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Jan de Nul's Les Alizés Leaves Shipyard in China
Jan de Nul floating heavy lift vessel Les Alizés has left the CMHI Haimen Shipyard in China and is currently heading for Europe. The vessel has been delivered by the shipyard on 16 January and has departed Thursday morning (Jan19). Les Alizés is …
Jan 20, 2023 / Vessels
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Keel Laying Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Demonstration Test Ship for Liquefied CO2 Transport, Supporting CCUS
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, today held a keel laying ceremony marking the start of construction for a demonstration test ship for transport of liquefied carbon dioxide …
Oct 7, 2022 / Vessels
Ulstein-designed Ocean Albatros launched at the CMHI Haimen yard
Ocean Albatros (CruiseMapper), ship number six in the SunStone Ships’ INFINITY series, had her launching ceremony on 16 September 2022 at the CMHI Haimen yard. Ulstein Design & Solutions is providing the design and equipment package for this …
Sep 20, 2022 / Vessels
Seaway 7 Held Keel Laying Ceremony for Seaway Ventus
Seaway 7’s new wind turbine installation vessel Seaway Ventus has reached its second significant build milestone with the laying of the keel. The occasion was marked this week with a keel-laying ceremony which took place on Monday 6th June, at the …
Jun 14, 2022 / Vessels
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Acquires Approval in Principle (AIP) from France’s Classification Society for Spherical Cargo Tank System for LCO2 Carriers
Innovative new tank system enables flexible response to diversifying and expanding LCO2 carrier market needsAdvanced design technologies cultivated through experience in developing spherical tanks for LNG carriersMitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a …
Jun 8, 2022 / Curious
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and NYK Line Obtain Approval in Principle (AiP) from Classification Society ClassNK for Large LCO2 Carrier
Merger of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s advanced gas handling technologies with NYK Line’s wealth of knowledge in ship operationsCommitment to developing various technologies for the launch of large LCO2 carriers, for which demand is expected to increase …
May 16, 2022 / Vessels
Höegh Autoliners signs contract to build the next four zero carbon ready Aurora class vessels
Höegh Autoliners announced on Friday (Apr 29) that it has signed a contract to build an additional four new multi-fuel and zero carbon ready Aurora class vessels on the same terms and specifications as the first four vessels.The Aurora class vessels …
Apr 29, 2022 / Curious
MOL Completes Concept Study of 'Ammonia/Liquefied CO2 Carrier'
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced the completion of a concept study on an ammonia/liquefied CO2 carrier to flexibly meet future demand for transport of liquefied CO2 and ammonia transport with a vessel type that could become the …
Mar 31, 2022 / Vessels
OCEAN ALBATROS: Keel laid for SunStone’s next Ulstein-designed expedition cruise vessel
A keel-laying ceremony has been held for the ‘Ocean Albatros’, (CruiseMapper) SunStone Ships’ new expedition cruise vessel, at the CMHI shipyard, China, on 20 January 2022. The ship is number six in the INFINITY class of X-BOW expedition ships, all …
Jan 24, 2022 / Vessels
Höegh signs contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry to build a series of its zero carbon ready Aurora class vessels
Höegh Autoliners announced earlier today that it has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (CMHI) for four fixed and eight optional multi-fuel and zero carbon ready Aurora class vessels.Under the terms of the …
Jan 20, 2022 / Vessels