Singapore’s offshore builder Sembcorp Marine expects losses to continue after reporting a higher net loss in FY2020 compared to FY2019.
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique is planning to install a first-of-its-kind model of Solid Sail/AeolDrive, a sailing solution adapted to large ships, at the shipyard. The installation is the first step of the technical validation necessary prior to the commercialization of the solution a
Odyssey of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s second Quantum Ultra Class cruise ship, is set to join the company’s fleet by the end of the first quarter of this year. Meyer Werft floated out Odyssey of the Seas in December 2020. The ship then moored at the outfitting pier in the shipyard harbour to receive
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has begun the construction of the new LNG-powered Arvia cruise ship for the British shipping company P&O Cruises. The shipyard hosted a steel cutting ceremony for the cruise ship on February 18th, 2021. The sister ship of the Iona is optimally tailored to the preferenc
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, a subsidiary of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., has won a contract for the construction of three very large crude carriers (VLCCs). The order has been secured from an unnamed shipowner based in Asia with the deliveries slated fo
Russian shipowner Sovcomflot’s arctic LNG tanker is transiting the eastern sector of the Northern Sea Route accompanied by an icebreaker on the experimental round trip voyage from Sabetta, Russia to Jiangsu, China.
British cruise line P&O Cruises named its second LNG-powered Excel class ship, Arvia.
Norway’s Brunvoll has secured a contract to supply a complete propulsion and manoeuvring system for Van Oord’s next generation of cable-laying vessels. In December last year, Van Oord placed an order with Norway-based Vard for a green cable-laying vessel. The vessel should be fully operational in 20
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured an order for the construction of four very large crude carriers (VLCCs).
Container shipping heavyweight Maersk plans to launch the world’s first carbon-neutral liner vessel in 2023, seven years ahead of the initial 2030-ambition, Maersk said. The vessel will be a methanol feeder with a capacity of around 2,000 TEU and it would be deployed in one of Maersk’s intra-regiona
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is planning to build a wind-powered Pure Car and Truck Carrier that is expected to achieve up to 90% reduced emissions compared to today’s best vessels. Named the Orcelle Wind, the vessel design is scheduled to be ready for contracting with a shipyard by mid-2022, and a finished
FSL Trust Management, as trustee-manager of First Ship Lease Trust, has executed memoranda of agreement to sell two LR2 product tanker newbuildings. The vessels FSL Suez and FSL Fos will be sold to an unnamed third party following their deliveries from COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou). Based
Green Yard Kleven in Ulsteinvik has won an extensive-technical upgrade deal to convert MS Finnmarken into a hybrid-powered expedition ship. Under the contract, the second one since Kleven emerged from bankruptcy, the Norwegian shipbuilder has been commissioned to install the hybrid propulsion packag
South Korean shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order for the construction of four containerships. The contract is worth KRW 486.3 billion ($441 million). DSME has set the target for this year of $7.7 billion, Yonhap reports. The order was placed by an un
