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Icon Energy Corp Announces the Delivery of MV Charlie
Icon Energy Corp. (Icon) (Nasdaq: ICON), an international shipping company providing worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes via its fleet of oceangoing vessels, has announced the successful delivery of the M/V Charlie to its …
Jun 30, 2025 / Vessels
Van Oord christens Boreas, the largest and most sustainable offshore wind installation vessel in the world
Van Oord's brand-new offshore wind installation vessel Boreas was officially christened on June 18 in Rotterdam. The event marked a significant milestone in Van Oord’s commitment to enhancing the energy transition. In addition, Van Oord announced …
Jun 26, 2025 / Vessels
Berlin Mаеrsk - New Maersk vessel class to enter service
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has named the first vessel in a series of 17,480 TEU vessels equipped with dual-fuel methanol propulsion. The naming event took place on 18 June at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) yard in Ulsan, South Korea. The vessel, …
Jun 26, 2025 / Vessels
DHT Holdings Announces Agreement To Acquire a 2018-built VLCC
DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) (DHT) has entered into an agreement to acquire a VLCC built in 2018 at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), for $107 million. The vessel is scheduled to deliver towards the end of the third quarter of 2025. The …
Jun 23, 2025 / Vessels
Damen Shipyards Group signs MoU with Square Port Shipyard to build Damen vessels in India
The agreement continues Damen’s expansion into the subcontinent On the 8th of April, Square Port Shipyard, located 250 km south of Mumbai, and Damen Technical Cooperation B.V. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the first step of a …
Apr 23, 2025 / Vessels
China Shipbuilding Group’s 150,000-ton aquaculture vessel Guoxin 1-2-1 named for Yellow Sea deployment
On April 17, 2025, Beihai Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Group, named the 150,000-ton smart fisheries aquaculture vessel Guoxin 1-2-1 built for Qingdao Guoxin Group, according to the company's release. The vessel features 15 large …
Apr 23, 2025 / Vessels
Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) delivers dual-fuel RoRo passenger ship to GNV
On Wednesday, Guangzhou Shipyard International, a subsidiary of State-owned China State Shipbuilding Corp, delivered a luxury ro-ro passenger ship and a 16,000 TEU dual fuel container vessel to its buyers in its shipyard area in Guangzhou's Nansha …
Apr 22, 2025 / Vessels
Damen signs with Türkiye-based İÇDAŞ for local ASD Tug 2813 construction
On 25 March Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with İÇDAŞ in Türkiye for the local construction of an ASD Tug 2813. The signing follows Damen Shipyards Galati’s construction of two tugs for the company back in 2002. Since then, the two parties …
Apr 22, 2025 / Vessels
Heysham Port set for £10m upgrade to boost capacity and efficiency at facility
Peel Ports Group is investing £10m in Heysham Port to further increase capacity and efficiencies at the site, which is a key trade link between the UK mainland, the Island of Ireland and the Isle of Man. The Uk’s second largest port operator will …
Apr 22, 2025 / Vessels
Viking Announces Float Out of Newest Egypt Ship
Set to Debut in September 2025, the New Viking Amun Will be Viking’s Seventh Ship on the Nile River Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) announced on Apr17 its newest ship for the Nile River—the 82-guest Viking Amun—was “floated out,” marking a major …
Apr 22, 2025 / Vessels