Vessels & Shipyards

Denmark-based KNUD E HANSEN has designed the first generation of LNG-powered ultra-large RoRo vessels for the newly-established Swedish company, Wallenius-SOL.

Norwegian technology specialist Kongsberg and Denmark-based Viking have developed an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), the Sounder USV System. The system is a multipurpose platform designed to work across different market segments, including…

Quebec City-based shipowner Groupe Desgagnes took delivery on 30 April of the last in a series of four LNG dual-fuel tankers custom-built in Turkey, writes David Tinsley.

Deltamarin has participated in the design and engineering of recent record-breaking vessels, Boka Vanguard and Pioneering Spirit.

Ulstein Verft has delivered a Walk to Work service operation vessel, the ‘Acta Centaurus’, to Acta Marine. The new vessel is about to set sail for her first offshore wind assignment.

Havyard has signed a contract with Norsk Fisketransport (NFT) for the design and construction of 2 Havyard 587 wellboats with an option for one more vessel.

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industrys Yangzhou shipyard held a naming ceremony for the 398,595 dwt ‘Yuan Shen Hai’ on 18 April. The vessel is the second of a series of next generation Valemax…

Norwegian operator Torvald Klaveness has commissioned the first in a series of combination carriers representing a development on the unique CABU (caustic soda/bulk carrier) concept, writes David Tinsley.