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Bay-Houston Towing Celebrates the Christening of the George M and May Louise
Bay-Houston Towing proudly marked another milestone with the christening of the George M and May Louise, two state-of-the-art tugboats that will enhance operations along the Houston Ship Channel and beyond. During the christening ceremony, Kevin …
Mar 18, 2025 / Vessels
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony of LNG-Powered Roll-on/Roll-off Ship TRANS HARMONY EMERALD in Shimonoseki
After handover in June 2025, new vessel will service Toyofuji Shipping's Asian routes High-performance dual-fuel engines reduce CO2 emissions by 25% and cut SOx emissions to near zero compared to ships powered by fuel oil Mitsubishi Shipbuilding …
Nov 15, 2024 / Vessels
Christening ceremony for Van Oord’s two new hybrid water injection dredgers and an unmanned survey vessel
Thursday (Apr25), Van Oord celebrated the christening ceremonies of two new hybrid water injection dredgers, Rijn and Rhône, and an unmanned survey vessel, VO:X Barentsz. The event took place at the Van Oord head office jetty in Rotterdam. The …
Apr 29, 2024 / Vessels
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Salvage Tug Koyo Maru Built for Nippon Salvage
New ship to replace current Koyo Maru, built at MHI's Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works and in service since 1998, with handover scheduled for June 2024 Vessel has one of the highest pulling capacities in Japan, efficient systems for …
Jan 12, 2024 / Vessels
Spliethoff’s MV Bloemgracht Cristened In Batam
On Friday 24 November 2023 Spliethoff’s MV Bloemgracht was festively christened in Batam, Indonesia. The Christening was performed by Ms Kimberly Valk, daughter of Spliethoff’s Mr Hans Valk, who stood at the foundation of the B-type vessels’ …
Dec 12, 2023 / Vessels
Yangzijiang delivered the first 2400TEU container ship to CMES
On August 23, 2023, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group held a christening and delivery ceremony for the 2400TEU container ship SNL HAIKOU built for China Merchants Energy Shipping's subsidiary Sinotrans Container Lines. The 2400TEU container ship …
Aug 29, 2023 / Vessels
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Training Ship OSHIMA MARU Built for Oshima College
Fourth training ship for the school, and the second built at MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works, following the third-generation vessel currently in operation. Handover scheduled for March 2023, with the new vessel going into service …
Oct 13, 2022 / Vessels
U-Ming’s New Post Panamax Bulk Carrier Christened
A christening ceremony at Oshima Shipbuilding yard in Japan was recently held by U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation for its new built 99,990 DWT Post Panamax Bulk Carrier M.V. Cemtex Dominance.The event was hosted by Mr. Douglas Hsu, Chairman of the …
Jul 12, 2022 / Vessels
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Large Ferry Built for Meimon Taiyo Ferry
FERRY FUKUOKA to Serve on Osaka-Shinmoji Kitakyushu Route from March 2022Interior design concept “sparkle of a bayside city” evokes modern waterfront.Hybrid-type propulsion system with azimuth assistance provides considerable energy efficiency and …
Oct 8, 2021 / Vessels
Christening of Τallink Grupp’s new LNG-powered shuttle vessel Mystar to take place at Rauma Shipyard, Finland on Aug 12, 2021
The most environmentally friendly vessel on the Baltic Sea, MyStar (CruiseMapper), commissioned by Tallink Grupp, currently under construction in Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard, Finland, due to be completed in 2022, will be christened …
Jul 13, 2021 / Vessels