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Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding held steel cutting ceremony for CMA CGM's 5,500TEU second container ship
On July 15, CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding held steel cutting ceremony for the 5,500TEU second container ship built for CMA CGM.This ship is the second ship in the CMA CGM container ship project, and the commencement of this project marks another …
Jul 18, 2022 / Vessels
Steel Cutting Start for Scandlines' New Zero-Emission Ferry
The first steel plates for Scandlines’ new zero-emission ferry, scheduled to operate on the Puttgarden-Rødby route in 2024, were cut on Monday 4 April 2022 at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. A small traditional ceremony took place on 4 April and was …
Apr 8, 2022 / Vessels
Maersk to join SteelZero Initiative
To contribute with a clear demand signal and catalyse the transition to sustainable green steel, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has decided to join Climate Group SteelZero, a global initiative which brings together leading organisations to accelerate …
Apr 7, 2022 / Vessels
Hyundai Steel to Replace Its Raw Material Carriers with Eco-friendly Ships
Hyundai Steel plans to spearhead carbon reduction by replacing its fleet of raw material carriers with eco-friendly ships. Caption: Hyundai Steel's first LNG-powered raw material carrier 'HL Oceanic' Hyundai Steel announced on Nov. 24 that it has …
Nov 30, 2021 / Vessels
Construction of the second new Superstar ro-pax began
Steel cutting, the beginning of construction of the second Superstar ro-pax vessel, Finncanopus (CruiseMapper), was celebrated at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China on 8 October 2021. Caption: Superstar ro-pax, illustration …
Oct 11, 2021 / Vessels
Construction of a Coastal Limestone Carrier with a Hybrid Propulsion System using a Gas-Only Engine and a Battery
NS United Naiko Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (NSU Naiko), Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Cement Co., Ltd., Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. have agreed to construct a vessel …
Sep 30, 2021 / Vessels
SC Zvezda commences construction of fifth LNG carrier of ARC 7 class
This is the fifth vessel in a series of 15 LNG carriers ordered to Zvezda under Arctic LNG 2 projectShipbuilding Complex Zvezda (Bolshoy Kamen, Primorsky Territory) says it has started steel-cutting for the icebreaking LNG tanker of ARC 7 class.The …
Sep 28, 2021 / Vessels
Hyundai Heavy Industries starts work on PGNiG-chartered LNG carrier
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) held a steel-cutting ceremony for the first out of four LNG carriers that Norway’s shipping company Knutsen charted to Poland’s LNG importer PGNiG.The ship is the first of two 174,000-cubic metres …
Sep 2, 2021 / Vessels
MOL and Tata Steel explore GHG emissions reduction technologies to deploy an environment friendly bulk carrier
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), a leading global marine transport group, MOL Drybulk Ltd. (MOL Drybulk), 100% subsidiary of MOL and is a specialized unique entity for dry bulk, and Tata Steel Limited (Tata Steel) which is among the top global steel …
Aug 29, 2021 / Vessels
NYK to Build Company’s First LNG-Fueled Capesize Bulk Carrier
NYK has concluded a long-term consecutive voyage charter (CVC) contract with JFE Steel Corporation for a new large bulk carrier that uses LNG (liquefied natural gas) as its main fuel. This vessel will be the first LNG-fueled capesize bulk carrier to …
Jul 22, 2021 / Vessels