Shipbuilding News
- Nine BW Vessels Join DHT Holdings’ FleetNine very large crude carriers (VLCCs), acquired from the BW Group Limited, have been delivered to crude oil tanker company DHT Holdings.Shipbuilding News June 27, 2017
- World's Largest Diamond Ship Enters OperationThe world’s largest and most advanced diamond exploration and sampling vessel, the SS Nujoma, is ready to start exploring for diamond deposits in Namibian waters, following its official inauguration on Thursday.Shipbuilding News June 20, 2017
- MOL Teams Up with MES on Vessel Monitoring and SupportJapan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has reached an agreement with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) to jointly develop next-generation vessel monitoring and support systems for practical applications and commercialization.Shipbuilding News June 23, 2017
- Vard Lays Keel for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ New Expedition ShipVard laid the keel for Hanseatic Nature, the first of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ two new expedition ships, at its yard in Tulcea, Romania on 20 June 2017. Hanseatic Nature‘s keel consists of two 33-ton steel blocks, each one 9 metres long, 11 metres wide and 1.5 metres high. During the ceremony, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ CEO Karl J. Pojer placed a commemorative stone inside the steel block to bring luck to the new vessel.Shipbuilding News June 22, 2017
- AET’s New LNG-Fueled Shuttle Tankers to Work for StatoilTanker owner and operator AET, a part of MISC Berhad, has confirmed an order for two shuttle tankers, which will be chartered to Norwegian oil and gas major Statoil.Shipbuilding News June 21, 2017
- Petredec to Order Up to Four VLGCs in ChinaSingapore-based Petredec Holdings (Eastern) has decided to further expand its fleet with up to four very large gas carriers (VLGCs) to be constructed by China’s Jiangnan Shipyard.Shipbuilding News June 20, 2017
- Egypt Unveils China-made Multi-purpose Supply VesselChairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish on Wednesday raised the Egyptian flag on the largest multi-purpose supply vessel in the Middle East, which is made in China.Shipbuilding News June 21, 2017
- DSIC Names COSCO’s New VLCCChina’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp. (DSIC) held on June 5 a naming ceremony for Xin Long Yang, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) built for COSCO Shipping.Shipbuilding News June 19, 2017
- Knutsen Orders MAN Engines for Two LNG Carrier NewbuildsNorway-based Knutsen OAS Shipping has ordered four MAN B&W 5G70ME-GI engines with EGR systems for its two 180,000 cbm LNG tanker newbuildings.Shipbuilding News June 19, 2017
- Scandlines’ Second Hybrid Ferry Departs ShipyardGerman-Danish ferry operator Scandlines’ second new hybrid ferry for the Rostock-Gedser route left the Danish shipyard Fayard on December 19, 2016.Shipbuilding News December 21, 2016