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Anglo American completes 10-strong chartered fleet of lower emission LNG dual-fuelled vessels

Anglo-American announces delivery of the last of its 10-strong chartered fleet of Capesize+ Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) dual-fuelled bulk carriers, the Ubuntu Liberty. The Ubuntu Liberty’s maiden voyage from China to Saldanha Bay, South Africa to …
Feb 29, 2024 / Curious

Performance Shipping Signs Shipbuilding Contracts For The Construction Of 2 Newbulding LNG-Ready Scrubber Fitted Tier III LR2 Tankers

Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, announced on Wednesday (Dec20) that, through two separate wholly-owned subsidiaries, it has signed two shipbuilding contracts with …
Dec 21, 2023 / Curious

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

Performance Shipping Signs Shipbuilding Contract for the Purchase of a Newbuild LNG Ready Tier III LR2 Product/Crude Oil Tanker With Scrubber

Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, announced today that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a shipbuilding contract with China Shipbuilding …
Mar 9, 2023 / Vessels

Waigaoqiao won an order for the construction of five 9,000 CEU PCTCs

Recently, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, China Shipbuilding Trading and Grimaldi Euromed, a subsidiary of the Italian Grimaldi Group, signed a contract for the construction of five 9,000 CEU PCTCs. The ship type is designed by SDARI, with a total …
Jan 16, 2023 / Vessels

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding christened U-Ming’s new LNG-fuelled bulk carrier

Ubuntu Integrity, a 190K dwt dual fuel bulk carrier built by SWS for U-MING was named virtually on January 9, 2023, which is the first vessel named this year.  The naming ceremony was held online in Taipei and Shanghai via video link, according …
Jan 13, 2023 / Vessels

Waigaoqiao delivered the fourth 119,000 DWT Aframax tanker to BOCOM Leasing

On November 16, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of CSSC, delivered the fourth 119,000 DWT Aframax LNG dual-fuel product tanker "PROTEUS STEPHANIE" to BOCOM Leasing. So far, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has delivered a total of 17 …
Nov 16, 2022 / Vessels

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding delivers Aframax dual-fuel tanker PROTEUS IWONA to owner

On the 27th Sep 2022, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS) successfully delivered the second 109,000-dwt Aframax dual-fuel tanker "PROTEUS IWONA" to Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.  This vessel is the first …
Oct 24, 2022 / Vessels

CSTC delivered a 109,000 DWT dual-fuel crude oil product tanker to BOCOM Leasing

On September 27, PROTEUS IWONA, a 109,000 DWT dual-fuel crude oil product tanker built by China Shipbuilding Trading of CSSC and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for BOCOM Leasing was named and delivered. The ship is 249.95 meters long, 44 meters …
Sep 28, 2022 / Vessels

First LNG-fuelled tanker joins Anglo-Eastern’s managed fleet

MT Proteus Jessica, a 110,000 DWT tanker, has been delivered to Anglo-Eastern’s managed fleet, becoming the company’s first dual-fuel LNG-powered tanker.The LR2 tanker was built by China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and was delivered in June …
Aug 15, 2022 / Vessels