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Fuel efficiency of Wärtsilä 31 engine a key consideration for newbuild Canadian Polar Icebreaker
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines for a new Canadian Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker. The ship is being designed and built at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards and will be the flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet. Because …
Apr 30, 2024 / Curious
Indian Register of Shipping classed tugs – Sonalika and Sarovar launched in Kakinada
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), a leading classification society, announces the successful launch of two sister vessels, Sonalika and Sarovar, at the San Marine yard in Kakinada. The 34m long tugs are part of a four-vessel contract. Launched …
Apr 30, 2024 / Curious
APC signs new recoating deal with Dubai ship owner GULFNAV
OHIO, manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has signed a new deal to recoat the cargo tanks of two chemical tankers for Dubai-based shipping group Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (GULFNAV). The deal will see APC apply the MarineLINE® tank coating …
Apr 30, 2024 / Curious
AtoB@C Shipping reveals names for the rest of its new hybrid vessels
In conjunction with the keel laying of the seventh unit in the series of twelve plug-in hybrid 5,350 dwt coasters, AtoB@C Shipping has announced the names of the remaining vessels in the series of highly efficient plug-in hybrid vessels. The names …
Apr 29, 2024 / Curious
Newbuilding LPG-fueled LPG & Ammonia Carrier for GYXIS, Aquamarine Progress II, Delivered
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that the LPG dual-fuel LPG/ammonia carrier (VLGC) Aquamarine Progress II, ordered by its group company, Aramo Shipping (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., was delivered on April 26 by Namura Shipbuilding Co., …
Apr 29, 2024 / Vessels
Wärtsilä secures China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd and seven new container vessels for Orient Overseas Container Line. Each vessel will operate with three …
Apr 25, 2024 / Curious
Philly Shipyard and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Philly Shipyard, Inc. (Philly Shipyard), the sole operating subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), a subsidiary of HD Hyundai Group, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore a …
Apr 25, 2024 / Curious
Damen launches Combi Freighter 3850 for Reederei M. Lauterjung at Ba Son Shipyard in Vietnam
Damen Shipyards Group launched a Combi Freighter (CF) 3850 at the Ba Son Shipyard in Vietnam. The CF 3850 is the first in a two-vessel order from Germany-based shipping company Reederei M. Lauterjung. Following this order, Damen’s client has placed …
Apr 24, 2024 / Curious
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards Successfully Launches 7.280dwt vessel Vertom Anette For Vertom Group
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards proudly announces the successful launch of the 7.280dwt vessel, MV Vertom Anette, for the Vertom Group, a leading name in maritime logistics solutions. The launch marks a significant milestone in the ongoing partnership …
Apr 24, 2024 / Vessels
The MSC Foundation, The MSC Group and Mercy Ships International Join Forces To Build A New Hospital Ship
The new purpose-built hospital ship will expand the impact of Mercy Ships’ life-changing surgeries, anesthetic care and surgical education for future generations of patients and healthcare professionals in sub-Saharan Africa. A groundbreaking …
Apr 24, 2024 / Vessels