The keel laying ceremony for Subsea 7’s new reel-lay vessel took place at Royal IHC in Krimpen aan den IJssel (Netherlands) on 5 July 2018. In line with this major milestone, Subsea 7 announced the vessel will be named Seven…
P&O Ferries reported in early July 2018 the highest freight volumes yet on its new dedicated lift unit freight service between Zeebrugge and Hull, with Q2 seeing a fifth consecutive quarter of growth. The integrated ferry and logistics company transported…
Having worked on several ro-ro and ro-con projects around the world, the Knud E. Hansen design group has signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, China for the development of the basic design of various large ro-ro vessels, based on…
Ships Monthly summer 2018 issue is packed with news, views, features, ships and outstanding photos. Here are the main articles: NEWS New name for P&O Cruises ship announced, Knud E. Hansen designs ro-ros for Grimaldi, and busy days at Southampton…
Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu) has completed an eight-day refurbishment project for the 132m DP2, self-propelled, jack-up vessel Sea Installer on 11 June 2018. Operated by A2SEA, which was purchased in 2017 by DEME’s subsidiary GeoSea, Sea Installer was purpose-built in…
Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) has completed a refit project on the MPI Enterprise, a 120m self-elevating DP2 wind turbine installation vessel owned and operated by MPI Offshore, part of the Vroon Group. The works included the installation of spudcans on…
Stena RoRo has placed an order for a further newbuild and signed a 10-year charter contract with Brittany Ferries. The vessel now ordered, which will be built for LNG operation, is the sixth in the so-called Stena E-Flexer RoPax class…
On 29 May 2018, to better serve customers shipping in the Caribbean Basin and beyond, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner services group announced that it has launched a new feeder shipping service connecting San Juan, Puerto Rico; Rio Haina, Dominican Republic;…
On 17 May 2018, to better serve customers shipping from the Dominican Republic to South Florida, Crowley Maritime Corp announced that it has launched a new direct, weekly shipping service from Puerto Plata to Port Everglades, Fl. Crowley is the…
Work begun in May 2018 at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque on the conversion of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Samuel de Champlain from diesel-electric propulsion to dual-fuel capability combining MGO and LNG. A ceremony was held at the yard to…