Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 26
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NewsFSG Honfleur construction restart this month
Plans have been announced to resume construction of Brittany Ferries'' unfinished LNG RoPax ferry Honfleur at the insolvent German shipyard FSG in June, writes Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsBELFAST YARD TEAMS WITH SPANISH BUILDER
Harland & Wolff shipyard’s new owners have shown a commitment to taking the Belfast yard back into newbuild construction through an agreement with Spanish shipbuilding and defence group Navantia, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsAET takes delivery of DP2 shuttle tanker
Malaysia-based tanker operator AET has taken delivery of Eagle Petrolina, the first of a quartet of Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
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NewsKOREAN DELIVERIES STRENGTHEN GASLOG FLEET
Despite the industrial disruption in South Korea caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, two LNG carriers have been delivered in timely manner and on budget into the growing fleet controlled by GasLog, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFirst LNGC delivery for Nakilat-Maran joint venture
Nakilat has taken delivery of the LNG carrier Global Energy from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The carrier is the first of four vessels for Global Shipping Co. Ltd, Nakilat''s joint venture with the Angelicoussis Group''s Maran Ventures Inc.
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NewsSecond German LNG ferry conversion begins
Construction of a 15m long stern section for the second conversion of a German conventional RoPax ferry to LNG DF operation has begun at Dutch yard Niestern Sander, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsZero-emissions loading capacity for Utkilen chemical tanker
Bergen-based shipping company Utkilen took delivery of the third of a series of four ice-class chemical tankers from Avic Dingheng shipyard on 15 May.
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NewsHIGH-CAPACITY CARRIER FOR OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR
Europe’s offshore wind sector is the destination for the first of a new generation of deck carriers built in China, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsGerman naval yard merger seen as “long overdue”
The Lürssen Group and German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) are merging their military and naval surface shipbuilding activities saying the move is “long overdue” as well as “sensible and advantageous”, writes Germany Correspondent Tom Todd
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NewsVERSATILE NEW SERIES OF ETHYLENE TANKERS
Advanced, handysized tonnage from China will afford considerable scope as to liquefied gas cargoes, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFirst two Ulstein PSVs for COSL
Two new Ulstein PX121 platform supply vessels built at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co (SWS) in China have been delivered to owners, Sinoocean.
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NewsSafe tank inspection with ultrasonic tool
Coltraco Ultrasonics has launched a portable ultrasonic liquid level indicator for inspecting industrial tanks up to 15m in diameter.
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NewsHYBRID POWER FOR SHORT-SEA BULKERS
Progressive, long-term design thinking underpins a Norwegian project for two ships to serve the humble but vital North European bulk cargo traffic, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsRUSSIAN GO-AHEAD FOR NUCLEAR ICEBREAKER BEHEMOTH
Construction of Russia’s long-mooted, Leader-class nuclear icebreaker, specified with 120MW of propulsion power and destined for the eastern Arctic, has been awarded to Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWasaline ferry on track despite COVID-19
The construction of Wasaline’s new car and passenger ferry is on schedule, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsMAJOR ORDER IN CHINA FOR DUAL-FUEL TANKERS
As the shipbuilding and allied industries in China begin to revive after the hiatus caused by Covid-19, a project for a series of LNG-fuelled Aframax tankers has boosted the orderbook, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNew owners for Royal IHC
A consortium of Dutch dredging and offshore shipowners and financial institutions have agreed to take over Dutch shipbuilder and equipment supplier Royal IHC. As part of the deal, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has set aside up to €400 million (US$432m) to ensure the continuity of ...
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NewsMeyer Turku downgrades output plans, cuts jobs
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has announced that it is halting plans to expand the shipyard’s annual production capacity from one to two large ships. The yard had planned to ramp up to the higher production level until 2023.
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NewsInnovative ‘hydrogen-ready’ CSOVs for Østensjø Rederi
Norwegian ship operator Østensjø Rederi has ordered four next generation vessels from Spanish shipyards. The innovative hybrid vessels are designed to be ''hydrogen ready'', permitting hydrogen storage and fuel supply systems and hydrogen fuel cells to be retrofitted in the future.
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NewsFSG looks to revived fortunes
Troubled German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) hopes to resume production in summer now that an application for self-administered insolvency has been approved, writes Tom Todd.
