Shipbuilding News
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BV Approves Design For The World’s Largest VLGCs
Bureau Veritas receives the “Grand Prix de la Transparence 2021” award in the “Code of Ethics” category Classification society Bureau Veritas has recently issued approval to the ‘Panda 93P’ design for very large gas carriers (VLGCs), aiming to develop what is being referred to as ‘World’s Largest’ VLGC. The design…
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U-Ming takes onboard Jotun’s Hull Skating Solutions for bulker newbuild
U-Ming, SWS, and Jotun have signed a commercial agreement for the groundbreaking Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) for U-Ming’s 190,000 dwt dual fuel bulk carrier newbuilding project at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) in Shanghai, China. The agreement was signed during a signing ceremony on Teams. U-Ming is committed to be…
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Construction of the second new Superstar ro-pax began
Steel cutting, the beginning of construction of the second Superstar ro-pax vessel, Finncanopus (CruiseMapper), was celebrated at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China on 8 October 2021. Finncanopus is the second vessel in the Superstar ro-pax series, the construction of which has now started. Construction of the first vessel,…
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Silver Ships Inc. awarded $8.2M delivery order for Navy and Coast Guard boats
Aluminum workboat builder Silver Ships, Inc. was recently awarded an $8.2 million Delivery Order as a result of being awarded a Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) single award contract (N00024-21-D-2205) by the Naval Sea Systems Command for the construction and delivery of up to 110 Naval Special Warfare (NSW)…
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Damen’s revolutionary Fast Crew Supplier FCS 7011 completes sea trials and heads to the Netherlands
After five years of market consultation, research, design, engineering, and construction, the first of Damen’s ground-breaking Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed its sea trials off the Turkish coast and is set to begin the passage to the Netherlands. The offshore energy market and prospective customers will soon…
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Container ship FESCO Sofia joins the FESCO fleet
FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) welcomes a container ship named FESCO Sofia to its fleet. The vessel will operate on the FESCO China Express Line, which carries out transportations between ports of the Far East of Russia and China. FESCO Sofia will carry out its first voyage at the end of…
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Fincantieri and MSC celebrate the start of construction of Explora II
The first steel of “Explora II” (CruiseMapper), the second of four new-concept luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Explora Journeys, the new luxury brand of the cruises division of MSC Group, was cut on Wednesday (Oct06) at the Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) shipyard. The order for this class…
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Next generation in ocean research – OceanX
OceanX is on a mission – to explore the ocean and bring it back to the world. OceanX, the ocean exploration initiative founded by Ray Dalio and son Mark, has pointed out that, while humans have live-streamed broadcasts from the moon and beamed back images from Mars, over 80% of…
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FSO Conversion Project Launches at Drydocks World
First steel has been cut as part of the latest ship repair and conversion project at Drydocks World. Drydocks World Dubai, part of DP World, has begun work converting an Aframax tanker capable of carrying 700,000 barrels of oil to a Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO). The extensive…
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Yang Ming Names New 2,800 TEU Vessel, YM Cooperation
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) held a naming ceremony for its 2,800 TEU class full container vessel ‘YM Cooperation’ at CSBC’s Kaohsiung shipyard on Oct 1st. The ceremony was jointly officiated by Yang Ming Chairman Cheng Cheng-Mount and CSBC Corporation President Wei Cheng-Tzu. Mrs. Chang Mei-Jen, wife of…
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