Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 54
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NewsSembcorp Marine completes P&O Cruises upgrades
Singapore-based yard group Sembcorp Marine has completed concurrent upgrades of cruise vessels ‘Pacific Eden’ and ‘Pacific Aria’, taking its total cruise upgrades in 2015 to 12.
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NewsWorld’s largest con-ro set for debut
After 30 years’ service, Atlantic Container Line’s G3 con-ros are being replaced by the innovative G4 generation. David Tinsely reports.
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NewsVard announces new investment and contract
Vard Holdings Limited has announced that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one offshore vessel for an undisclosed international customer.
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NewsCat Marine completes in-hull dual-fuel conversion
Shipowner Anthony Veder has worked with Cat dealer Bolier to complete what it calls the industry’s first in-hull retrofit—saving considerable time and money in the process.
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NewsMAN contract for Wessels dual-fuel conversion
Wessels Reederei has signed a contract with Man Diesel & Turbo at the Europort exhibition for maritime technology.
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NewsNew Sembcorp fabrication workshop
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has opened a new state-of-the-art steel structure fabrication workshop to meet its steel fabrication needs into the future.
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NewsMHI wins large LPG carrier order
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding has received an order from Astomos Energy Cooperation for a large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.
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Construction begins on Arctic tanker series
The keel for the lead ship in a series of six 42,000dwt Arctic shuttle tankers, three of which were ordered by Sovcomflot, was laid at Samsung Heavy Industries on 26 October.
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NewsNewbuild Kleven fishing vessel
Norwegian boat builder Kleven has signed an agreement with Danish fishing vessel owner Gitte Henning AS to build a combined pelagic trawler/purse seiner.
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Hull coating developments drive Drydocks World award
Dubai-based shipyard Drydocks World has attributed a recent award from Shell to its introduction of new coating removal and painting facilities.
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NewsFerguson contracted for CMAL LNG ferries
Commercial shipbuilder Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd, Glasgow UK, has been awarded a £97m contract by CMAL for two 100m long LNG ferries.
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NewsWind farm support vessel for Østensjø Rederi
Østensjø Rederi’s new service operation vessel to support wind farm operations will be designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce.
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NewsFishing in focus
A glut of recent orders for advanced fishing vessels highlights a newbuild segment poised for rapid growth. Gavin Lipsith speaks to Monrad Hide, vice president sales & contract for fish and special purpose vessels at Rolls-Royce Marine, about emerging design and equipment trends in the latest vessels.
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NewsUlstein enters the shallows
A new multipurpose construction vessel from Ulstein Design and Solutions offers operators a ‘capex friendly’ vessel for shallow water operations.
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NewsWessels announces first boxship LNG refit
The world’s first conversion of a containership to dual-fuel LNG propulsion has been announced by German shipowner Reederei Wessels, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsGreenports Award for ‘Wilson Dover’
The winner of this year’s Greenports Award, presented by Bremenports at the Sustainable Shipping 2015 conference, is general cargo vessel, ‘Wilson Dover’.
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NewsNew multigas carrier design launched
Deltamarin Ltd and Brevik Technology AS have joined forces to develop a multigas carrier design which the companies claim will change the nature of the industry.
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NewsPolar research ship build
British shipyard Cammell Laird shipyard has beaten off global competition to secure the build for a new £200 million polar research ship.
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NewsNorwegian cruise vessel for Damen drydock
Norwegian Cruise Lines’ ‘Norwegian Epic’ is undergoing a refit and maintenance programme at Damen Shiprepair Brest’s drydock.
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NewsDamen acquires Dutch repair yard
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has taken over Dutch repair yard D. van de Wetering in Rotterdam in order to further improve the quality of service for its customers.
