MySTAR will be the name of the new LNG-powered shuttle vessel being built for Estonian Tallink Grupp.
The 22,000 cbm newbuild was initially ordered by Odfjell Gas Carriers.
K Line would construct and charter a new woodchip carrier to Nippon Paper Industries from 2022.
China has given the green light to a merger of the country’s two shipbuilding majors, Reuters reported.
The 200,000 dwt Cape Discovery would transport iron ore and coal for JFE Steel Corporation.
The new Auto Express 115 will be the largest ferry ever built by Austal in terms of volume.
A VLGC that Japanese shipping major NYK will charter under a long-term contract to Astomos Energy has been named.
The labor union’s demands include raising the basic monthly wage by KRW 123,000 won (USD 105).
The new units, Spirit of Kolkata and Spirit of Chennai, started their charter deals with Mediterranean Shipping Company.
Japanese Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding has handed over a 66,000 dwt bulk carrier to Tomaros Navigation.
The ship is scheduled to be delivered in January 2020.
The unit was chartered out under a long-term contract to a major U.S. oil concern.
Avic Weihai has held a keel-laying ceremony for Stena RoRo’s combined freight and passenger ferry.
Delivered tonnage of crude oil tankers grew by 37%, while total demolitions dropped to the lowest in a decade.
