Bulkers of environmentally-friendly design are much in focus and shipping companies are turning to Japan as Japanese yards are becoming ever more competitive with their green design solutions, according to Fearnleys Weekly report. Some Japanese yards can offer early deliveries in the first half of 2015, whilst others only have openings well into 2016 and [...]
On 19 April, 2013, a keel laying ceremony took place at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.Ltd. yard in South Korea for the second gas carrier ordered by Sovcomflot Group for operations under an agreement with petrochemical holding SIBUR. In March, 2012, Russia’s leading shipping company Sovcomflot and petrochemical holding SIBUR signed a long-term agreement on [...]
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On 19th of April 2013, after a week of sea trials, Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong completed various testing programs on 57, 000-dead-weight-tonne (DWT) Bulk Carrier (HT096). The results of the sea trials indicate that during all the inspections the bulk carrier met the requirements of her owners and the class. The vessel is built for US [...]
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STX Heavy Industries of Korea has held a celebration ceremony for successful domestic development of hybrid engine (DF engine) for onshore and offshore uses to be installed on LNG carrier at its Changwon yard in South Gyeongsang Province on April 15. The newly developed STX-MDT 51/60DF engines are designed to run on both gas and [...]
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The world’s largest Wood Chip Carrier built by Mingde Heavy Industry was successfully launched in the afternoon of 22nd April 2013. Nantong Mingde laid the keel of the 4,700,000 C.F. Wood Chip Carrier (MD146) in August 2012. Compared with other similar bulk ships, this Wood Chip Carrier possesses the characteristics of large capacity, high efficiency, [...]
The world’s largest classification society ClassNK announced that the world’s first specialized vessel for the carriage of Nickel Ore has been built and registered to the NK class. The vessel, the Jules Garnier II, was built by Naikai Zosen Corporation and delivered to Japanese shipping major JX Shipping Co. Ltd on 19 September 2012, and is the first [...]
No.5 46,000 DWT bulk carrier, built for Shenhua Zhonghai Shipping Co.,Ltd, was successfully launched in Ship Building Line No.3 at Qidong at 12:38 on Sept.1st ,2012. Following that, the first block of No.6 46,000 DWT bulk carrier was lifted on the slipway which indicating the commencement of erection for this vessel. Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd. [...]
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced the completion of the hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; President: Hideaki Omiya), Kobe shipyard. The Emerald Ace was built as world’s first newly built hybrid car carrier, and is equipped with [...]
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Oman Shipping Company (OSC) has received two new Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC), namely Habroot and the Liquefied Oil Gas Carrier Hiski Gas. With this acquisition, the number of carriers commercially operated and owned by OSC have increased to 33, Times of Oman reports. OSC received Habroot, the 10th crude oil carrier during the ceremony [...]
China’s Qingshan Shipyard held on January 19, 2012 an official naming ceremony for a new dry bulk carrier FESCO Smolensk ordered by Transportation Group FESCO, the Russian company said on Friday. The 57,000DWT FESCO Smolensk is the third of a series of four dry bulk carriers, being built at the Chinese shipyard. The Russian Group [...]
