Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 44
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NewsDSIC and Wärtsilä to design shuttle tanker
Technology group Wärtsilä and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) have agreed to develop a preliminary production level design for a 127,000dwt shuttle tanker.
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NewsBulker features first Chinese smart ship system
A recently delivered bulk carrier features the first ship intelligence system produced in China.
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NewsWorld’s largest ethane carrier ordered
China’s shipbuilding industry is to construct the world’s largest liquefied ethane carrier for the transport of US-produced ethane to a new cracker at Taixing, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsJanuary launch for new MHI companies
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has established two wholly-owned companies as part of its shipbuilding business reorganisation for growth and stability.
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NewsVersatile Dutch capacity for project cargo
Hartman’s new R2 Carrier ro-ro generation builds on key features of its game-changing M2 Runner series of multipurpose/heavy-load vessels, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsRo-ro in bloom on the North Sea
Danish-owned shortsea shipping and logistics operator DFDS has boosted a key North Sea trade lane by introducing two new, high-capacity ro-ro freight vessels based on a proven type built by Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG). David Tinsley reports.
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NewsWärtsilä equips first Chinese expedition cruise ship
The first expedition cruise ship to be built in China will feature Wärtsilä propulsion and emissions abatement technology.
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NewsReduced weight vehicle carrier from Croatia
Designed and constructed by Uljanik Shipyard, the pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) Siem Cicero is distinguished both by an exceptionally high capacity within the ‘old’ Panamax parameters and by the extensive use of composite sandwich decks. By David Tinsley.
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NewsCargo Care Solutions opens Rotterdam hydraulics centre
Hatch cover and roro equipment specialist Cargo Care Solutions (CCS) has opened a hydraulics workshop near its Rotterdam headquarters in response to demand by ship owners.
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NewsKleven signs MoU for second De Beers mining vessel
Norwegian shipbuilding group Kleven has signed a memorandum of understanding with De Beers Marine Namibia for the building of a second offshore vessel purpose-designed to support seabed mining operations.
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Meyer Turku installs tallest Nordic crane
Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku has installed the 2,500-tonne main beam of its new 120m high Goliath crane supplied by Kone Cranes.
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NewsDamen acquires Daewoo’s Mangalia yard
Damen is to acquire a majority share in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Mangalia shipyard in Romania, Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI).
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NewsVersatile vehicle carrier for North Atlantic trade
Grimaldi’s new Chinese-built PCTC tonnage will support the growing automotive traffic between the Mediterranean and North America. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd cruise ship optimisations cut fuel spend
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new expedition ships will burn 10% less fuel as a result of design changes made after optimisation work with DNV GL.
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NewsIndustrial trader for the Trollhattan Canal
Characterised by an exceptionally high deadweight for a vessel built to the maximum dimensions for access to Sweden’s Lake Vaner via the Trollhattan Canal, the 5,680dwt mini-bulker ‘Snow Crystal’ was recently launched from the Westerbroek yard of Ferus Smit in the north Netherlands. David Tinsley reports.
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Japanese ro-pax melds experience and innovation
A new phase in the modernisation and upgrading of the Sea of Japan coastal passenger and freight traffic is signalled by Shin Nihonkai’s 25-knot ro-pax sisters. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsBiggest short sea roro makes debut
A new era is unfolding in European roro freight transport through the introduction of a vessel of unprecedented capacity to trade between the northwest Continent and British Isles.
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NewsSMC wins first cruise ship contract
Schulte Marine Concept (SMC) will provide technical consultancy and newbuild supervision services in its first cruise ship contract.
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NewsFlexible Neptun builds longships and FERUs
Neptun Werft has taken orders for six more135m river cruise ships to build alongside the giant FERUs now in regular production for Meyer, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd
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NewsNew generation shuttle tanker for Canada
The first of Teekay Offshore Partners’ new series of Suezmax shuttle tankers is nearing completion in South Korea at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje Island yard, reports David Tinsley.
