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Wan Hai Lines Holds Ship Naming Ceremony for New Vessels
Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for WAN HAI 372 and WAN HAI 376 accompanied by a charity donation event on Thursday (11th April) at Japan Marine United Corporation ARIAKE Shipyard. WAN HAI 372 and WAN HAI 376 are two vessels in the series …
Apr 12, 2024 / Vessels
Naming and Launching Ceremony for the Sunflower Kamuy Held 1st LNG-fueled Ferry on Oarai-Tomakomai Route
MOL Group's 3rd LNG-fueled Ferry to Enter Service in Early 2025, Bringing Fleet to 4 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and its group company MOL Sunflower Ltd. (MOL Sunflower) Thursday (Apr11) announced that the naming and launching ceremony for the …
Apr 12, 2024 / Vessels
Wan Hai Lines Holds Naming Ceremony for 13,100teu Newbuilding WAN HAI A15
Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremony for WAN HAI A15 accompanied by a charity event today (29th March) at Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje shipyard. The ceremony was officiated jointly by Mr. S.A. Choi, vice chairman & CEO of Samsung …
Mar 29, 2024 / Vessels
Wan Hai Lines Holds Ship Naming Ceremony for New Vessels
Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for WAN HAI 370, WAN HAI 371 and WAN HAI 373 accompanied by a charity donation event on Tuesday (26TH March) at Japan Marine United Corporation TSU Shipyard. WAN HAI 370, WAN HAI 371 and WAN HAI 373 …
Mar 28, 2024 / Vessels
ZIM Held Naming Ceremony of ZIM Hawk
Wednesday (Mar 20), ZIM held the naming ceremony of ZIM Hawk, the latest addition to ZIM "Birds” series of eight 5,300 TEUs modern vessels. The event took place at Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard Co. Ltd. This occasion marks another …
Mar 20, 2024 / Vessels
NYK Takes Delivery of Japan’s First LNG-Fueled Capesize Bulk Carrier
A naming ceremony was held on January 30 for an LNG-fueled Capesize bulk carrier that was ordered by NYK and will be deployed to transport iron ore and coal from Australia to Japan under a long-term consecutive voyage charter contract with JFE Steel …
Feb 8, 2024 / Vessels
Van Wijngaarden Marine Services names and delivers Damen Multi Cat 3713 Waddenstroom in ceremony
On 16 November, Van Wijngaarden Marine Services (VWMS) held a naming ceremony for the latest vessel in its fleet, a Damen Multi Cat (MuC) 3713 named Waddenstroom On 16 November, Van Wijngaarden Marine Services (VWMS) held a naming ceremony for the …
Jan 25, 2024 / Curious
Langh Ship's second 7800 dwt newbuilding has been named
The vessel was named Olivia during the naming ceremony that was arranged in Ningbo in China. The vessel’s godmother, Miss Natalie Ella Olivia Toivola, had the honor of cutting the ribbon to release the champagne bottle. Miss Natalie Ella Olivia is …
Jan 23, 2024 / Vessels
Proman Stena Bulk holds naming ceremony for methanol tanker Stena Pro Marine in the Port of New Orleans
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between leading tanker company Stena Bulk and the leading methanol producer Proman, has formally christened its state-of-the-art methanol-fuelled 49,900 DWT tanker Stena Pro Marine. The ceremony took place at the …
Oct 26, 2023 / Curious
OOCL Names its Sixth Eco-friendly 24,188 TEU Mega Vessel OOCL Gdynia
Today, Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) held the naming ceremony of a 24,188 TEU newbuilding at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard. This mega containership is named OOCL Gdynia. Following its naming, OOCL …
Oct 11, 2023 / Vessels