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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
Solvang begins construction of first two VLGCs at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
April 14 2025 was a memorable day in Solvang's history, as the steel was cut for the two first hulls in the Panamax VLGC newbuilding series planned for delivery in 2026 and 2027. The steel cutting took place at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries at Ulsan …
Apr 18, 2025 / Vessels
MHI Awarded a Study on CO₂ Capture Modules for FPSOs
Study Will Advance CO₂ Reductions on Future FPSOs, Further Promoting Decarbonization Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced the signature of a study with Single Buoy Moorings Inc., the subsidiary of SBM Offshore (SBM), for the application …
Apr 15, 2025 / Vessels
Samsung Heavy wins US$1.34 billion shuttle tanker order from Oceania shipper
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder by orders, said Monday it has received a 1.94 trillion-won (US$1.34 billion) order to build nine shuttle tankers from a shipper based in the Oceania region. The company said in a …
Mar 20, 2025 / Curious
HD Hyundai Tests 3D Printing of Spare Parts on Vessels
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a new 3D printing system that can produce metal ship parts during ocean voyages. The South Korean shipbuilder recently completed final testing of the technology at HD Hyundai Samho’s facility in Yeongam, …
Mar 19, 2025 / Curious
TEN Announces the Building of Nine DP2 Shuttle Tankers in South Korea With 15-Year Employment to Transpetro - Petrobras
TEN, Ltd (NYSE: TEN) announces the construction of nine DP2 Suezmax Shuttle Tankers with 15-year employment contracts for Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro), Brazil’s largest oil and gas transportation company. The deliveries are scheduled for …
Mar 19, 2025 / Vessels
K LINE Concludes Long-Term Time Charter Agreement with GAIL (India) Limited for New LNG Vessel
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K LINE) has announced the execution of a long-term time charter contract through the ship-owning company established in Singapore with GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL)*1 and signing ceremony was held in India. The ship-owning …
Dec 3, 2024 / Curious
New NYK LNG Carrier Quest Kirishima Delivered, To Be Chartered To The Kyuden Group
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier that NYK ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) was completed and delivered at the SHI Geoje Shipyard on December 2. The vessel, Quest Kirishima, will be deployed under a time-charter contract with …
Dec 3, 2024 / Vessels
Samsung Heavy Industries Signs Major Contract for 4 16,000 TEU Container Ships
Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Nov. 25 that it has signed a contract to build four 16,000 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) container ships with an Asian shipowner. The total contract amount is 1.0985 trillion won, and these ships are …
Nov 27, 2024 / Curious