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COSCO (Weihai)'s FGSS awarded AIP certificate by DNV
Recently, Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS) independently developed by COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry Technology (Weihai) has officially obtained the Approval in Principle (AIP) certificate issued by DNV. The certificate awarding ceremony was held in …
Jul 20, 2022 / Curious
Further success with E-Flexers – Deltamarin signs design contracts for three RoPax ships
Deltamarin has signed design contracts with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) for the complete basic and detail design packages of three RoPax vessels. These are the 10th, 11th and 12th Stena E-Flexer vessels for two different end …
Aug 21, 2021 / Vessels
Stena Line’s new ferry ‘floats out’ in China
Despite the ongoing pandemic, ferry company Stena Line has achieved another important milestone in its major new fleet investment programme with the ‘launching’ ceremony of the first new extended E-Flexer vessel in Weihai, China. The vessel was …
May 27, 2021 / Vessels
Stena Embla Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Ferry company Stena Line has announced that Stena Embla, the last of its three new ferries destined for the Irish Sea, has successfully completed its sea trials in China’s Yellow Sea. Stena Embla (CruiseMapper) is the latest new Stena Line next …
Oct 21, 2020 / Vessels
Kongsberg Maritime to deliver integrated propulsion and maneuvering systems for two 230m RoPax vessels
Kongsberg Maritime informs that it has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) to deliver a propulsion and manoeuvring system for two 230m roll-on, roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessels for Finnlines. Currently under …
Oct 8, 2020 / Curious
Deltamarin Wins Design Contract For Finnlines Superstar Ro-Pax Project
Deltamarin has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai), previously known as AVIC Weihai, for the approval and detail design of Finnlines Superstar 5,100lm ro-pax vessel project.Especially in the exceptional circumstances of …
Jun 17, 2020 / Vessels
Stena Estrid departs china for Irish sea
STENA Line’s newest ferry Stena Estrid (see also CruiseMapper) has departed the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in north-western China, bound for its new home on the Irish Sea between Britain and Ireland.Stena Estrid is the first of five next-generation Stena …
Nov 29, 2019 / Vessels
Stena Line takes delivery of new ferry Stena Estrid
Stena Line has officially taken ownership of its newest ferry Stena Estrid* (see also CruiseMapper) following a handover ceremony at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in north-western China. Stena Estrid is the first of five next-generation Stena Line RoPax …
Nov 15, 2019 / Vessels
Stena Estrid successfully completes sea trials
New Stena ferry completes trials in China ahead of Irish Sea arrival next yearLEADING ferry company Stena Line has announced that Stena Estrid (see also CruiseMapper), the first of its three new ferries destined for the Irish Sea, has successfully …
Oct 30, 2019 / Vessels
Double-celebration for two new Brittany Ferries ships
Ferry company Brittany Ferries has marked two key milestones in its €550 million fleet renewal programme. At the AVIC Weihai shipyard in Shandong, eastern China, shipyard workers and Brittany Ferries teams gathered to celebrate the launch of …
Sep 17, 2019 / Vessels