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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
Capital Product Partners Announces the Sale of Three 10,000 TEU Container Vessels
Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP), an international owner of ocean-going vessels, today announced that the Partnership entered into a memorandum of agreement for the sale of three 10,000 TEU container vessels, built in 2011 at Samsung …
Mar 21, 2024 / Curious
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Awarded Contract To Deliver Cutting-Edge MPSVs For Hornbeck Offshore Services
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has announced its recent contract with Zurich American Insurance Company, to complete construction of two ultra high-spec 400 class Multi-Purpose Support Vessels (MPSVs) for Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC (HOS). This …
Jan 4, 2024 / Curious
Porthos to develop the first CO2 storage project in the Netherlands
Porthos has taken a final investment decision to develop the first major CO2 transport and storage system in the Netherlands. In 2024 construction will begin in Rotterdam, with the Porthos system expected to be operational by 2026. The Porthos …
Oct 19, 2023 / Curious
Sierra Leoneans Welcome Newest Mercy Ship, the Global Mercy® into Port of Freetown
In response to an invitation from H.E. President Julius Maada Bio, Freetown has welcomed a Mercy Ships’ hospital ship, marking the sixth instance of the collaboration between Mercy Ships and the government of Sierra Leone. This time it is the Global …
Aug 24, 2023 / Vessels
First-ever surgery on board the Global Mercy®
Operation highlights the life-changing potential of the newest Mercy Ship Four-year-old Amadou was the first patient to receive a surgery on board the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy® today. Born with one windswept leg and …
Mar 7, 2023 / Vessels
The Global Mercy® arrives in Dakar ready to serve the people of Senegal and The Gambia with surgical expertise and training
The newest Mercy Ship, the Global Mercy® arrived in Dakar, Senegal on February 14, 2023. While the ship hosted surgical training in Senegal in 2022, this year marks the first time that specialized surgeries will take place on this newly built …
Feb 15, 2023 / Vessels
T. Parker Host launches Avondale Global Gateway
T. Parker Host (Host) announced the grand opening of the former Avondale Shipyards as Avondale Global Gateway. The former shipyard has been transformed during the past four years since its acquisition into a global logistics hub for intermodal …
Oct 10, 2022 / Curious
Wolters Kluwer Supports Second Mercy Ships Floating Hospital to Enhance Use of Evidence-Based Medicine
The Global Mercy joins Africa Mercy with donation of three clinical decisions support tools to aid clinicians onboard ships in providing the best care anywhere around the worldWolters Kluwer, Health announced on Tuesday that it has donated three …
Aug 3, 2022 / Curious
World’s largest civilian hospital ship in port in Senegal
On behalf of the charity Mercy Ships, Stena RoRo has been responsible for the construction of the Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship. The ship has now been ceremoniously inaugurated in Dakar, Senegal. While the celebrations were …
Jul 4, 2022 / Vessels