Shipbuilding News

• TORM to Feature Scrubbers in Newbuildings

  Danish shipping company TORM is installing scrubbers to its vessels, allowing them to continue running on high sulfur fuel oil after the International Maritime Organization's marine fuels sulfur limit is cut in 2020.

  Shipbuilding News August 17, 2018
• Kongsberg to Power Grimaldi’s Nine New RoRos

  Kongsberg Maritime said it has been awarded contracts with Chinese shipbuilder Nanjing Jinling Shipyard Co. to deliver power and hybrid systems to nine Roll on – Roll off (Ro-Ro) vessels ordered by Grimaldi Group, Italy.

  Shipbuilding News August 17, 2018
• GulfNav Upgrades Fleet to Meet New Environmental Rules

  Dubai-based shipping company Gulf Navigation Holding (GulfNav) is upgrading its fleet with new technologies that will help reduce the vessels’ fuel consumption and prepare them for new environmental regulations.

  Shipbuilding News August 14, 2018
• South Korea Tops Global Shipbuilding Industry in July

  South Korea maintained its number one ranking in the global shipbuilding market in July. The South Korean yards were responsible for almost half of all new orders placed in July 2018.

  Shipbuilding News August 14, 2018
• Rolls-Royce Launches Battery System for Ships

  Rolls-Royce has been delivering energy storage systems for ships since 2010, but the actual energy storage units were previously supplied by an external party. The company announced today it is launching its own lithium-ion based energy storage system.

  Shipbuilding News August 15, 2018
• New Mein Schiff 2 Floated Out in Finland

  A month after the delivery of Tui Cruises’ New Mein Schiff 1, the next ship in line, New Mein Schiff 2, has been floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland.

  Shipbuilding News June 04, 2018
• Panama Canal Sets Monthly Tonnage Record

  Yesterday, for the third time since the inauguration of the Expanded Canal, the Panama Canal set a new monthly tonnage record of 38.1 million tons (PC/UMS) after facilitating the transit of 1,231 vessels in May 2018.

  Shipbuilding News June 05, 2018
• Posidonia 2018 Kicks Off

  The biennial international maritime trade show Posidonia 2018, which celebrates its 50th anniversary since its inception, was officially opened this evening in Athens, Greece.

  Shipbuilding News June 04, 2018
• 11 Largest Oil Spills in History

  Oil spill disasters have been one of the major concerns of the marine world for a long time now. They are commercial and environmental catastrophes.

  Shipbuilding News May 25, 2018
• Huge Oil Spill Spreads in East China Sea, Stirring Environmental Fears

  HONG KONG — An oil spill from an Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea is rapidly spreading, officials said Tuesday, alarming environmentalists about the threat to sea and bird life in the waterway.

  Shipbuilding News January 17, 2018