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Naming Ceremony For The First Two Vessels Of 5,500 TEU Eco-Design Newbuilding Series
The naming ceremony for the first two 5,500 TEU eco-design newbuildings out of the six-vessel series initiated by MPC Capital took place on 30 August 2023 at the traditional Korean shipyard HJ Shipbuilding & Construction in Busan. The two …
Aug 31, 2023 / Vessels
Double naming ceremony for Anglo American’s LNG-powered bulker pair
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding hosted a naming ceremony for two 190,000-ton dual-fuel LNG bulk carriers intended for UK-based mining company Anglo American. The two bulkers were named Ubuntu Empathy and Ubuntu Humanity at an …
May 10, 2023 / Vessels
New Crewed Autonomous Navigation System Installed New Domestic Coastal Vessel Shiranami for JERA
On April 28, the domestic coal carrier Shiranami, ordered by NYK, was delivered at the Saiki Shipyard (Saiki City, Oita Prefecture) of Honda Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). A naming ceremony was attended by Sunao Nakamura, senior …
May 2, 2023 / Vessels
Sanmar Shipyards holds naming ceremonies for five tugboats
Sanmar Shipyards has held naming ceremonies over two consecutive days for five tugboats. 2 LNG-fuelled escort tugs are the most powerful tugboats that Sanmar has built to date, while the other 3 of the tugs are the first in the game-changing …
Mar 14, 2023 / Curious
Wan Hai Lines Holds Naming Ceremony for 13,100teu Newbuilding WAN HAI A09 Accompanied by a Charity Donation
Wan Hai Lines Ltd. held ship naming ceremony for WAN HAI A09 accompanied by a charity donation on Tuesday (Feb14) at Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje shipyard. WAN HAI A09 is the third vessel in the series of 13,100 teu containerships built by …
Feb 15, 2023 / Vessels
Naming Ceremony for Commissioning Service Operation Vessel Edda Boreas
Saturday 14 January Edda Wind celebrated the naming ceremony of “Edda Boreas”. The traditional ceremony where a bottle of champagne was sacrificed for good luck took place at Gondan Shipbuilders in Spain. Edda Wind continues its tradition using the …
Jan 18, 2023 / Vessels
Proman Stena Bulk Officially Names New Methanol-Fuelled Tanker Stena Pro Patria
First in-person Naming Ceremony for Proman Stena Bulk’s fleet of low-emission methanol-fuelled tankers held in Trinidad and Tobago, one of Proman’s global production hubs Proman Stena Bulk Ltd formally named its first state-of-the-art newbuild …
Nov 24, 2022 / Vessels
Pavilion Energy and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Name Newbuild LNG Bunker Vessel: Brassavola
Pavilion Energy and Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) held a ship naming ceremony on Tuesday (Oct04) at Sembcorp Marine’s flagship Tuas Boulevard Yard. The Singapore-flagged vessel was named Brassavola, after a species of orchid (orchids being the national …
Oct 4, 2022 / Vessels
Finnlines held naming ceremony for a new hybrid ro-ro
MS Finneco I, one of the series of the three new hybrid ro-ro ships, was named by Mrs Berit Hägerstrand-Åvall, Vice President Sea Services at Stora Enso. She broke the traditional bottle of champagne against the ship’s bow, wishing the ship and its …
Sep 15, 2022 / Vessels
Wan Hai Lines Holds Online Ship Naming Ceremony for New Vessel
Wan Hai Lines Ltd. held an online ship naming ceremony for WAN HAI 177 on Friday (June 17). Mr. Roger Xu, Director of Zhejiang Hengyi Petrochemical Sales Co.,Ltd, accompanies his wife Mrs. Lily Peng to attend the ceremony. Mrs. Lily Peng was invited …
Jun 20, 2022 / Vessels