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Wan Hai Lines Holds Ship Naming Ceremony for New Vessels
Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for WAN HAI 370, WAN HAI 371 and WAN HAI 373 accompanied by a charity donation event on Tuesday (26TH March) at Japan Marine United Corporation TSU Shipyard. WAN HAI 370, WAN HAI 371 and WAN HAI 373 …
Mar 28, 2024 / Vessels
Seaspan Shipyards Progresses to Next Phase of Designing and Building Multi-Purpose Vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard
Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has been awarded the Construction Engineering (CE) and Long Lead Items (LLI) contracts for the pre-construction work of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) first six Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPV). Following the successful …
Mar 28, 2024 / Curious
BW LNG completes acquisition of two TFDE vessels from Stena Bulk
BW LNG has announced the successful acquisition of two high-specification Tri-Fuel Diesel Electric (TFDE) propulsion vessels from the leading Swedish tanker shipping company Stena Bulk. The sister LNG carriers represent excellent versatility and …
Mar 28, 2024 / Curious
Livestock carriers: The most dangerous vessels in the world (VIDEO)
Under current conditions, livestock exports by sea must stop immediately Currently, only 64 livestock carriers are permitted to load European animals on EU-ports to then export them to third countries. This at least 1.5 billion € worth trade is …
Mar 27, 2024 / Curious
Terntank Expands Its Pioneering Fleet With 1+1 Additional Wind/Methanol-Ready Hybrid Tanker
Building on its industry-leading commitment to environmental sustainability, Terntank today announced it has placed an order for 1+1 of the next-generation oil and chemical tanker with wind-assisted propulsion and dual-fuel engine capable of …
Mar 27, 2024 / Curious
Update on DALI Collision: Search operation ends in "heartbreaking conclusion," Maryland governor says (Video)
Six people, who were believed to be part of a road construction crew, are presumed dead after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning. The collapse came after a 984-foot containership DALI hit the bridge's pillar. …
Mar 27, 2024 / Accidents
Containership DALI suffered a total blackout before the collision with bridge
The pilot of the ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge Tuesday did “everything that he could have done” to slow the ship and keep it from drifting toward the bridge, said Clay Diamond, executive director and general counsel of the American …
Mar 27, 2024 / Accidents
Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement to guarantee operational reliability of new Wind farm Installation Vessel
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a long-term Guaranteed Asset Performance agreement with CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering Co Ltd (CDWE), a joint venture between CSBC Corporation and DEME Offshore. The agreement covers CDWE’s new 216 metres-long marine …
Mar 26, 2024 / Curious
Davie Awarded First Contract For Design Of Icebreaker Fleet Under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy
Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (Davie) today announced it has been awarded its first National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) contract by the Government of Canada for the design of the six-ship fleet of Canada’s future Program Icebreakers. This major …
Mar 26, 2024 / Vessels
Yara Clean Ammonia and Azane granted safety permit to build world's first low emission ammonia bunkering terminal
The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection gave their approval to the construction of the planned ammonia bunkering facility at Fjord Base in Florø, Norway. The permit marks a significant milestone for enabling ammonia as a safe and low emission …
Mar 26, 2024 / Vessels