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ONE announces signing of Ship Building Contracts for Ten Very Large Container Ships
Booking acceptance to and from Odesa, Ukraine, and Novorossiysk, Russia, is to be suspended with immediate effect until further notice. Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. has signed shipbuilding contracts with both Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. to construct 5 vessels each, adding a total of…
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Daewoo Shipbuilding builds 3D-printed ABS model ship
South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said Tuesday it has successfully constructed a 3D-printed plastic model vessel that could help cut costs and improve productivity. Daewoo Shipbuilding said it has joined hands with U.S. 3D printer maker Ingersoll in building the 10-meter-class, twin-skeg ship made of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene…
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Med Marine Delivers ‘Svitzer Port Said 3’ to Svitzer
Med Marine delivered the first MED-A2885 of the 2 new buildings that Med Marine and leading towage provider Svitzer signed a contract over back in February 2022. Both vessels are Robert Allan Ltd-designed RAstar 2800 tugs with firefighting and escort notations. With the delivery of said vessels, Svitzer will increase…
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Wärtsilä extends leadership in hybrid vessel segment
The technology group Wärtsilä has extended its long-held lead within the field of hybrid electric vessel systems. Recent figures from Clarkson’s Research show that there are currently more than 300 hybrid vessels delivered or on order. Wärtsilä has delivered and received orders for 70 vessels as of 13 May 2022…
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Britishvolt and Scorpio to work on EV batteries for shipping sector
Britishvolt will conduct research on battery power and storage solutions for maritime shipping. Monaco-based Scorpio Group has made a strategic investment in electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer Britishvolt with the aim of developing batteries for the maritime industry. Britishvolt will carry out research on battery power and storage solutions for…
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Econowind receives fleet order for Wind-Assist installations from Vertom
Groningen, The Netherlands. May 20, 2022: Netherlands-based Econowind and Vertom today announced their collaboration to install wind-assist VentiFoil units on multiple vessels by the end of 2022. These will be retrofitted on the general cargo vessels MV Progress and MV Perfect, making it the first fleet order for Econowind. Econowind…
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Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract For mv Maia with Hyundai Glovis
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd., for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the…
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The first of two new ships for Amoretti Armatori launched in Turkey
Both 4,500 Tpl chemical tankers are scheduled for delivery this year from the Icdas shipyard The Amoretti Armatori Group of Parma launched today in Turkey, at the Icdas shipyard, the new construction renamed Lord Lupo, a tanker for the transport of chemical products. Godmother of the ceremony was Marialaura Dell’Abate,…
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and NYK Line Obtain Approval in Principle (AiP) from Classification Society ClassNK
A merger of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s advanced gas handling technologies with NYK Line’s wealth of knowledge in ship operations Commitment to developing various technologies for the launch of large LCO2 carriers, for which demand is expected to increase in the future Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group,…
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ClassNK approves designs for LNG-fueled bulk carriers from K Line
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) jointly developed two conceptual designs for LNG-fueled and battery-powered energy-saving bulk carriers and obtained Approvals in Principle (AIP) from Japan’s ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). “K” LINE developed a conceptual design for a 200,000-ton class Capesize bulk carrier in collaboration with Namura…
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