Vessels & Shipyards

Swedish ship operator Rederiaktiebolaget Gotland has taken delivery of MS Visborg, the first of two LNG fuelled ROPAX vessels.

Chinese shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard, located in Anhui province, has signed a contract with Swedish ship owner Donsotank to build two 167.7m long, 26.5m beam chemical tankers, to be delivered in 2021.

Signalling a further advance in cruiseship efficiency, and distinguished by design elements that depart from the norm, the Celebrity Edge cut her teeth on a winter season deployment in December out of…

Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has signed a contract with Norwegian ship owner Engenes fiskeriselskap AS to build a 69.9m long, 16m beam stern trawler, to be delivered in Q1 2021.

Korean shipbuilder, Daehan Shipbuilding (DHSC), has been given approval in principle from DNV GL for a new LNG-fuelled 115k dwt Aframax tanker.

Hamburg-based container liner Hapag-Lloyd will install scrubbers onboard ten vessels over the next two years ahead of the entry into force of the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap.

Denmark-based shipowner WECO RoRo will install scrubbers on its 11,469 dwt Roll on–Roll off (Ro-Ro) carrier, Wedellsborg.

Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has ordered a 49,000 dwt methanol-fuelled chemical tanker with an expected delivery date of 2019.NYK announced in December that the project was being partly financed by a…

In cash-constrained times, few regions can compete with the sheer volume of shipyard investments currently emerging in the Arabian Gulf. We highlight some of the latest projects.

A pair of cruiseships being built for Norwegian owner Hurtigruten are the first to combine batteries with diesel generators. The Motorship visited Kleven shipyard to learn more.