A Swedish cargo shipping operator welcomes two hybrid newbuilds to its fleet as a Japanese yard launches an LNG-fuelled car carrier. Orders have meanwhile been placed for multi-purpose cargo vessels to be built in India and the first methanol-fuelled Ro-Ros for operation in Japan. Indian yard secures export orders for commercial vessels Indian state-owned shipbuilder […]
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Toyofuji Shipping names LNG-fuelled car carrier
Toyofuji Shipping formally named its newest vehicle carrier during a christening and launching ceremony held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) Shimonoseki Shipyard on Friday, June 7. Once completed, Trans Harmony Green will have an LOA of approximately 195 metres, a beam of approximately 30.6...
Wind propulsion installation slated for MOL Drybulk vessels
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has confirmed that seven vessels to be operated by its group company MOL Drybulk will be fitted with wind propulsion systems. The vessels to be fitted include six bulk carrier newbuildings and one multi-purpose vessel. Following delivery, the MOL Group will...
MPC Container Ships christens 5,500TEU newbuilds
Norwegian transport company MPC Container Ships recently held a formal naming ceremony for its two newest vessels. Mackenzie and Colorado each have capacity for 5,500 TEUs as well as hull designs that can help reduce fuel consumption by as much as 40 per cent. The vessels are also designed for...
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Hartmann Group’s newest ethylene carrier floated out
Chinese shipbuilder Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore Engineering (CIMC SOE) has launched a new liquefied ethylene gas (LEG) carrier ordered by German shipping company the Hartmann Group. GasChem Phoenix belongs to a series of three LEG carriers designed and built by CIMC SOE and classed by DNV....
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East Africa Marine Transport’s newest Ro-Ro floated out
A new freight-only Ro-Ro vessel ordered by Uganda operator East Africa Marine Transport (EAMT) was recently launched at the facilities of compatriot shipbuilder SECO Marine. Mpungu will have a length of 96 metres and capacity for up to 1,000 tonnes of containerised cargo. The vessel will operate in...
Construction underway on replacement cable ferry for Canada’s Frontenac Islands Township
Construction is underway on a new cable ferry for operation in Frontenac Islands Township in Canada’s Ontario province. The newer vessel, which will be named Simcoe ..
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Ocean Yield acquires 5,500TEU newbuilding from Korean yard
Ocean Yield has agreed to purchase a 5,500TEU container vessel newbuilding under construction at HJ Shipbuilding in South Korea. Ocean Yield said the vessel is built with ..
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Keel laid for shuttle tanker for Shanghai North Sea Shipping
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company has laid the keel of a future shuttle tanker ordered by local company Shanghai North Sea Shipping. Shortly after delive ..
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China’s first LNG-fueled cement carrier hits the water
Zhaoqing Zhaotong Shipyard has launched the first LNG-fueled cement carrier to be built and operated and domestically in China. CIMC Runqing 106 was designed by CIMC Shan ..
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