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KSOE wins US$308 million order for 2 ethane carriers

South Korea's top shipbuilder Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Thursday it has clinched a 399.9 billion-won (US$308 million) order to build two very large ethane carriers (VLECs) for an Asian shipper. Hyundai Heavy …

Dec 1, 2022 / Curious

INEOS and IINO Lines sign long-term time charter agreements for two 99,000 cubic metre Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs)

INEOS and IINO Lines signed long-term time charter agreements today Agreements will bring INEOS’ ethane fleet to 18 vessels (ten VLECs and eight Dragon class), the largest fleet of ethane vessels in the world Deal will represent …

Nov 30, 2022 / Vessels

INEOS signs long-term time charter agreements with Pacific Gas for four 99,000 cubic metre Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs)

Pacific Gas and INEOS signed long-term time charter agreements at ceremony today, attended by Pacific Gas and INEOS, as well as shipbuilding and financing partners. Earlier this year, the two companies launched the two largest VLECs in the …

Nov 3, 2022 / Vessels

Brittany Ferries’ Salamanca passenger ferry uses Wärtsilä’s SPECS camera system for more efficient and safer operations

Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, today announces that its Smart Panoramic Edge Camera System (SPECS) will be used by Brittany Ferries to improve the safety and efficiency of its passenger ferry operations. SPECS will be first …

Aug 12, 2022 / Curious

JAXPORT to accommodate Florida cruise ships displaced by cruise industry’s voluntary suspension of operations

Four cruise ships, including JAXPORT’s regular home-ported ship Carnival Ecstasy already in port, will dock at JAXPORT and remain at the port during the cruise industry’s voluntary suspension of U.S. cruise operations due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). …

Mar 16, 2020 / Curious