Shipbuilding

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MacGregor wins PCTC deal

MacGregor, a Cargotec subsidiary, has won a contract to provide cargo handling components for two of the world’s first methanol-fuelled pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) which are to be built in China. The vessels, due for delivery during the…

04.10.2023
Shipbuilding

SRC gets approval for Methanol Superstorage system

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to SRC Group for a new methanol storage retrofit system. The fuel has been identified as one of the frontrunners for existing ships as their owners seek to decarbonise their operations by…

04.10.2023
Shipbuilding

First steel cut for NYK cruise ship

The construction of a new cruise ship for Japan’s NYK Cruises has begun at Meyer Werft’s Papenburg yard, following a traditional steel-cutting ceremony attended by Japanese guests and shipyard representatives. The 52,200gt Asuka III, 230m long and…

26.09.2023
Shipbuilding

Damen wins pusher tug order in Paraguay

Concordia Damen has won a contract from Paraguay’s Girona S.A. - Rio Sur Transporte y Logistica for a CDS4115 shallow draught River Pusher tug. The family-owned company will deploy the 5,400hp vessel on services for customers on the 2,695km-long…

18.09.2023
Shipbuilding

Damen Shipyards to build more Combi Freighters for Turkish Feyz Group

Damen Shipyards has received a new order from Turkish Feyz Group for a Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 and an additional CF 3850, just four weeks after a contract was signed for three CF 3850s. The Feyz Group is currently renewing its fleet and the fast…

12.09.2023
Shipbuilding

Deltamarin hired for engineering of new PCTCs

Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd has engaged Deltamarin for the design and engineering of the first two in a series of new short-sea 4,200-CEU pure car truck carriers (PCTCs) being built for Piraeus-based Neptune Lines. The dual-fuelled ships,…

11.09.2023
Shipbuilding

WinGD and SHI to focus on ammonia as fuel

Swiss engine firm WinGD and Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and installation of dual-fuelled ammonia engines on new ships in the future. The MoU,…

11.09.2023

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