stock shipping company Tankerska Next Generation Inc. has secured employment for a minimum of three years for its new build product tanker MT Zoilo, the fourth in its fleet. The company said that once delivered, the 50,000-dwt MT Zoilo will be chartered out to a prominent charterer at
