Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 40
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NewsThird expedition cruise vessel order
Ship owner SunStone Ships has placed a new contract with CMHI yard for its third in series of INFINITY-class series of expedition cruise vessel designed by Ulstein.
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NewsFincantieri progresses Chinese cruiseship projects
Fincantieri has established a hub for building cruiseships in China and signed contracts to participate in the building of two vessels for Carnival Corp’s Chinese joint venture.
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NewsWärtsilä acquires Burriel Navarro
Wärtsilä has acquired Spain-based Burriel Navarro, S.L to supports the growth of its underwater services and expands its local presence in the European market.
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NewsFlourishing cruise sector buoys European yards
Europe’s top echelon of shipbuilders have record orderbooks through an unerring drive on the cruise vessel market, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsSembmarine wins Norled electric ferry deal
The design and construction of three identical battery-powered ropax ferries for Norled AS marks Sembcorp Marine’s entry into the ropax ferry design and construction niche segment.
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NewsThird hybrid expedition ship for Hurtigruten
Norwegian cruise and ferry operator Hurtigruten has ordered a further hybrid cruise vessel from Kleven Verft which it says will have even bigger battery packs than its first two ships.
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NewsNew hero for the vehicle trades
A further series of neo-Panamax vehicle carriers embodying the HERO (High Efficiency Ro-Ro) concept is being phased into the global liner service network maintained by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsSecond big Genting refit for Lloyd Werft
The 68,870gt ‘Crystal Serenity’ has begun a major refit at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) which is including pod, stabiliser and engine room work, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsAeolus plans Jones Act wind farm fleet
Aeolus Energy, a US provider of technical services to renewable energy utilities, has appointed Ulstein to design the first Jones Act service operations vessel (SOV).
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NewsSaga debut for new LNG cargo system
Bringing a first-of-kind containment system and vessel concept to the LNG transportation market, the 45,000m3-capacity ‘Saga Dawn’ is being readied in China for handover soon to a young, Singapore-based company with Sino-Norwegian roots
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NewsGreen Aframax for Russian loading points
Russian shipowner SCF Sovcomflot recently commissioned the first of six LNG-fuelled, ice-strengthened Aframax tankers contracted from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), writes David Tinsley.
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NewsHavyard secures record cruise design contract
Havyard has been chosen to design Havila Kystruten’s four new cruise vessel builds in what it calls a milestone for expanding its broad expertise in many segments.
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NewsSembmarine secures Maran Tankers retrofit work
Sembcorp Marine is to install exhaust gas scrubbers and ballast water management systems on 13 ships owned by Greek operator Maran Tankers.
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NewsBoxship series for growing Lomar fleet
Lomar Shipping’s latest fleet addition, the 2,782 teu boxship ‘Delaware Trader’, has been phased into South East Asian trade under charter to Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). David Tinsley reports.
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NewsAlbwardy Damen expands ship repair to Oman
Albwardy Damen has expanded its services to Sohar Port in the Sultanate of Oman in what it calls a historic milestone as the joint venture company celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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NewsYara autonomous vessel will be built by Vard
The world’s first autonomous and electric container vessel has moved one step closer to launch with the signing of a NOK 250 million vessel build deal with Vard.
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NewsLloyd Werft gets Genting cruise work after all
German shipyard Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has revealed it will, after all, be directly involved in the production of Germany’s biggest-ever cruise ships now being built at east German sister group MV Werften, writes Germany correspondent Tom Todd
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NewsNewport Shipping targets turnkey solutions
Newport Shipping has signed cooperation agreements with several marine equipment suppliers and service companies to help fulfil its aim of providing shipowners with turnkey ship repair and retrofit solutions across its partner shipyards.
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NewsUlstein secures German offshore wind contract
Ulstein Verft has signed a new contract to design and build a service operation vessel to support the maintenance work of GE Renewable Energy at the German windfarm Merkur Offshore.
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NewsMAN opens Zhoushan PrimeServ service station
MAN has opened a new PrimeServ service station and workshop in Zhoushan China in order to provide quicker service to ship owners calling at Xinya Shipyard.
