Dutch-based exploratory Polar cruise operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, has ordered a 180-passenger, ice-strengthened ship at Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia. The ship, called the m/v Hondius, will be the strongest ice-strengthened vessel in the Polar regions once delivered in the first half of 2019, a
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held the handover ceremony of Seabourn Encore, the first of two ultra-luxury cruise ships ordered by US-based cruise line Seabourn, at the Marghera shipyard in Venice. The new cruise ship features a length of 210 meters and a width of 28 meters and is able to acco
The Netherlands-based BigRoll Shipping has taken delivery of the third of four MC-Class module carriers, the BigRoll Baffin, from the Cosco Dalian Shipyard in China. The first BigRoll vessel, the BigRoll Barentsz, was handed over in April 2016 and has started serving the Yamgaz consortium of Technip
Singapore-based owner and operator of pressurised gas carriers, Epic Gas Ltd, has taken delivery of the third in the company’s series of four owned 11,000 cbm liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers ordered at Kyokuyo Shipyard, Japan. The LPG carrier Epic Samos was delivered on November 30, 2016, Epi
Owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers Teekay LNG Partners held a steel cutting ceremony for Rudolf Samoylovich, an LNG icebreaker, at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in South Korea on November 22, 2016. Rudolf Samoylovich is Teekay’s second of six
Gibraltar-based shipyard Gibdock has welcomed back the cruise ship Thomson Majesty, the Thomson-operated vessel owned by Louis Cruises, for repair and renewal works. The project involved two weeks in Gibdock’s No. 1 dock for the 207 meter long vessel within a fixed schedule, after Thomson Majesty ca
Italian shipowner Caronte & Tourist has selected the Bergen-based ship designer LMG Marin for the design of the company’s new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled large double-ended ferry. The LMG 290-DEG design, which is 133 meters long and 21,5 meters wide, will have capacity for 290 cars on two veh
Geneva-based cruise line MSC Cruises and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri celebrated the float-out of MSC Seaside, the first of the two “Seaside” class mega-ships ordered by the company, at the shipyard in Monfalcone on November 26, 2016. MSC Seaside is scheduled to enter service between June and Dec
Petroleum products shipping company Navig8 Product Tankers Inc. has taken delivery of a 74,000 dwt LR1 tanker, the Navig8 Prestige, from South Korean shipbuilder SPP Shipbuilding. Navig8 Prestige is the last of four vessels contracted at SPP to be delivered to the company. The tanker will be entered
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Navig8 Chemical Tankers, a joint venture between the Navig8 Group and Oaktree Capital Management, has taken delivery of its fourth 49,000 dwt chemical tanker from South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. Navig8 Tanzanite is the final 49,000 dwt IMO2 Interline-coated tanker in the compan
M/V Auto Eco, the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) -fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) owned by Norway-based shipping firm United European Car Carriers (UECC), was named at the Port Zeebrugge, Belgium, on November 21, 2016. The new PCTC is the first of two sister ships built for UECC,
Finnish dry bulk shipping company ESL Shipping has entered into EUR 50 million (USD 52.9 million) agreements to finance its two 25,600 dwt Handy bulk carriers currently under construction at China’s Jinling Shipyard Nanjing. Signed with OP Corporate Bank Plc on November 24, the total value of the tw
One person died and another was injured in an accident at Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, on November 22, 2016. Both casualties are employees of a partner company, Blohm+Voss said. The first worker was found dead at the scene by the rescue team, while the other was seriously injured and was
