Shipbuilding

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

Ulstein lands cable layer contract from Nexans

Norway’s family-owned Ulstein Verft has clinched an order for a large DP3 cable layer from Nexans Marine Operations AS. The ST-297 CLV design from SkipsTeknisk is an updated version of the Nexans Aurora, delivered in 2021. The 149.9m-long vessel…

26.09.2023
Shipbuilding

WinGD signs MoU on dual-fuel ammonia engines

Switzerland’s WinGD has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seoul-based KSS Line, a gas and chemicals shipping specialist, to assess opportunities for X-DF-A dual-fuel ammonia engines on new mid-size and large gas carriers. The companies…

25.09.2023
Shipbuilding

Ammonia fuel supply system awarded AiP

An ammonia fuel supply system developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by ClassNK. This means that SHI’s conceptual design, which has been developed based on part C of ClassNK’s ‘Guidelines for Ships…

14.08.2023
Shipbuilding

Electric short-sea cargo ships ordered in China

Netherlands-based ÈTA Shipping and Mercuria, a Cypriot-domiciled Swiss energy and commodity trader, have joined forces to order six, option ten, short-sea general cargo vessels at Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co. Ltd. in China. The 7,400dwt ÈTA…

14.08.2023
Shipbuilding

Deltamarin clinches series of PCTC design deals

Deltamarin has won a series of ship design contracts for pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) from three separate shipowning groups. Up to 16 vessels could now be built to the company’s designs, all of them in Chinese shipyards. China’s largest…

04.08.2023
Shipbuilding

Damen wins Combi Freighter contract

Damen Shipyards has signed a deal with Turkey’s Feyz Group for three Damen Combi Freighter 3850s. The flexible general cargo ships, with a deadweight of 3,850 tonnes, will be built at the Damen Yichang Shipyard in China. The recently redesigned CF…

03.08.2023

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