Finnish shipping company Containerships, part of French CMA CGM group, said it has taken delivery of its first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered container vessel, Containerships Nord. The LNG-powered vessel was delivered to Containerships at Wenchong Shipyard in China on December 12. Containership
South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries on Thursday said it has secured a new order to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The price tag for the LNG carrier is 211 billion Korean won ($188 million). The shipbuilder did not reveal the company behind the newest order saying t
The UK’s Dragon liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is scheduled to receive a cargo of the chilled fuel next week. Shipping data from the Milford Haven Port Authority shows the 160,106-cbm Corcovado LNG is scheduled to arrive at the Dragon facility, jointly owned by the Hague-based LNG giant Shell
Boskalis’ cable laying vessel Ndurance has completed cable trencher tests at Alexiahaven, Maasvlakte 2, in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The diesel electric vessel Ndurance is an multipurpose vessel, it can be outfitted for cable laying or a wide range of other tasks, including diving supp
The number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers calling at the Gate terminal in the port of Rotterdam has almost doubled this year as the first such Dutch facility is enjoying its best year since startup in 2011. Gate welcomed 98 LNG carriers at the terminal’s three jetties this year up to date,
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order to design LNG tanks for two 174,000-cbm carriers.
Royal IHC, a Dutch company specializing in shipbuilding and equipment for maritime construction, has just released this amazing video of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Jarash during her work in the Dead Sea in Jordan. The 3,557kW custom-built stationary cutter suction dredger was launched on 7 Mar
Japanese shipping giant NYK said Tuesday it signed long-term contracts with a unit of compatriot Mitsubishi to charter three newly built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The vessels will be chartered to Singapore-based Diamond Gas International. NYK previously concluded long-term time-charter d
German ferry operator TT-Line has signed a construction contract with the Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Jinling for the construction of an LNG-powered RoPax ferry.
Jan De Nul has just released this beautiful photo of their trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Bartolomeu Dias, taken during the Prince Hendrik Sand Dike reinforcement project at Texel, the Netherlands. According to the company’s latest announcement, the TSHD recently pumped ashore the last porti
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) launched on Saturday a brand new liquefied natural gas carrier for Oslo-listed Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen. The 173,400-cbm LNG carrier named Flex Courageous was launched at DSME’s Okpo shipyar
South Korea’s shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said it has secured an order from Greek shipping company Maran Gas Maritime, a unit of Angelicoussis Shipping Group, to build a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The 173,400-cbm LNG carrier is scheduled for deliv
Finnish consultancy Aker Arctic said the Arc7 ice class condensate tanker Boris Sokolov has been named at the Guangzhou Shipyard International.
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) said Monday that its liquefied natural gas carrier LNG Fukurokuju has recently rescued a castaway 330km off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. The crew onboard the 165,134-cbm LNG Fukurokuju spotted the castaway, who was calling for help, on November 26 at 16:30 local t
