China Merchants Jinling shipyard started building on Tuesday two LNG and LBG-powered tankers for Sweden’s Terntank. Terntank ordered the duo last year at the Chinese yard previously known as AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding. The vessels are an upgraded version of the shipping company’s AVIC series. Rolls-
Australia’s Global Energy Ventures (GEV), a developer of global integrated marine compressed natural gas (CNG) projects, and Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited (CIMC Raffles) have extended their Letter of Intent (LoI) to build the CNG Optimum 200 ships. The extension is for six months through to D
South Korean shipping major HMM has welcomed the 7th of twelve 24,000 TEU container shipping giants into its fleet. These are the largest container ships in the world based on their carrying capacity. The latest ship from the batch to be named is HMM Hamburg, which was christened earlier today at Da
The delivery of Royal Caribbean’s new cruise ship, Odyssey of the Seas, being built at German shipbuilder Meyer Werft, has officially been delayed, the company confirmed. The keel for the ship was laid in May 2019 and Odyssey of the Seas was scheduled to be delivered in autumn 2020. The ship is sche
High Speed Transfers (HST) has awarded Chartwell Marine with a contract to design and deliver a new hybrid Chartwell 24 crew transfer vessel (CTV). The vessel, which will provide dedicated support for the offshore wind sector, is set to be built locally in the UK by Isle of Wight yard Diverse Marine
China’s Jiangnan Shipyard held a keel laying ceremony on Tuesday for the first of two Exmar’s very large gas carriers. Belgium’s Exmar ordered the VLGC duo last year at the Chinese yard. Both of the vessels will go on charter to Norwegian energy giant Equinor. One of the main features of the 86,000-
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and U.S.-based manufacturer of solid oxide fuel cells Bloom Energy have signed a joint development agreement advancing their plans to design and develop fuel cell-powered ships. The two companies revealed their cooperation in 2019, when SHI ann
Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co is planning to reduce its workforce to adapt to lower demand by launching a voluntary retirement plan, Yonhap reported citing a statement from the shipyard. Workers at the yard have been on strike since May amid dissatisfaction with unpaid furloughs
China COSCO Shipping on Tuesday said it has placed an order for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers at Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
Norwegian shipping company Knutsen has taken delivery of its newbuild LNG carrier Traiano Knutsen.
MV Werften gets emergency funding from banks
Cruise shipping major Carnival Corporation has sold its 1996-built cruise ship Costa Victoria for demolition in Italy. “Costa Crociere confirms that the ownership of Costa Victoria has been transferred to a subsidiary of Genoese company San Giorgio del Porto.Costa will be informing guests booked on
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a partnership agreement with Monaco-based architect and yacht designer Stefano Pastrovich on the design of innovative, sustainable superyachts for the boutique cruise sector.
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique is moving forward with the construction of the first LNG-powered vessels for cruise operator MSC Cruises. Chantiers held a keel-laying ceremony for the LNG-powered cruiser, first such vessel to be constructed in France, on Monday. The 205,000 gross ton cr
