US-based crude oil shipping company Gener8 Maritime has taken delivery of two ECO Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), the Gener8 Perseus and the Gener8 Oceanus, from South Korean shipbuilders. The Gener8 Perseus was delivered to the company from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) on September 9, 2016, an
China’s shipowner Jiangsu Ocean Shipping has ordered three 1,900 TEU containerships from its compatriot shipbuilder Jiangsu New Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. Under the contract, signed earlier in September, the vessels are expected to join their owner starting from December 2017 to February 2018. The sh
Damen Shipyards Group and the government of Curaçao signed a concession agreement for the future operation of the current Curaçao Drydock Company on September 9. Under the agreement, Damen will establish a new company on Curaçao under the name Damen Shiprepair Curaçao and bring in extra capacity in
South Korea’s shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) revealed in a stock exchange filing that two companies pushed the delivery dates of a total of four liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers. Namely, the company said that an undisclosed Liberian customer decided to delay the delivery of two LPG ca
Patagonian cruise line Australis has revealed the name of its new expedition cruise ship, Ventus Australis, currently under construction at Asenav shipyard in southern Chile. The 210-passenger Ventus Australis will be launched in late 2017, the company said. Made for cruising on the southern tip of
China COSCO Holdings Company has disposed of five containerships, one in July 2016 and four in August 2016, according to the company’s statement. The vessels in question are Na Xi He, Bu Yi He, Yu Gu He, Ha Ni He and Jing Po He, all of which were built in 1997. The boxships, featuring an aggregate c
Greek owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels Euroseas Ltd. has cancelled another Ultramax dry bulker, Hull Number DY 161, under construction at Sinopacific Shipbuilding’s Dayang yard in China. The 63,500 dwt ship, which was previously scheduled for delivery at the end of August
Classification society DNV GL has presented South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with an updated Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate for its SkyBench design. The certificate confirms that the SkyBench design, aimed at increasing cargo capacity of large container ships, complies with the
The video above shows the Engie Zeebrugge, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel (LBV) in the world that will operate under the newly launched brand Gas4Sea. Ordered in June 2014, the vessel is currently under construction in South Korea. The LBV will be delivered at the end of this
Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers Management’s six Suezmax tankers, which are currently under construction at a Chinese yard, are to be granted Gas-Prepared notation from the international classification society Bureau Veritas. The classification society said that the company is the first shipo
Bermuda-based tanker owner Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) took delivery of a Suezmax newbuilding tanker the Nordic Star, built at South Korea’s Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. Featuring 158,000 deadweight tons, the vessel, which was named on August 24, will be employed in the ta
Taiwan’s shipping company Wisdom Marine Lines has placed an order for two Ultramax bulk carriers at Japanese shipyard Imabari Shipbuilding, according to data provided by VesselsValue. The two ECO bulkers, which would feature 63,000 dwt, are scheduled to join their new owner in 2019. The company orde
Monaco-based tanker owner Scorpio Tankers has entered into a a loan facility with Nordea Bank Finland Plc, New York Branch, in an effort to refinance indebtedness on up to 20 product tankers and provide finance for the company’s general corporate purposes. Signed on August 30, the loan is for up to
The international classification society Bureau Veritas is to class the first containership LNG-fuel conversion to be undertaken on one of 1,036 TEU container vessels operated by Germany-based Wessel Reederei. The project is sponsored by the German Ministry of Transport and partners are Wessels Reed
