Vessels & Shipyards

Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku are to build the first cruise ships to be powered by LNG at sea under a multi-billion euro contract with Carnival Corporation for four 180,000gt cruise ships.

Canadian shipyard Verreault Navigation Inc is expanding its drydock with the help of the Business Development Bank of Canada in response to an increase in demand.

Milan-listed d’Amico Shipping’s Irish tanker subsidiary has ordered two more 75,000dwt Long Range 1 (LR1) product tankers from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

Raytheon Anschütz is to supply integrated navigation systems (INS) tothree car carriers built by the Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik Brodogradiliste.

MAN Diesel & Turbo is to retrofit and upgrade eleven 37,500dwt Kværner Class chemical tankers operated by Odfjell, with the first vessel – ‘Bow Clipper’ – due to be upgraded in August.

DNV GL has granted approval in principle (AiP) for a LNG-fuelled Kamsarmax bulk carrier concept from Oshima Shipbuilding Company.

Gibraltar’s Gibdock has kicked off the first half of 2014 by opening a brand new dry dock fabrication facility to enhance its dry docking side of the business.

An innovative sliding bridge from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV GL.