Shipbuilding

Keel laid for European hydrogen-powered ship

The keel-laying ceremony for 'Neo Orbis', the pilot vessel of the H2Ships project, was held at the Next Generation Shipyard in the Netherlands. According to industry sources and foreign media, H2Ships is an Interreg North-Wes..

News > Shipbuilding > 2023-01-27 10:00:13

Grimaldi exercises PCTC option

Italian shipping major Grimaldi has exercised the option for the construction of additional five Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) at China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. According to industry sources and TradeWinds, Grimaldi ..

News > Shipbuilding > 2023-01-27 10:00:12

IWS' fleet update on order

Integrated Wind Solutions ASA IWS announced on January 24 that it has, through its fully owned subsidiary, IWS Fleet AS, entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two additional Walk-to-Work Commissioning Service Opera..

News > Shipbuilding > 2023-01-27 09:58:58

GSI scores PCTC quartet

China's state-owned Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has recently secured pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) newbuilding contracts from two Asian companies. According to industry sources and TradeWinds, Chinese automaker BYD and..

News > Shipbuilding > 2023-01-27 09:09:09

KSOE's NB orders in 2022 up by 9.5%

Three shipbuilding affiliates of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) were awarded newbuilds worth about $27.466bn f..

News > Shipbuilding > 2023-01-27 09:08:08

CCCS reviews Hanwha's DSME acquisition

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) started its review of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group's acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). According to industry sources and fore..

News > Shipbuilding > 2023-01-27 09:07:07

HZ cuts steel for ULC

Chinese shipbuilder Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding has begun the construction of a 15,500 teu containership. According to industry sources and foreign media, the vessel is being built for Seaspan Corporation, which is a global containe..

News > Shipbuilding > 2023-01-26 09:42:13

EU grants €9m to wind powered PCTC project

The funding program for research and innovation of EU, Horizon Europe, has granted Norwegian/Swedish shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen €9m ($9.7m) for its 7,000 teu wind-powered Ro-Ro pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) development p..

News > Shipbuilding > 2023-01-26 09:42:12

SHI delivers LNG dual-fuel VLCC 

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) recently delivered an LNG dual-fueled VLCC to Maran Tankers Management, a unit of the Greek shipping company Angelicoussis Group. The vessel Antonis I. Angelicoussis, named after the group's founder..

News > Shipbuilding > 2023-01-26 09:42:11

Damen’s hydrogen vessel hull departs from shanghai

Damen recently announced that the hull offirst-ever inland hydrogen vessel is on its way from Shanghai, ready for outfitting in The Netherlands. The vessel, named ‘Antonie’, will be 135 meters long, feature a cargo capaci..

News > Shipbuilding > 2023-01-26 09:30:30