Ships & Boats
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EVENTS : VIKING to showcase boats, life-saving and safety solutions for defence sector at DEFEA Athens
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment chooses inaugural DEFEA Athens as first live event to showcase consolidated high-performance boats, life-saving and safety solutions for the defense sector. With order volumes from defense customers in Greece at their highest level for many years, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment is taking the first ‘real-life’ opportunity to present…
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IACS : The Council Vows To Accelerate Work On Digitalisation And Decarbonisation
Establishment of an Expert Group on the safety of new technologies and zero or very low carbon fuels; to develop high-level positions on these issues and possible related submissions to IMO Recognizing that the power of digitalization needs to be fully leveraged to support the global imperative of decarbonization, and…
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Shipping Lines : Maersk signs shipbuilding contract for world’s first container vessel fueled PDF
Hyundai Mipo Dockyards to build the 2100 TEU feeder vessel. It will be deployed on the Baltic shipping route and fly the Danish flag. Expected delivery by mid-2023. A.P. Moller – Maersk and Hyundai Mipo Dockyards have agreed on a contract for Hyundai Mipo to build a feeder vessel with…
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Shipbuilding : Korea Shipbuilding bags US$753 million orders for 10 ships
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Thursday that it has signed deals worth 853 billion won (US$753 million) to construct 10 ships with overseas companies. Under a 417 billion-won deal signed with New Zealand company Kiwirail Ltd., Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a unit of KSOE, will build two…
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News: P&O Ferries’ Dover-Calais fleet back to full strength as fifth ship sets sail on return to service
The Pride of Burgundy – P&O Ferries fifth ship on its Dover–Calais route – arrived yesterday at the Port of Dover, returning to service with its first sailing in over a year With the capacity to carry 120 lorries, the 28,000 ton Pride of Burgundy will return in freight-only mode,…
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Navios Maritime Partners L.P. Announces Agreement to Acquire Five Drybulk Vessels
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (Navios Partners) (NYSE: NMM), an international owner and operator of dry cargo vessels, announced today that it has entered into agreements to acquire five dry bulk vessels (four Capesize and one Kamsarmax) for a total consideration of approximately $182.3 million. Two vessels are new building vessels,…
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Ports : First ‘hovering’ hydrogen-powered boat holding trials in port of Rotterdam
Design, test and build a hydrogen-powered racing boat – all within the space of a year? Delft University of Technology’s Solar Boat Team proved up to the challenge. And now they’re putting the result of all their hard work to the test, in the port of Rotterdam. Portvlogger Simone visits…
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Belships ASA (OSE: BELCO) has entered into agreement for period time charter contracts for four of our modern Ultramaxe
Belships ASA (OSE: BELCO) has entered into an agreement for period time charter contracts for four of the Company’s modern Ultramaxes. a period time charter for about 2 years (22-25 months) at a gross rate of USD 24 000 per day. The contract is expected to commence end of June…
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Stena RoRo has delivered the world’s largest civilian hospital vessel, the Global Mercy™ for Mercy Ships
After a ceremony at the shipyard in China, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy, was delivered to the charity organization Mercy Ships. Stena RoRo has been working with the global project since 2013. The maiden voyage is to Europe where the Global Mercy will be further outfitted…
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Shipbuilding :DSME plans global alliance to develop green shipbuilding technologies
The alliance will focus on core technologies in the field of fluid mechanics DSME plans global alliance to develop green shipbuilding technologies The company is planning to form an association with five ship quality assurance and risk management firms, five research institutes, and four universities. Credit: Pawel Grzegorz from Pixabay.…
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