Wärtsilä’s Record Breaking Scrubber Deliveries in 2020

  • The technology group Wärtsilä managed a record-breaking amount of scrubber deliveries in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • It highlights the continued interest in exhaust gas abatement systems as long-term solutions for the global fleet.
  • A significant order was booked in November 2020 with a Japanese shipyard, Japan Marine United (JMU).
  • The order is to install a 25MW scrubber on a new Japanese-owned Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) set to be delivered in 2022.

A recent news article published...

https://mfame.guru/wartsilas-record-breaking-scrubber-deliveries-in-2020/

Wan Hai orders nine neo-Panamaxes from HHI

Wan Hai Lines has ordered nine 13,000TEU ships from South Korean ship builder Hyundai Heavy Industries.

The Taiwanese liner operator said in a Taiwan Stock Exchange filing on 10 March 2021 that the total contract value is TW$29.25 billion (US$1.04 billion). The newbuildings are expected to be delivered in 2023.

Primarily focused on intra-Asia services, it is the first time that Wan Hai has commissioned neo-Panamax newbuildings, although the company had acquired two neo-Panamax second-hand ships...

https://container-news.com/wan-hai-orders-nine-neo-panamaxes-from-hhi/

Wan Hai buys ships from CMB and Technomar

Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines has purchased its ninth and tenth ships since earmarking US$360 million to buy second-hand vessels.

The intra-Asia specialist, said in a filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange on 9 February that it had purchased the 2009-built 4,255TEU Harrier Hunter from the Belgian ship owner CMB NV and the 2004-built 6,030TEU My Ny from MYNY Maltese Co Ltd. The latter entity is understood to be a ship-owning entity of Greek tonnage provider Technomar Shipping.

Wan Hai paid US$21...

https://container-news.com/wan-hai-buys-ships-from-cmb-and-technomar/

Wan Hai takes delivery of third JMU vessel

Taiwan carrier Wan Hai lines took delivery of its third vessel in a series of eight 3,055TEU ships ordered at the Japan Marine United (JMU) shipyard in Kure, Japan.

Delivered last month, Wan Hai 323 is part of the operator’s plan to continuously upgrade its fleet. This series of ships have a length of 203.5m, a depth of 16.6m and a draught of 11.5m. Containers are arranged a maximum of 12 rows across and six deep in the hold with a maximum of 14 rows across and seven on deck.

“The newly developed...

https://container-news.com/wan-hai-takes-delivery-of-third-jmu-vessel/

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