Ships & Boats
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding wins 22 contracts, order book at record high of $14.67 billion
In a statement update on its contracts , the Straits Times Index component shipbuilder said the 22 new orders would bring total orders secured in the year to date to 40 vessels, with a total value of US$3.6 billion, exceeding its financial year 2022 target of US$2 billion. The orders…
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AAM Awarded Contract for Innovative Tour Vessel for 26 Glaciers
WA Governor Jay Inslee Tours All American Marine All American Marine (AAM) have been awarded the contract to build a high-speed and long-range eco-tour vessel for Phillips Cruises and Tours. The vessel will operate in Whittier, Alaska, upon completion. This vessel is an 84.5’ x 30.7’ semi-displacement aluminum catamaran hull that…
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DMC supplies FLEX Tunnels for two pusher-barge combinations
One more order for the supply of FLEX Tunnels from Damen Marine Components (DMC) Damen Marine Components (DMC) has received another order for the supply of FLEX Tunnels, complete rudder systems and Rotor Manoeuvring Systems (RMS), for two new pusher-barge combinations. The client is Den Breejen Shipyard from Hardinxveld-Giessendam. This…
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LR signs contract with Birdon for new Royal Australian Navy Sail Training Ship
The project will see a new Sail Training Ship constructed for the Royal Australian Navy to replace STS Young Endeavour. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a new construction agreement with Australian shipbuilder Birdon to provide classification services and statutory approval for the Royal Australian Navy’s Young Endeavour replacement. The ship,…
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EU rules for vessel sharing – reducing environmental impact and increasing efficiency for global trade
To serve as many ports and customers as possible, as efficiently as possible, international ocean carriers often share space on vessels. Vessel sharing benefiting the EU is regulated through the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), which expires in April 2024 and is now under review by the European Commission’s DG…
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Still investments and sustainability for the Palumbo shipyards
Hamburg (Germany) – Raffaele Palumbo, head of the ‘ship division’ of the large Neapolitan shipbuilding group, from the SMM fair in Hamburg can enjoy the favorable winds with which his company is sailing, which has the prospect of an even more future ahead of it. solid. “We are satisfied, we…
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Clarksons Renewables and Offshore Wind Vessel and Project News
The global orderbook of wind turbines reach record levels, with China driving the increase. Global wind turbine order intake reached 43 GW in the second quarter of this year, 36 per cent higher than in the same period in 2021. The main driver of this new record is the strong activity…
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Salt designs Bay du Nord FPSO hull
Salt Ship Design AS designs harsh environment FPSO hull for the Bay du Nord project for Equinor and licence partner BP. Salt has been working closely with Equinor over quite some time to develop an FPSO with enhanced motion characteristics and purpose made for operation in the exposed weather conditions…
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All-electric RSD-E Tug 2513 wins ‘Tug of the Year’ at International Tug & Salvage Awards 2022
All-electric RSD-E Tug 2513 won the prestigious ‘Tug of the Year’ Damen’s first, all-electric, 70 tonne bollard-pull harbour tug, which was delivered to New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland earlier this year, has won the prestigious ‘Tug of the Year’ at the 2022 International Tug and Salvage Awards ceremony, held last…
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EverWind and Svitzer partner on green-fuelled vessels
The partnership aims to deploy one of the first green fuel-powered commercial tug vessels in the Canso Strait, Nova Scotia. EverWind Fuels has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AP Moller-Maersk unit Svitzer for the joint development of green-fuelled vessels. The companies will work together to deploy one of…
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