The Finnish government, represented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (MEAE) and Meyer Turku Oy, has signed a deal with the US-based cruise major Royal Caribbean Group on sustainable shipbuilding in Finland. The parties signed a maritime declaration that lays the groundwork for the
Classification society Bureau Veritas and nuclear power technology developer ThorCon have entered an agreement for the technology qualification and the subsequent development of a 500 MW molten salt nuclear power barge for operations in Indonesia.
If Korea, the leading shipbuilder in the world, fails to rapidly embrace the clean energy transition in ocean shipping, it risks losing its foothold and dominance in the shipping and shipbuilding industries, a newly issued report says. The report was developed by Solutions for Our Climate (기후솔루션) an
Norwegian shipping company Avance Gas has launched its newest dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC), Avance Avior.
Chinese shipbuilder Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry, part of Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, has held a steel cutting ceremony for a 2,900 TEU feeder being built for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). This is the third vessel from a series of six firm vessels, ordered back in March 2022. Under the contract, EP
CSSC-MES Diesel (CMD), a subsidiary of CSSC Power (Group), celebrated a massive milestone last week with the successful completion of the factory acceptance test (FAT) for CMD-MAN 8G95ME-C10.6-EGRTC main engine. This is the first CMD-MAN 8G95ME-C10.6-EGRTC main engine built by CMD in China. The test
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has released the timelapse of its two-year-long construction of the new fast passenger ferry MyStar. The time-lapse video shows various stages of the construction process throughout different seasons as we get a behind-the-scenes peek into the cre
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), is making progress in the construction of 13,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships ordered by French shipping major CMA CGM. On 9 December, the shipbuilder started construction of the fourth unit in a series
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding hosted a naming ceremony for two LNG-powered bulkers built for Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine. The two Capesize bulkers ( 187,300 dwt and 210,000 cbm) were named Ubuntu Harmony and Ubuntu Equality during an online ceremony held simul
Toronto-based company Oppsense and Turkish naval design and engineering specialist NAVTEK Naval Technologies have entered into a partnership to offer a fully electric tug for the Canadian market.
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has launched a tender for the demolition of ten containerships. The veteran boxships have reached the end of their operational lives as they are all over 20 years old, with their respective construction dates ranging from 1994 to 1998. The demolition sale wil
German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft has postponed the delivery of the LNG-fueled ship Carnival Jubilee, which is being built for the US-based Carnival Cruise Line. The cruise ship is under construction at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. Meyer has notified Carnival that due to supply chain logis
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has completed the manufacturing of its first carbon-fiber mast along with project partners Lorima, Multiplast, Avel Robotics, CDK Technologies and SMM. The project was launched three years ago when Chantiers de l’Atlantique gathered experts from the field
Australian Provaris Energy, former Global Energy Ventures (GEV), has obtained design approval from classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its compressed hydrogen carrier H2Neo. ABS has reviewed, verified and approved the design of Provaris’ 26,000 m3 H2Neo compressed hydrogen c
