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Fratelli Cosulich holds steel‑cutting ceremony for Lucia Cosulich chemical tanker

The steel cutting ceremony of chemical tanker Lucia Cosulich took place on 9th July 2025 at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard, China, with Silvia Bordoni, General Manager of Fratelli Cosulich Bunkers (S) Pte Ltd, in attendance. Lucia Cosulich, a …
Jul 11, 2025 / Vessels

Wattlab and HGK Shipping team up for world’s first hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel

Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has delivered a solar energy system for HGK Shipping’s inland shipping cargo vessel Blue Marlin. Representing a major technical milestone and step forward for sustainable inland shipping, the vessel’s 192 solar …
Jul 10, 2025 / Vessels

AAL Dammam Unveiled In China And Set To Serve Strong Global Industrial Project Demand

Global project heavy lift specialist AAL Shipping (AAL) is preparing to take delivery of its sixth 32,000-deadweight Super B-Class, 700-MT heavy lift vessel – the AAL DAMMAM. Unveiled at a naming ceremony at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in …
Jul 4, 2025 / Vessels

Bureau Veritas strengthens support for wind propulsion with Union Maritime’s Methanol-ready tankers

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) is reinforcing its commitment to sustainable shipping by classing a series of methanol-ready oil and chemical tankers for Union Maritime, which are currently being equipped with wind propulsion systems, …
Apr 25, 2025 / Curious

Damen signs new tugs contracts with Fairplay Towage and Louis Meyer

Damen Shipyards Group has concluded a number of contracts that will see four new tugs delivered to Fairplay Towage. In March, the shipbuilder signed three contracts with Fairplay Towage, and an additional contract was signed with Neue …
Apr 24, 2025 / Curious

Shanghai International Port Group subsidiary orders 20,000 cbm LNG bunker ship

SIPG Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), has awarded a contract to Jiangnan Shipbuilding for the construction of a new LNG bunkering vessel.   The vessel will be equipped with three IMO type C LNG …
Apr 24, 2025 / Curious

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

Cemre Shipyard completes Norway’s largest zero-emission ferry for Torghatten Nord

Cemre Shipyard has announced the departure of NB1091 Hinnøy, Norway’s largest zero-emission ferry, built for Torghatten Nord, as she sets sail toward her new home in the northern waters of Norway. Developed by The Norwegian Ship Design Company and …
Apr 18, 2025 / Vessels