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NYK Takes Delivery of Japan’s First LNG-Fueled Capesize Bulk Carrier

A naming ceremony was held on January 30 for an LNG-fueled Capesize bulk carrier that was ordered by NYK and will be deployed to transport iron ore and coal from Australia to Japan under a long-term consecutive voyage charter contract with JFE Steel …
Feb 8, 2024 / Vessels

Van Wijngaarden Marine Services names and delivers Damen Multi Cat 3713 Waddenstroom in ceremony

On 16 November, Van Wijngaarden Marine Services (VWMS) held a naming ceremony for the latest vessel in its fleet, a Damen Multi Cat (MuC) 3713 named Waddenstroom On 16 November, Van Wijngaarden Marine Services (VWMS) held a naming ceremony for the …
Jan 25, 2024 / Curious

Langh Ship's second 7800 dwt newbuilding has been named

The vessel was named Olivia during the naming ceremony that was arranged in Ningbo in China. The vessel’s godmother, Miss Natalie Ella Olivia Toivola, had the honor of cutting the ribbon to release the champagne bottle. Miss Natalie Ella Olivia is …
Jan 23, 2024 / Vessels

Proman Stena Bulk holds naming ceremony for methanol tanker Stena Pro Marine in the Port of New Orleans

Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between leading tanker company Stena Bulk and the leading methanol producer Proman, has formally christened its state-of-the-art methanol-fuelled 49,900 DWT tanker Stena Pro Marine. The ceremony took place at the …
Oct 26, 2023 / Curious

OOCL Names its Sixth Eco-friendly 24,188 TEU Mega Vessel OOCL Gdynia

Today, Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) held the naming ceremony of a 24,188 TEU newbuilding at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard.  This mega containership is named OOCL Gdynia. Following its naming, OOCL …
Oct 11, 2023 / Vessels

Edda Wind launches CSOV at Gondan Shipbuilders, Spain

Following the Naming Ceremony for Edda Nordri last Saturday, Edda Wind launched on Friday Commissioning Service Operation vessel (CSOV) C492 at Gondan Shipbuilders in Spain.  Edda Nordri will commence operation in Q4 2023 and C492 will be …
Sep 18, 2023 / Curious

Naming of Finnsirius celebrated Finnlines’ importance for Finnish trade and industry

On 13 September 2023, Finnsirius, the first of Finnlines’ two freight-passenger Superstar vessels, was named in Naantali. Tiina Ahola, representing the Ahola Group, acted as the godmother. The naming ceremony celebrated Finnlines’ and Ahola Group’s …
Sep 14, 2023 / Vessels

Naming Ceremony For The First Two Vessels Of 5,500 TEU Eco-Design Newbuilding Series

The naming ceremony for the first two 5,500 TEU eco-design newbuildings out of the six-vessel series initiated by MPC Capital took place on 30 August 2023 at the traditional Korean shipyard HJ Shipbuilding & Construction in Busan.  The two …
Aug 31, 2023 / Vessels

Double naming ceremony for Anglo American’s LNG-powered bulker pair

Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding hosted a naming ceremony for two 190,000-ton dual-fuel LNG bulk carriers intended for UK-based mining company Anglo American. The two bulkers were named Ubuntu Empathy and Ubuntu Humanity at an …
May 10, 2023 / Vessels

New Crewed Autonomous Navigation System Installed New Domestic Coastal Vessel Shiranami for JERA

On April 28, the domestic coal carrier Shiranami, ordered by NYK, was delivered at the Saiki Shipyard (Saiki City, Oita Prefecture) of Honda Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). A naming ceremony was attended by Sunao Nakamura, senior …
May 2, 2023 / Vessels