Dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin has bought four second-hand Ultramax vessels for a total of $67 million. The Hong Kong-based shipowner said that the purchase would be funded by its cash reserves. The four sister vessels each have cargo carrying capacities of over 61,000 dwt and are Kawasaki
CMA CGM’s third ultra-large LNG-powered containership Palais Royal left the Jiangnan shipyard on Changxing Island.
The largest commercial shipbuilder in India Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Kochi has hosted a plate cutting ceremony for two autonomous electric ferries being built for Norway-based ASKO Maritime AS. TorbjØrn Johannson, Chairman of the board for ASKO & ASKO MARITIME, cut the first steel plate for shi
TenneT has launched a qualification process for tenders that will seek the provision of jack-up barges in Germany and the Netherlands. For each requirement of a jack-up barge, the company will issue an invitation to tender or request for quotation. The vessels will support scheduled and unscheduled
The long-awaited zero-emission container vessel Yara Birkeland has been delivered to its owner Yara International, Norway-based shipbuilder Vard informed. Upon delivery, the vessel is scheduled to undergo testing for container loading and stability, before it sets sail to a port and test area in Hor
Germany’s shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft (FSG) has received its first order since the new start under the direction of Tennor Holding.
The death of the second officer of the UK-registered general cargo vessel Karina C in 2019 was caused by several direct and indirect factors, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said in an accident report.
The new IMO measures addressing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) have been met with a lot of criticism from the industry as they are likely to slow down the demolition of older, less-efficient ships until they enter into force. To remind, the 75th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Com
Piriou in France has developed a new cable laying vessel, designed to lay and repair both fiber-optic and power cables. The vessel will lay cables on windfarms as well as repair damaged cables on the continental shelf or deep sea. Piriou said that this new design fits its strategy to make maintenanc
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a joint development project with the Flettner Rotor developer Anemoi and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) to develop a series of energy-efficient vessel designs equipped with rotor sails. Rotor sails, also referred to as ‘Flettner rotors’,
Ten seafarers were kidnapped yesterday from the general cargo vessel Milan while underway some 14 nautical miles off the Pennington Offshore Terminal in Nigeria. The vessel was in transit from Escravos to Douala, Cameroon, according to the UK-based maritime security firm Dryad Global. “AIS indicates
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has secured an Approval in Principle for its Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) power generation system design from the DNV GL classification society. The presentation ceremony was held at the KSOE office in Ulsan, South Korea on November 23. In the power g
South Korea’s Kogas has performed the first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) loading verification test prior to subsequent gas and sea trials.
French transportation company Sogestran Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in De Poli Tankers, an integrated chemical tanker company based in Barendrecht, the Netherlands.
