Vessels & Shipyards

Zamakona Yards has delivered the next-generation tuna freezer vessel, ‘Euskadi Alai’ to the Bermeo Group Echebastar, completing the three-ship order.

The second of a new generation of cable laying vessels developed by Damen Shipyards Group was launched last week at the company’s Galati yard in Romania.

A deal between Malaysia’s Genting Group and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) on a major shareholding could be clinched by the end of August, writes Tom Todd.

Meyer Werft is to build two new next-generation cruise ships for Costa Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, which will be the world’s first to run on LNG, representing a major environmental breakthrough.

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered three more vessels to the Aqaba Port Marine Services Company (APMSCO) for the Sheikh Subah Al Ahmad Al Subah LNG terminal at Aqaba, Jordan.

South African Shipyards is updating its costing process with a new cost management system, CostFact, to ensure its latest naval projects feature cost efficient solutions.

Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has signed a letter of intent for three ocean-going cruise liners understood to be of around 120,000gt and two top-end inland cruise ships, writes Tom Todd.

Chinas Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has won a bid for the construction of nine AHTS vessels for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ESNAAD.

Ship operator Cassen Eils, Fassmer Shipbuilding Company and Wärtsilä Corporation have resolved commissioning issues that delayed the naming and maiden voyage of the €30 million dual-fuel ferry ‘Helgoland’ over the weekend.

There’s a challenge inherent in tying up alongside a turret moored FPSO, triggering what may be an important evolution.