Shipbuilding News
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The largest cruise ship in the world has been launched
Icon of the Seas touched the sea at the Meyer Turku shipyard with her record gross tonnage and dimensions. She will enter service in 2024 The Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku has launched the hull of what, once it enters service, will be the largest cruise ship in the world ordered…
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High Speed Transfers signs contracts with Damen for 3 x hybrid Fast Crew Supplier 2710 vessels
At the annual Damen Maritime Festival held in Gorinchem at Damen’s headquarters, offshore services provider High Speed Transfers (HST) Marine and Damen Shipyards announced that a contract has been signed for the supply of three new Fast Crew Suppliers 2710s. The three vessels will be fitted with 190kW battery arrays…
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King Fahd Shipyard at King Abdulaziz Port receives the largest ship in its history
The Saudi Ports Authority “Mawani” announced today the reception of the King Fahd Ship Repair Shipyard at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam; The ship “MSC ALIZEE III”, which is the largest in size since its inception, in order to carry out the necessary repair and technical maintenance works. This comes…
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New first MSC ferry for Grandi Navi Veloci
The technical characteristics will be slightly different from the new ships built for Moby. Who in the meantime has renamed the ex Princess Anastasia Moby Orli During the weekend just ended, precisely on Saturday 26 November, the Guangzhou Shipbuilding International shipyard controlled by China State Shipbuilding Corporation started the construction…
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Damen RSD 2513 Tugs add to sustainable operations in Port of Leixões
Versatile low-emission vessels operational within eight months after order Harbour tugs Dóris and Tétis are successfully operating in the Portuguese Port of Leixões, near the city of Porto, following very short term delivery by Damen Shipyards. The vessels can perform a wide variety of towing, pushing and indirect towing operations…
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EST-Floattech signs contract with Rolls-Royce Power Systems
EST-Floattech announces a new major order. The German office is increasingly establishing itself and recently signed a long-term framework contract with Rolls-Royce Power Systems for the ‘Green Orca 1050’ battery module on board of ten newbuild vessels. The first order of the new partnership are the lithium polymer battery modules…
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ABB to provide shaft generator systems for Cosco boxships
The systems will be supplied for six 14,000 TEU vessels and four 16,000 TEU vessels. Technology company ABB has received an order to supply its permanent magnet shaft generator systems for containerships of China-based Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou). Under the contract, ten Cosco boxships will be installed with the…
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China-U.S. joint venture unveils new fleet brand of cruise ships
SHANGHAI, — CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, a joint venture between China’s largest shipbuilding company China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and the U.S.-based Carnival Corporation, on Friday released Adora Cruises, a brand of Chinese cruise ships. CSSC Carnival’s first China-built cruise ship is currently under construction in the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding…
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Damen selects Rheinmetall to supply next generation MLG27-4.0 gun systems for F126 frigates
Technology group Rheinmetall to supply eight modern MLG 27-4.0 protection systems for F126 frigates Damen Naval has selected German technology group Rheinmetall to supply eight state-of-the-art MLG27-4.0 defence systems for the F126 frigates the shipyard is building for the German Navy. Each frigate will be equipped with two MLG27-4.0 systems.…
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VIKING NEPTUNE” DELIVERED IN ANCONA
Viking and Fincantieri cooperate on hydrogen fuel cell test “Viking Neptune”, the newest ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri has built for the shipowner Viking, has been deliveredtoday at the shipyard in Ancona. The unit is placed in the small cruise ship segment. As its sister ships, she is about 47,800…
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