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Naming and Launching Ceremony for the Sunflower Kamuy Held 1st LNG-fueled Ferry on Oarai-Tomakomai Route

MOL Group's 3rd LNG-fueled Ferry to Enter Service in Early 2025, Bringing Fleet to 4 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and its group company MOL Sunflower Ltd. (MOL Sunflower) Thursday (Apr11) announced that the naming and launching ceremony for the …
Apr 12, 2024 / Vessels

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Salvage Tug Koyo Maru Built for Nippon Salvage

New ship to replace current Koyo Maru, built at MHI's Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works and in service since 1998, with handover scheduled for June 2024 Vessel has one of the highest pulling capacities in Japan, efficient systems for …
Jan 12, 2024 / Vessels

Successful Launching of 2 X 210 000 DWT Bulk Carriers at New Times Shipyard

On November 5, 2022, the launching ceremony of two units of 210,000 DWT Bulk Carriers bearing builder's hull nos.0120833 and 0120834 has been carried out successfully by New Times Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.  Shipyard’s  Chairman Mr. Yuan …
Nov 8, 2022 / Vessels

Thun Tankers’ second NaabsaMAX, Thun Britain, launched in Leer, Germany (Video)

On Friday, January 7th, Thun Tankers' second product tanker “Thun Britain”, with ”NAABSA” design – Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground – was launched at Scheepswerf Ferus Smit in Leer, Germany. Upon delivery in March, the vessel will enter into a …
Jan 10, 2022 / Vessels

Proman Stena Bulk confirms successful launching of first methanol vessel

Stena Pro Patria will now continue construction on the water, ahead of delivery in Q1 2022Proman Stena Bulk has successfully completed the launching of the Stena Pro Patria, the first of three 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers that Proman and …
Nov 5, 2021 / Vessels

Wuhu Shipyard launched 2nd 22000 DWT Hybrid Chemical Tanker for Sweden Donsö Shipping AB

On June 10, 2021, the launching ceremony of the 2nd 22000 DWT Hybrid Chemical Tanker (CT) built by Wuhu shipyard Co., Ltd for Sweden Donsö Shipping AB, was successfully held. Anhui Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, Wuhu …
Jun 14, 2021 / Vessels

Watch: CSL’s new self-unloader hits the water in China

Chengxi Shipyard in China hosted yesterday the naming and launching ceremony for M/V Nukumi, a new self-unloading vessel being built for Canada Steamship Lines (CSL).The launching comes four months after the ship’s keel-laying ceremony, which was …
May 21, 2021 / Vessels

Twin ceremony for next generation Ulstein-designed expedition cruise vessels

On 18 March 2021, the CMHI Haimen yard in China celebrated the launch of the Sylvia Earle (CruiseMapper) and the keel laying of the Ocean Odyssey (CruiseMapper), both are Ulstein designed, X-BOW expedition cruise vessels under construction for the …
Mar 22, 2021 / Vessels

WATCH: Thun Equality’ successfully launched

On Monday the 1st of March, Ferus Smit’s Nb. 451 was successfully – digitally – launched at the Leer yard of Ferus Smit.Nb. 451, named as ‘Thun Equality’ is the third ship in a series of new oil/chemical tankers that was developed for Erik Thun AB …
Mar 2, 2021 / Vessels

Ulstein designed JSD 6000 heavylift vessel launched at the ZPMC Qidong shipyard

On 27 December 2020, the Ulstein designed ‘JSD 6000’ pipelay derrick and heavy lifting vessel was launched at the ZPMC Qidong shipyard. Caption: Launching the JSD6000 pipelay derrick and heavy lifting vessel After 18 months of hard work and …
Jan 6, 2021 / Vessels