Vessels & Shipyards

Stena Line is expanding its services in the Baltic Sea with the deployment of two new large ferries on the route between Ventspils in Latvia and Nynäshamn in Sweden this year.

Expansion-minded Swire Bulk of Singapore is realising a further, major stage of fleet investment entailing a total of 10 geared handysize newbuilds fitted for log transport, writes David Tinsley.

As an instrument of both commercial and industrial strategy, the UK Government has initiated plans for a new non-military, national flagship, writes David Tinsley. The procurement process has been implemented through the…

Samsung Heavy Industries has ordered France-based containment specialist GTT to design 5 x Mark III LNG containment systems for a series of 15,000 teu boxships on order in South Korea.

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has confirmed that it has received the first order for its TESS66 AEROLINE Ultramax design.

Japanese steelmaker JFE Steel Corporation has signed long-term charter agreements with NYK Line, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for 3 x LNG-fuelled Newcastlemaxes. The vessels, which have…

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group (DSIC) has delivered a very efficient very large crude carrier (VLCC) to shipowner China Shipbuilding Consulting Company. The VLCC, which will be operated by Wah Kwong Ship Management…

Germany’s Volkswagen Group is adding four more Chinese-built LNG vehicle carriers to its overseas fleet saying their engines will be special and different to those in other LNG ships, writes Tom Todd.

Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C), a major civil contractor in Paraguay, has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards Group for a customised Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 500. The modular dredger…

UK shipbuilding is set for a boost by way of a project to replace logistic support vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), writes David Tinsley.