Shipbuilding News
- Philly Shipyard Delivers 2nd Product Tanker to APTUS-based Philly Shipyard (PSI) has delivered the American Freedom, the second of four next generation 50,000 dwt product tankers that the company is building for American Petroleum Tankers (APT), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan.Shipbuilding News March 30, 2017
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Moves Merchant Ship Construction to ChinaJapan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is to shift merchant ship construction from Japan to China and reduce the scale of its domestic business by 30% while trying to establish itself as a specialist for gas carriers and gas-powered vessels.Shipbuilding News April 03, 2017
- Handy Bulker Newbuild Delivered to Berge BulkSingapore-based dry bulk carrier owner and operator Berge Bulk took delivery of Berge Phan Xi Pang, a Handy bulker, from Japanese Imabari Shipyard on May 30.Shipbuilding News June 02, 2017
- BC Ferries Places Order for Two New FerriesCanada-based ferry owner and operator BC Ferries has awarded Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands a contract to build two new minor class vessels.Shipbuilding News June 07, 2017
- AET Tankers Christens LR2 DuoPetroleum and chemical tanker owner AET Tankers has held a double naming ceremony of two long-range (LR2) petroleum tankers built by South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).Shipbuilding News June 08, 2017
- MHI and Oshima Set for Shipbuilding AllianceJapanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has reached a basic agreement with its compatriot Oshima Shipbuilding as part of efforts to form an alliance in the commercial ship business.Shipbuilding News June 14, 2017
- Second LEG Carrier Handed Over to Ocean YieldNorwegian shipowner Ocean Yield has taken delivery the delivery of the liquefied ethylene gas carrier Gaschem Orca from China’s Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE).Shipbuilding News June 16, 2017
- Norwegian Fjord1 Orders Five New Ferries from HavyardNorwegian transportation company Fjord1 has placed an order for construction of five new ferries at Havyard Ship Technology’s shipyard in Leirvik i Sogn.Shipbuilding News June 09, 2017
- Second DFDS RoRo Launched in FlensburgDanish shipping and logistics company DFDS informed that Tulipa Seaways, the second roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel built at German-based shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, has been launched.Shipbuilding News June 13, 2017
- Rolls-Royce’s Engines to Power The World’s Largest Hybrid FerryUK-based engineering company Rolls-Royce has received an order for four diesel engines to power the world’s largest hybrid ferry being built for the Norwegian cruise and transport company Color Line.Shipbuilding News June 16, 2017