Epic Shipping announced today that it has contracted to build two 3,500cbm fully-pressurised LPG carriers. The vessels will be built by Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Japan to be delivered in mid-2014. “We look very much forward to working with Kitanihon Shipbuilding on this project. The newbui
The Energy Efficiency Award (previously Clean Ship Award) went to Fjord Lines’ Stavangerfjord – designed and constructed by Bergen Group Fosen. The winner of the award was published at the opening day of Nor-Shipping in Oslo on June 4th 2013. Stavangerfjord is the first international service passeng
Ulstein Group has announced yesterday that the company will donate approximately NOK 20m to Norwegian Sea Rescue (Redningsselskapet) to fund 60 percent of the cost of a high-speed search and rescue (S&R) boat. The 20-metre S&R craft – to be delivered in 2015 – will be named ‘RS Idar Ulstein’, in mem
The importance of Intra-Asian trade routes continues to grow as the region’s economies continue to expand. Asian container traffic, in particular, is projected to be the fastest growing sector in the world for the next several years. In response to this Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has developed a novel
Greek shipowners continue with their shopping spree when it comes to ordering newbuild vessels. Namely, Greek shippers have ordered 11 vessels with an estimated price of $390.5 million, according to International Shipbroking Company Golden Destiny. The first on the list to add new vessels is Consoli
DNV has gathered before and after operational-performance data which indicate that redesigning the bulbous bow of slow-steaming container ships can produce fuel savings of 5 per cent or above. These ‘nose jobs’ can have a payback time of less than a year. Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) operates a ser
At a press conference at Nor-Shipping 2013, classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) said that the trend toward building and operating so called ECO-Ships, or highly energy efficient vessels, was irreversible, given the potential cost savings for the maritime industry. The rise of the ECO-Ship
Rolls-Royce Plc has won a contract to convert the merchant ship Bergen Viking to run on engines powered by natural gas, replacing the current diesel engines. The Norwegian ship owner Bergen Tankers AS has chosen gas engines and accompanying systems from Rolls-Royce for this upgrade, to provide a mor
Offshore oil and gas engineering specialist NLI Solutions (NLI) has developed a concept for a LNG Bunker Barge based on the NLI LNG tank design. The concept has been further developed in a design study together with the Marine division of Rolls-Royce and Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS). LNG as
Belships ASA announced that it has placed order for two newbuilding contracts for fuel efficient Supramax bulk carriers from Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The design provided by the shipyard represents the future Eco design Supramax bulk carriers with the latest technology available both in terms of
The B.Delta bulk carrier design developed by Deltamarin was one of the four nominees for the Next Generation Ship prize awarded by an independent jury set up by Nor-Shipping exhibition and conference organisers. Deltamarin’s B.Delta bulk carrier is an innovative ship design which represents the most
The Government of Canada recently announced that a ship design for the Joint Support Ships being acquired for the Royal Canadian Navy has been selected, as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. The selection of the Joint Support Ship design was conducted through a transparent asses
In January 2012, BOURBON established Bourbon Docking, a new affiliate in Dubai. Bourbon Docking is in charge of planned vessel maintenance management for all of the Group’s affiliates. Looking back on the first year and a half, the results are already very promising. The fleet’s technical availabili
Berge Bulk, an independent ship owner headquartered in Bermuda and managed out of Singapore, has inked a contract with shipbuilding company Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI) for the construction of two VLOCs with 250,000 DWT capacity, Sino Ship reports. The contract includes an option for t
