Vessels & Shipyards

Canadian shipping’s high profile in the self-discharging bulk carrier stakes has found new expression in an innovative vessel nearing completion at a Chinese yard, writes David Tinsley.

Constructed in the Philippines to Australian blueprints, Fjord Line’s high-speed, catamaran ro-pax ferry gives a new edge to competition on the Skagerrak, writes David Tinsley.

Despite the UK’s unheralded prowess in fulfilling the most technologically-complex naval vessel projects, the erosion of commercial shipbuilding capability and trade skills since the 1980s means pragmatism and long-term thinking must underpin…

Japanese operator Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) has ordered 8 x 7,000 ceu car carriers. The orders for the dual-fuel LNG-fuelled newbuildings have been placed with Nihon Shipyard and Shin Kurushima…

A much-revived Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) has booked an order worth more than €100 million for a 43,100gt  RoRo ferry newbuild with LNG propulsion, writes Germany correspondent Tom Todd.

Norway’s sustained, vigorous investment in the ferry fleet that is integral to its coastal highway infrastructure has provided a breeding ground for alternative and innovative powering systems, writes David Tinsley.

China’s shipbuilding industry has reached a new milestone through the delivery in August of the fastest and most sophisticated ro-pax ferry in the national fleet, writes David Tinsley.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) has agreed a contract with Kawasaki Heavy Industries for a 86,700 m3 LPG/ammonia carrier newbuilding. The dual-fuel newbuilding will be powered by an engine capable of…

An innovative series of large container vessels capable of operating on carbon-neutral methanol are to be built to ABS Class.

A new containment system and a class of vessel suited to the short-medium distance transport of natural gas from offshore production and storage facilities has been developed as part of the EU-funded…