Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 31
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NewsAmerican Ethane reveals plans to order 17 VLECs
Houston-based American Ethane announced plans to order 17 very large ethane carriers at Gastech in Houston on 17 September. The 150,000 cbm capacity VLECs will be ordered from Chinese shipyards Hudong-Zhonghua and Jiangnan, both of which received approval in principle for VLEC designs earlier in 2019.
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NewsRE-ENERGISED RAUMA YARD BUILDS BUSINESS
Finland is the setting for an unusual European case of the revival of shipbuilding in one of the industry’s traditional centres, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNEW ENTRANT TO CEMENT HANDLING TRADE
Dutch shipbuilding has strengthened its hand in dedicated cement carrier design and construction through the delivery last month of the 4,200dwt self-discharger Kongsdal to Cyprus-based SMT Shipping, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsKongsberg hybrid upgrade for Tidewater OSV
Kongsberg has been contracted to provide a ‘full picture’ upgrade for a Tidewater Marine offshore supply vessel (OSV), ''Bailey Tide''.
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NewsCON-RO TONNAGE BOOST TO HAWAIIAN TRADE
A further phase in Matson Navigation’s modernisation programme for its Hawaiian services is set to be realised with the impending completion of the 52,000dwt con-ro vessel Lurline, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsPrysmian cable layer newbuilding project progresses
Prysmian Group is moving ahead with the construction of its fourth cable-layer. The keel was laid for its newbuild cable-laying vessel, Leonardo da Vinci, at the Vard shipyard in Norway in September 2019.
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NewsZERO-EMISSION CAR CARRIER PROPOSED
Finnish technical consultancy Elomatic has developed a concept design for a zero-emission pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) in cooperation with the NYK Group and NYK’s research arm Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) of Japan, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFirst Azipods for Oldendorff transhipment units
Oldendorff carriers has ordered two transhipment vessels from Chengxi Shipyard in China for operation in Vietnam, each propelled by 2 x 1.9MW Azipod units. The order represents the first reference for ABB''s Azipod propulsion technology from the bulk carrier segment.
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NewsARCTIC DELIVERY VOYAGE FOR NUCLEAR POWER BARGE
Representing both a breakthrough for mobile nuclear technology and a landmark technical achievement by the Russian shipbuilding industry, the floating nuclear plant Akademik Lomonosov has departed Murmansk under tow for a remote Arctic port in the Chukotka region, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCemre launches 50th Havyard hull
Cemre Shipyard in Turkey has launched the fiftieth hull built for Norway''s Havyard Ship Technology.
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NewsPetram sells German yard business to Rönner
Bremerhaven’s Petram Group has sold its shares in three local shipyards to longstanding fellow-German associate Heinrich Rönner, saying it wants its shipbuilding interests to stay in trusted hands and not be sold off to investment companies, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsNEW RO-PAX DUO FOR INLAND SEA
Further testament to the constant renewal and revitalisation of Japan’s long-haul coastal ferry fleet was provided this month by the launching of the 16,300gt ro-pax Settsu, designed for Seto Inland Sea service, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsLNG CARRIER FOR EXPANDING SPANISH TRADE
Giving a prestigious boost to the merchant fleet under the Spanish flag, the 180,000m3-capacity LNG carrier Adriano Knutsen has entered service on long-term charter to power utility Endesa following handover in South Korea, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsMAN Engines to power Austal and Incat ferries
Australian shipbuilders Austal and Incat Tasmania, have ordered eight MAN 16V28/33D STC engines following the decision of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to build one fast ferry at each yard.
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NewsDamen supplies world’s first electric tug
New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of the world’s first fully electric ship-handing tug.
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NewsLARGEST PLUG-IN HYBRID FERRY MAKES DEBUT
Norway’s maritime cluster has opened a new chapter in the roll-out of environmentally-attuned shipping through the completion of the world’s largest ‘plug-in’ hybrid ferry combining diesel and electric power, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCONSOLIDATION A CONTINUING THEME IN JAPAN
Business determination by Japanese shipbuilders is expressed in the reshaping of strategies and capacities in the face of unremitting competition, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCosta Cruises ceremony at Meyer Turku
The steel cutting ceremony of the second Costa Cruises ship build at Meyer Turku has begun with a new tradition with the use of the new plasma cutter line for the first time.
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NewsSchottel retrofits Finnish ferry propellers
The Schottel after sales team has carried out a modernisation on two double-ended ferries operated by FinFerries.
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NewsBaltic Workboats converts ferry to hybrid
TS Laevad, a subsidiary of Tallinna Sadam, has signed an agreement with the Estonian shipbuilding company Baltic Workboats to rebuild the ferry Tõll into an environmentally-friendly hybrid ship.
