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Deltamarin partners with Wallenius Wilhelmsen on upsized Shaper Class vessels
Deltamarin has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) Co. for the design and engineering of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s upsized Shaper Class vessels. The contract includes six of the fourteen vessels currently on order with …
Feb 26, 2025 / Vessels
Stena Line’s Second New Ship Stena Connecta Launches
Stena Line has reached another major milestone in its NewMax fleet investment programme with a ceremony to mark Stena Connecta launching into the water at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Weihai, China. Stena Connecta is one of two new ships …
Feb 25, 2025 / Vessels
China delivers self-developed deep-sea research vessel
Tansuo 3 is able to conduct operations in polar regions and relic excavations China commissioned at the end of December 2024, an advanced, multifunctional research ship, which is expected to enhance the country's oceanic and polar survey …
Jan 3, 2025 / Vessels
Sallaum Lines opens doors to Chinese OEMs amid large investments
Imbalanced trades, capacity constraints at sea and in port, and lack of labor have put Europe’s best-performing finished vehicle handling ports and shipping companies to the test, as has a new wave of vehicle imports from China and its OEMs. To …
Nov 26, 2024 / Curious
Navigator Gas Announces Two Additional 48,500 Cubic Meter Capacity Liquefied Ethylene Gas Carrier Newbuilds
Navigator Holdings Ltd. (Navigator Gas) (NYSE: NVGS), the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers, has today exercised its previously announced option to construct two further 48,500 cubic meter capacity …
Nov 21, 2024 / Curious
Silverstream and Yiu Lian Dockyards (Shekou) sign MoU to drive Silverstream® System installations
Silverstream Technologies, a maritime clean technology company specialising in air lubrication systems, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Yiu Lian Dockyards (Shekou) Ltd, one of the largest ship repair yards in China and part of …
Nov 14, 2024 / Curious
ADNOC Awards $490 Million Contract to Expand World’s Largest 3D Seismic Survey
Award to BGP, a CNPC subsidiary, will identify additional oil and gas resources in ADNOC’s producing onshore fields ADNOC and BGP to leverage advanced AI tools to accelerate interpretation of seismic data and maximize resource recovery Over …
Nov 11, 2024 / Curious
Wallenius Wilhelmsen exercise options for two additional 11,700 CEU Shaper vessels and intends to upsize an additional two
"Exercising our options and upsizing further Shaper class vessels fit seamlessly with Wallenius Wilhelmsen's net-zero ambition," says Xavier Leroi EVP & COO Shipping Services at Wallenius Wilhelmsen. Wallenius Wilhelmsen has declared an …
Nov 8, 2024 / Vessels
Stena Line marks significant milestones in build of NewMax ships, Stena Futura and Stena Connecta
Stena Line has reached another milestone in the build of its NewMax ships - launching Stena Futura into the water and laying the keel of the second ship, to be named Stena Connecta. Last week, Stena held a joint ‘launch’ and ‘keel-laying’ …
Oct 30, 2024 / Vessels
China Shipbuilding delivers 16,000TEU container ship, equipped with the world's largest B-type LNG fuel tank
The 16,000TEU container ship Maria Cristina built by Dalian Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trade for MSC Mediterranean Shipping was delivered, equipped with the world's largest B-type LNG fuel tank. According to reports, the ship is the first …
Oct 24, 2024 / Vessels