Vessels & Shipyards

Against the backcloth of surging growth in the global offshore wind energy market, Danish consultancy Knud E.Hansen has augmented its portfolio of self-propelled, self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) designs, writes David…

Hapag-Lloyd, the liner-shipping company, has ordered 6 x 23,500+-teu container vessels from Korean shipyard, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), it announced on 22 June.

Destined for the north European aggregates trade, the second of two 40,700dwt gravity self-unloading bulk carriers ordered by a German-Canadian joint venture is being readied in China, writes David Tinsley.

Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex held a keel laying ceremony on 15 June for an LNG carrier ordered by Russian shipping company, PAO Sovcomflot. The vessel is the first of a series of 15…

The first steel of the first of four new luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Explora Journeys, the luxury arm of the MSC Group’s cruise division, was cut on 10…

China Merchant Heavy Industries (CMHI) has awarded the contracts for the design of two construction service operation vessels (CSOV) for Norway-based shipowner Awind AS. The contract also includes the supply of a…

The final milestone in the Aurora construction endeavour has been reached with the delivery from Ulstein Verft of the Nexans’ flagship DP3 cable lay vessel.

Canadian owner Algoma Central Corporation has placed a further order in China for a self-unloading bulk carrier to trade on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway system, writes David Tinsley.

A sail-assisted cargo vessel to ply Pacific inter-island routes is set to be ordered by Singapore-based Swire Shipping, writes David Tinsley.