Boluda Towage, part of Spain’s Boluda Corporación Marítima, has dispatched four tugs to Lubmin, a small port located in the German Bay of Greifswald in the Baltic Sea region. The company has played a central role in the planning for the maneuvering of the floating storage and regasification unit (FS
As we enter a new year, it is time for us to have a look back at the most-read stories from the past year. 2022 has been a rather turbulent year in many respects. As the world started to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, another black swan event rocked the shipping markets to the core, […]
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered Evergreen’s giant 24,000 TEU containership Ever Acme four months ahead of schedule, the shipbuilder said. The vessel was built at the yard’s Changxing Shipbuilding unit and it was earmarked for delivery in the second quarter of 2023. The
Finnlines’ second Superstar vessel Finncanopus was launched at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai on 30 December, the company announced. The first, Finnsirius, was launched in August 2022 and the keel laying of the second one was celebrated on 1 September 2022. The company ordered the sh
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for three 3,013 TEU containerships built by Japan Marine United Corporation TSU Shipyard. The vessels were named WAN HAI 356, WAN HAI 358, and WAN HAI 359. The trio features fully balanced twisted bulb rudders, pre-swirl fin, and a
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a large order to supply RoRo equipment for two 6,900 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) to be built at Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding for K Line in Japan. The order was booked into Cargotec’s 2022 third-quarter order intake. The first vessel is sc
Bermuda-based owner and operator of liquefied gas carriers Seapeak has completed the acquisition of Danish shipping company Evergas. On 29 December, Seapeak, formerly known as Teekay LNG Partners, said it had completed the previously announced acquisition of Greenship Gas Trust and Greenship Gas Man
Russia’s state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has welcomed into the fleet a new generation LNG-fuelled Aframax oil tanker Okeanskiy Prospekt. The 112,650 dwt ship was built at the Zvezda SSC in Primorsky Territory, and its construction was financed by the Russian state development cor
Sembcorp Marine has completed the delivery of the Deepwater Titan drillship, the world’s second 8th-generation drillship, to Transocean’s subsidiary Triton Titan. Following the delivery, Deepwater Titan is scheduled for deployment on a five-year contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. According to Semb
Japan, the world’s top importer of LNG, is working with marine insurers in the country to ensure LNG imports from Russia are not jeopardized in the wake of the latest sanctions against Moscow. Three companies from Japan, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan Insurance, and Mitsui Sumito
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has fully transferred the new shipbuilding area of the Koyagi Plant at Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works to compatriot Oshima Shipbuilding. The transfer of dock and quay facilities was completed on December 27 in line with the agreement signed in Mar
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries hosted keel laying ceremonies for two LNG carriers on the same day earlier this week. The keels were laid for two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers that are being built for Norway-based Knutsen OAS Shipping AS. The vessels will be classed by Lloyd’s Reg
A Liberian-flagged containership HSL Nike suffered an engine malfunction on Monday, December 26 while sailing toward the port of Rotterdam. The vessel anchored off Cap Gris-Nez in northern France to avoid drifting while the crew tried to repair the engine. After a full day of investigations carried
Container shipping major Maersk has launched the construction of its 16,200 TEU dual-fuel containerships that can run on green methanol. Namely, South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries hosted a steel-cutting ceremony for what is believed to be the first vessel from the series on November 2
