Vessels
Wan Hai Lines splashes $565 million on 12 boxships
Taiwanese container shipping company Wan Hai Lines has ordered twelve 3,013 TEU container vessels worth a total of $565 million. The containerships will be built by Japanese shipbuilder Japan Marine United Corporation’s Nihon Shipyard, Wan Hai Lines said. The contract announcement coincides with the
Oldendorff Carriers to look into the potential of fitting rotor sails on bulkers
Oldendorff Carriers has signed a joint development project with Anemoi Marine Technologies, Lloyd’s Register and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) to develop a wind-assisted propulsion solution for dry bulk carriers. The project is being announced as the shipping industry
MAN to supply engines for Hapag-Lloyd’s LNG-powered newbuilds
Engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has won an order to supply six main engines for Hapag-Lloyd’s LNG-powered 23,000+TEU ultra large container vessels. The MAN B&W 11G95ME-GI Mk10.5 engines will be built in Korea and will offer the option of operating on LNG or conventional fuel, meeting Tier I
Maersk Tankers sells product tanker fitted with rotor sails
Maersk Pelican, the world’s first product tanker testing the use of wind propulsion technology, has been sold and delivered to its new owner, Maersk Tankers said. Data from VesselsValue shows that the LR2 tanker has been sold to Buana Lintas Lautan, an oil and gas company from Indonesia, for an undi
Update: Viking Line’s LNG ferry launched at XSI in China
Finland-based ferry company Viking Line has hit a milestone in the construction of its new LNG-powered ferry, the Viking Glory.
Worker dies on Seadrill drillship in Gulf of Mexico
An incident on board a Seadrill-owned drillship working for Kosmos Energy in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has resulted in the death of one offshore worker.
Sixth eco-friendly PCTC joins Grimaldi
Italy’s Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Grande Texas, the sixth in a series of seven pure car & truck carriers (PCTCs) the company ordered from the Chinese shipyard Yangfan.
BW LPG’s fourth retrofit set for sea trials
BW LPG, the world’s largest liquid petroleum gas shipping company, has made further steps forward in its LPG retrofit program.
MAATS Tech nets contract for Van Oord’s new CLV
MAATS Tech has secured a contract with VARD to deliver cable lay equipment for Van Oord’s new cable laying vessel (CLV). “I am immensely proud of the team effort that has gone into winning this contract and continues our track record in providing this type of equipment in the cable industry, already
Hornsea Two hybrid CTVs getting closer to delivery
Ørsted is set to welcome three new hybrid crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to assist with the construction at the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) will take delivery of its 39m Energizer in the spring and MHO-Co is due to deliver its two 35m CTVs in the summer. The vess
MOL’s newbuild LNG tanker starts Uniper contract
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) informed its newly built tanker LNG Rosenrot has started serving its contract with Uniper.
Coey Viking LNG-fueled PSV delivered by Remontowa
The first one of the two platform supply vessels ordered in the Polish shipbuilding yard Remontowa by Borealis Maritime has been completed.
Over 300 industry leaders sign Neptune Declaration to end crew change crisis
Over 300 maritime industry and human rights leaders have signed a new global pledge urging for industry accountability and finally ending the deepening crew change crisis. The signatories of the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change vowed to deliver on a shared responsibility to
Donsötank Rederi’s LNG-fueled tanker launched in China
The first of two Donsötank Rederi’s LNG-fueled product and chemical tankers was launched by the Wuhu Shipyard in China.