Korea’s Daehan Shipbuilding has entered into a joint development project with classification society DNV GL to develop small-size LPG carriers. The JDP process will commence from early September 2020 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of December 2020. Due to tightened emission regulations
The cruise ship Spirit of Adventure, being built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for the British shipping company Saga Cruises, left Papenburg on Sunday, August 30, 2020 and was transferred to Emden. The popular conveyance of the ship is a major milestone in a ship’s construction and, for the Spir
The keel for the first of two LNG-fueled product and chemical tankers ordered by Donsötank Rederi was laid at the Wuhu Shipyard in China.
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, part of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, has won an order for two petrochemical product tankers from two separate owners. The order is estimated to be worth KRW 83 billion ($70 million). One of the unnamed owners is based in Asia, while the other is from Europe, acco
Hong Kong-based shipping firm SITC International Holdings has placed an order for six 1, 800 TEU gearless container carriers with China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. Under the deal, the company has an option to bring the ordering tally up to 12 units. The order is being placed despite the overall impa
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) plans to deploy a small-scale, marine-use demonstration plant for CO2 capture onboard one of its vessels in collaboration with project partners Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and classification society ClassNK. The project is supported by Japan’s Marit
Silversea Cruises’ new ultra-luxury cruise ship Silver Moon successfully carried out its sea trials between 8 and 20 August.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has blacklisted 24 Chinese companies for their role in supporting the Chinese military construct and militarize the disputed artificial islands in the South China Sea. The companies targeted by the sanctions include China Communications Construction Company and a numb
Norwegian systems integration specialist Høglund has signed contracts with Babcock LGE and Jiangnan Shipyard to supply gas handling and an integrated automation and control system (IACS) for two Pacific Gas-owned very large ethane carrier (VLEC) newbuilds.
Germany’s propulsion manufacturer Schottel has won a contract to supply pump jets for five additional expedition cruise ships — with option to include a sixth — for Portuguese cruise line Mystic Cruises.
There are 66 projects zero-emission pilots and demonstration projects underway in shipping, according to the preliminary results of a mapping exercise carried out by the Getting to Zero Coalition. As explained, the mapping seeks to build awareness and understanding of the pilot projects currently un
Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL) has signed shipbuilding contracts with South Korean shipbuilding majors Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries for the construction of four Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) worth a total of $441 million. Each shipbuilder has been entrusted with
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore has cleared the proposed merger between Korean shipbuilding majors Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KSOE), formerly known as Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The competition authority said the
Tokyo-based shipping consortium e5 Lab Inc. has started developing the Roboship, the standard models of electrically powered vessels to realize zero emissions, as well as an integrated system called the Roboship Box which brings together telecommunications, the Internet of Things (IoT), and software
