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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Singapore-based ship operator Synergy Group has taken delivery of a 199,489 dwt newbuild ultra large container vessel (ULCV), the Ever Gifted, from Imabari Shipyard in Japan. A second ULCV, the Ever Grade,…

15th January 2019

Synergy collects 20,000 TEU boxship

15th January 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania launched an aluminium-hulled catamaran, named Saint John Paul II, in December for Malta-based shipowner Virtu Ferries.

15th January 2019

Incat launches high-speed RoPax catamaran

15th January 2019

LNG

LNG

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has announced a collaboration agreement with Italian gas group SNAM to develop LNG infrastructure for maritime transport in Italy and develop new products using liquefied natural gas (LNG) and…

14th January 2019

Fincantieri and Snam to develop LNG infrastructure, new products

14th January 2019

LNG

LNG

Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries, has placed an order with GTT for the tank design of two new LNG carriers.

14th January 2019

GTT chosen for Samsung-NYK LNG carriers

14th January 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A naming ceremony has been held for two new Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation full-container vessels built by Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan.

14th January 2019

Yang Ming names two new ships

14th January 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Building on a long track record in the development and series production of standardised designs of bulk carrier, Tsuneishi Shipbuilding of Japan is set to deliver the first of an upgraded post-Panamax…

14th January 2019

TSUNEISHI AUGMENTS PROVEN BULKER RANGE

14th January 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Global fuel testing firm Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) announced the launch of extended fuel testing services on 11 January 2020.

14th January 2019

VPS offers extended fuel testing services

14th January 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A Finnish-Swedish consortium, Kvarken Link, has ordered a RoPax ferry from Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC). The ferry is scheduled for delivery by the end of April 2021.

11th January 2019

RMC awarded EUR120m ice class RoPax contract

11th January 2019

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, is to collaborate with Danfoss Editron to develop a fully electric-powered marine winch.

11th January 2019

Danfoss to develop electric marine winch with Kongsberg

11th January 2019

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Wärtsilä has appointed Torsten Buessow as Director of its Transas business. Buessow joins from DNV GL where he held senior management roles in its Maritime Software Business Unit, and subsequently Fleet Performance…

11th January 2019

Wärtsilä appoints Torsten Buessow to lead Transas business

11th January 2019