Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 36
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NewsMAJOR COMMITMENT TO CARIB TRADE
Constituting close to US$155m in capital expenditure, Palm Beach (Florida)-based Tropical Shipping is realising a major programme of fleet renewal and capacity expansion committed to the Caribbean market, David Tinsley writes.
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NewsMSC Cruises takes delivery of second Meraviglia vessel
MSC Cruises, the world''s largest privately held cruise operator, took delivery of the 171,598 gt MSC Bellissima on 27 February 2019 at Chantiers de l''Atlantique''s Saint-Nazaire shipyard in France. The MSC Bellissima is the second of four Meraviglia-class vessels to be delivered, and the fourth ship to join MSC Cruises’ ...
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NewsHapag-Lloyd Orders First VLCS Retrofit to LNG
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract with Hapag-Lloyd, the liner shipping company, to convert a 15,000 TEU containership to dual-fuel operation. The MV Sajir''s existing, HFO-burning MAN B&W 9S90ME-C engine will be converted to a dual-fuel MAN B&W ME-GI (-Gas Injection) prime mover capable of running on HFO and ...
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NewsRAISING THE BAR IN CARGO DREDGER DESIGN
Representing the start of the modernisation of a fleet purpose-designed for the task of dredging and transporting marine aggregates from around the UK coast, the 103-metre CEMEX Go Innovation is due to be handed over by her Romanian builder towards the end of 2019, David Tinsley writes.
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NewsCosta Cruises sails into Chinese market
Italian cruise line, Costa Cruises, has taken delivery of the company''s first ship designed specifically for the Chinese market.
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NewsDock No. 2 Dock completed at DACKS in China
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) announced that construction of the first vessel at its newly inaugurated No. 2 Dock at its Chinese joint venture DACKS began on Friday 1 March. The vessel was a 61,000-dwt bulk carrier to be delivered to China''s CMB Financial Leasing.
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NewsMaersk Tankers to install scrubbers on LR2 vessels
Maersk Tankers is to retrofit one LR2 vessel in the Maersk Product Tanker fleet with a scrubber system, and has ordered a further three scrubber systems for LR2 newbuilds to comply with the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap.
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NewsBULKER DESIGN OPTIMISED FOR AUSTRALIAN TRADE
Constructed in Japan to the largest dimensions for access to the Australian east coast port of Newcastle, the 207,805dwt bulk carrier CSK Zephyr recently entered service under long-term charter to NYK Line, David Tinsley writes.
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News"K" Line launches new bulk carrier
Japanese transportation company, "K" Line, has launched a new 200,000dwt bulk carrier.
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US COMMERCIAL NEWBUILD ACTIVITY WANES
Despite showing their mettle in tanker and boxship construction for a protracted period, US mercantile vessel builders are now facing testing times, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsBilfinger in €100m scrubber deals
German industrial services provider, Bilfinger, has won contracts worth more than €100m to fit its scrubber technology on 70 vessels.
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NewsCROE wins USA scrubber contract
Scrubber manufacturer, CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) has been awarded a contract with a USA-based shipping company for the fitting of 35 exhaust gas scrubber cleaning systems.
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NewsMajor milestone passed for Nexans’ Aurora
French fibre optic company, Nexans, has passed a major milestone with the cutting of the first steel for its new DP3 cable laying vessel.
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NewsSEATRADE REINVESTS IN DEDICATED REEFERSHIP CAPACITY
A new generation of ‘freezer’ has been commissioned into service by specialised reefership owner and operator Seatrade for commercial deployment within the Antwerp-based GreenSea Pool, David Tinsley writes.
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NewsKHI delivers 177,000 m3 LNG carrier
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) delivered on 15 February a 177,000 m3 capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the SHINSHU MARU, to Trans Pacific Shipping 7, a joint venture between Japanese energy company JERA and NYK Line.
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NewsMAN 175D to power IMO Tier III-compliant harbour tug
MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to supply the engines for a new harbour tug in Spain. When the 27-metre newbuild, 75T bollard-pull-rated Asymmetric Tractor Tug (ATT) enters service in mid-2020, it will be the first IMO Tier III-compliant harbour tug in the Mediterranean area.
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NewsGE to power two new Seaside cruise ships
MSC Cruises and Italian shipyard, Fincantieri, have chosen GE’s Marine Solutions to provide the electric propulsion technology for two new Seaside EVO ships.
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NewsOldendorff adds new eco-ships to fleet
Germany-based Oldendorff Carriers has taken receipt of five new eco-ships, four on the same day, in a bid to upgrade its fleet and reduce environmental impact.
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NewsDNV GL wins sailing ship contract
Classification society, DNV GL, has been awarded a contract for the classification of a passenger sailing ship built by Metalships & Docks in Vigo, Spain.
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NewsGrimaldi orders MAN B&W engines for new hybrid RoRos
MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply 18 × MAN B&W 9S50ME-C9.6 TIER II-compliant main engines for 9 × 7,800 lane-metre RoRo vessels intended for operation in the Mediterranean Sea. The customer is the Grimaldi Group, the Naples, Italy-based shipping company and leading operator within the RoRo segment.
