Chinese shipowner Hainan Yuzhou International Shipping has taken delivery of a new heavy transport vessel built by Jiangsu Jiuzhou Shipbuilding. Yuzhou Shijia (钰洲世佳) was designed to undertake transport of large cargo in support of offshore engineering and general marine construction projects. The vessel therefore boasts a large, unobstructed aft deck. Yuzhou Shijia has an LOA […]
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Chinese shipbuilder Funing Shipbuilding Industry has completed construction of a sightseeing vessel powered entirely by electricity. Donghu Zhixing (东湖之星; “East Lake Star”) was designed by Wuhan Yangtze River Ship Design Institute in compliance to China Classification Society rules, particularly the Green Ship-3 notation that indicates the highest grade of environmental compliance for vessels that sail […]
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Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Raffles has handed over a new large jackup wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to compatriot private offshore wind construction company Boqiang Heavy Industry. The aptly named Boqiang 3060 (博强3060; “Broad Power 3060”) was designed and built by CIMC Raffles in compliance to China Classification Society (CCS) rules as well as standards covering […]
Zhoushan Putuo Changhong Shipyard in China has completed conversion works on a locally-owned chemical tanker to enable it to operate as a bunkering vessel that will serve ships running on methanol. Haigang Zhiyuan (海港致远) is classed by China Classification Society (CCS), which said the vessel is the...
Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry has commenced construction on a new type of semi-submersible offshore fish farming vessel to be fitted with a dynamic positioning (DP) system. Zhangjiang Wan Yi Hao (“Zhangjiang Bay No 1”) was designed by Zhanjiang Bay Laboratory in compliance to...
China’s Taizhou Zhonghang Shipbuilding has launched a new large crane ship ordered by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) for operation by its Third Harbour Engineering Bureau. Upon completion, Sanhang Xiang’an will have an LOA of 186 metres, a beam of 48 metres, and a depth of 13.5...
Chinese shipbuilder Guangdong Zhongwei Composite Materials has floated out a new hybrid fast catamaran ferry ordered from the company by Hong Kong transport operator Sun Ferry. When completed, Xin Ming Xhu VI (“New Pearl VI”) will have an LOA of 44.75 metres, a beam of 11 metres, a depth of 3.65...
Chinese company Shandong Caijin Wanzefeng Marine Technology has completed construction of a submersible fish pen for harvesting salmon in offshore waters. Caijin Haishang Liangcang Yi Hao-1 (“Caijin Offshore Granary No 1-1”) is the first of a planned series of six offshore salmon pens, all of which...
A new coastal sightseeing vessel ordered by Chinese operator the Dalian Cultural Tourism Development Group has been launched into the water for the first time. The steel-hulled Laohutan was built by Wuxi Oriental Shipbuilding Research High Performance Boat Engineering and classed by China...
Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Offshore and Marine Engineering Company (COMEC) has begun construction on a new Ro-Pax ferry slated for state-owned operator Xiamen Mintai Ferry. Design work on the vessel was completed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) in compliance to China...