Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 34
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NewsUlstein delivers service operation vessel to Acta Marine
Ulstein Verft has delivered a Walk to Work service operation vessel, the ‘Acta Centaurus’, to Acta Marine. The new vessel is about to set sail for her first offshore wind assignment.
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NewsHavyard inks contract for 2+1 new wellboats
Havyard has signed a contract with Norsk Fisketransport (NFT) for the design and construction of 2 Havyard 587 wellboats with an option for one more vessel.
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NewsNaming ceremony for COSCO Valemax bulker
COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry''s Yangzhou shipyard held a naming ceremony for the 398,595 dwt ‘Yuan Shen Hai’ on 18 April. The vessel is the second of a series of next generation Valemax very large ore carriers (VLOC) under construction with the Chinese shipyard. Once the vessel is delivered, it will ...
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NewsDEBUT FOR NEXT-GENERATION COMBI CARRIER
Norwegian operator Torvald Klaveness has commissioned the first in a series of combination carriers representing a development on the unique CABU (caustic soda/bulk carrier) concept, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsGERMAN KNOW-HOW IN CHINESE-BUILT DECKCARRIER
Hamburg-based engineering consultancy HeavyLift@Sea has provided the basic design for a heavy cargo deck carrier under construction in China and due to enter north European operations by the end of 2019, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsRed Funnel welcomes first freight ferry
Following 14 months in development, Isle of Wight ferry operator, Red Funnel Ferries, has welcomed its first ever-freight ferry with a traditional ship naming ceremony.
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NewsONE takes delivery of sixth ULCS from JMUC
Japan Marine United Corporation (JMUC) delivered a 14,000 TEU ultra large container ship, the ONE APUS, to Ocean Network Express (ONE) on 24 April. The delivery is the sixth of seven vessels ordered by the shipping operator.
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NewsSAINT-NAZAIRE BOOSTS HIGH-VALUE ORDERBOOK
Chantiers de l’Atlantique has strengthened its orderbook and production capabilities while a new polemic develops over a proposed ownership change, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsMoonraker: more than 30,000 tonnes of lift
The UK is aiming to enter the offshore decom market with a splash: Moonraker, currently in design in Singapore, will be capable of lifting over 30,000 tonnes at a time.
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NewsVERSATILE COASTAL TRADER FOR NORWEGIAN OWNER
Norwegian shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has ordered an extremely versatile new cargo vessel that will combine a coastal trading capability with a role in supplying feed to fish farms in inshore waters, writes David Tinsley. As the largest single investment ever undertaken by the Trondheim-based company, which reaches its centenary ...
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NewsNew ducted propeller design offers fuel savings
The voyage data for the world’s first vessel fitted with a Gate Rudder® reveal fuel savings of up to 30 percent compared with a sister vessel, well above the 14 percent savings achieved in sea trials.
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Second E-Flexer float out
Stena Line has achieved another milestone in its fleet investment program with the ‘float out’ ceremony of the second vessel in its new generation E-Flexer series.
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NewsVard delivers third expedition cruise vessel for Ponant
Norwegian shipyard and vessel designer Vard delivered its third expedition cruise vessel for Breton cruise operator, Ponant Cruises, at its Søviknes yard on 5 April 2019.
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NewsFive more years for AIDAluna at “preferred” yard
AIDA Cruises’ ten year old cruise ship AIDAluna has been given a clean bill of health for a further five years during its latest stay at Carnival contract yard Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsSunStone places sixth expedition cruise vessel order
Ship owner SunStone Ships has placed a new contract with CMHI yard for the sixth in a series of INFINITY-class expedition cruise vessels.
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NewsFirst EBL offers fuel savings in DP3 hybrid retrofit
The world’s first Electronic Bus Link (EBL) from Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has been successfully commissioned on ‘North Sea Giant’.
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Danfoss powers Danish hybrid RoPax
Danfoss Editron has provided the hybrid electric drivetrain system powering a new ferry connecting the communities of Thyborøn and Agger in north west Denmark.
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NewsGREAT LAKES YARD LANDS SELF-UNLOADER
US operator Interlake Steamship Company has provided a boost to industry on the Great Lakes by awarding a contract for a 28,000dwt self-unloading bulk carrier to Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The project marks the first order for a US-built, US-flag Laker since the early 1980s, writes David ...
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NewsChantiers de l’Atlantique wins fifth RCCL cruise order
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has signed an agreement for a fifth order from cruise operator Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) for an Edge-class ship. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in autumn 2024.
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NewsABB wins second polar cruise ship order
Swiss-Swedish corporation, ABB, has secured an order covering power, automation, propulsion and digital systems for the second icegoing cruise ship to be built by Ulstein for Lindblad Expeditions.
