Ships & Boats
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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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MarineMax to Acquire Intrepid Powerboats
CLEARWATER, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO), the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Intrepid Powerboats (Intrepid), a premier manufacturer of powerboats. MarineMax expects the acquisition to close before December 31, 2021, and to be accretive in…
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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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Wärtsilä and Eidesvik Offshore to cooperate in world’s first ammonia conversion project
The technology group Wärtsilä and Norwegian ship owner Eidesvik Offshore ASA have signed a landmark cooperation agreement aimed at converting an offshore supply vessel (OSV) to operate with an ammonia-fuelled combustion engine with required fuel supply and safety system. This project will be the first of its kind ever in…
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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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Sovcomflot and NOVATEK expand cooperation
Moscow – Sovcomflot, through a joint venture with NYK, has signed long-term time-charter contracts with NOVATEK Gas and Power Asia, a subsidiary of PAO NOVATEK, for four new 174.000 cub. metres LNG carriers. The ceremony was held on 30 September via videoconference and was attended by: Sovcomflot’s President & CEO…
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WATCH: New Heavy-Lift Vessel Katori Enters Nanao Port for First Time
On October 6, the next-generation energy-saving heavy-lift carrier Katorientered the port of Nanao in Ishikawa prefecture for the first time, transporting wind turbine equipment loaded at the port of Dalian and port Jiangyin, China. Katori is a next-generation energy-saving ship ordered by NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd., an NYK…
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Clean Sea Transport acquires Marinvest fleet to promote clean fuels in the shipping sector
By: David Mitchell Clean Sea Transport, a joint venture between MSEA Group, Arkview Capital, and Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG), acquires Marinvest fleet to promote clean fuels in the shipping sector. Clean Sea Transport announces that it has acquired 100% of the shares in Marinvest AB and its managed fleet consisting of…
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