LR and DSIC make important step towards zero-carbon bulk carrier.

Approval in Principle for China’s first ammonia-powered Newcastlemax bulk carrier, to be built by DSIC.

Lloyd’s Register (LR), a leading global provider of classification, compliance and advisory services to the marine and offshore industries, has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC), the largest shipbuilding company in China, for the first Chinese Newcastlemax bulk carrier concept to be powered by ammonia, a promising zero-carbon-emitting fuel.

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https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/13/lr-and-dsic-make-important-step-towards-zero-carbon-bulk-carrier/

Danaos and Asiatic Lloyd order up to six 7,100 TEU ships at DSIC

Tonnage providers Danaos Shipping and Asiatic Lloyd have ordered up to six 7,100 TEU ships at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC).

DSIC announced that Greece’s Danaos, whose CEO is John Coustas, had made firm orders for two vessels on 11 March, with options for another two ships.

Danaos, the world’s largest independent owner of container ships, has a 71-vessel fleet with ships ranging from 2,200 to 13,100 TEU.

It is the first time that Danaos, whose last newbuilding orders were in...

https://container-news.com/danaos-and-asiatic-lloyd-order-up-to-six-7100-teu-ships-at-dsic/

MSC mum on 16,000 TEU sextet order at DSIC

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has declined to confirm whether it is behind an order for six 16,000 TEU container ships at China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC).

Over the weekend, DSIC announced the newbuilding order, but stopped short of identifying the customer, which it described as a “European ship owner”.

Market experts however believe that MSC had placed the order, noting that the Swiss-Italian company, the newly minted top liner operator by fleet size, had commissioned...

https://container-news.com/msc-mum-on-16000-teu-sextet-order-at-dsic/

Doun Kisen to finance two Neo-Panamax ships for MSC

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is financing two 16,000TEU container ship orders through leasing arrangements with Japanese tonnage provider Doun Kisen.

The ships, ordered from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) in March, are among 13 vessels that MSC commissioned at this yard and Guangzhou Shipyard International.

VesselsValue shows that earlier this month, the ships, labelled Dalian No. 2 C16K-1 and Dalian No. 2 C16K-2, became registered to the Panama-incorporated Mi-Das Line, Doun...

https://container-news.com/doun-kisen-to-finance-two-neo-panamax-ships-for-msc/