Damen’s partner in Colombia, LINEAL Engineering, has opened a new office in Barranquilla on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Since the company was founded five years ago it has been based in the inland capital, Bogotá, an ideal location for supporting its…
Japanese shipping company MOL has decided on a new series name and a new hull colour design for its LNG-powered car carriers. MOL has ordered a total of eight LNG-fuelled car carriers with a capacity of 7,000 units capacity, as…
The 60,309dwt Ultramax bulk carrier STH New York, built in 2015 by Tokyo-headquartered Japan Marine United (JMU), has been acquired by Diana Shipping of Greece and renamed DSI Aquila. Its purchase brings the Greek company’s fleet up to 40 ships…
Honolulu-headquartered Matson has contracted Pennsylvania’s Philly Shipyard to build three 3,600TEU Aloha Class LNG-fuelled container ships for delivery in 2026-27 at an aggregate price of approximately $1 billion. Once delivered, the Jones Act-compliant vessels will join two other Aloha class…
K-Line European Sea Highway Services (KESS) have sold two of their quartet of small car carriers. Main Highway and Neckar Highway have been sold to South Korean owners Samjoo Maritime (managers Doriko Ltd). The four vessels were constructed by Detlef…
Ocean carriers are offering a wide range of new, flexible, long-term contract options this year, after shippers complained of being “burned” by committing to rigid, highly elevated contracts a year ago. Last year, shippers were presented with ‘take it or…
Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping has ordered five dual-fuel Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) from China’s CSC Jinling Shipyard for delivery by 2024. The 72,000gt ships, to measure 200m by 38m, will feature 12 cargo decks and be capable of…
Cory, one of the UK’s leading waste management and recycling companies, has placed an order for two additional Damen Shoalbuster 2208S multi-purpose workboats to join its existing fleet. The vessels will be used to maneuver the barges that transport waste…
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels being built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China. The vessels have been contracted by SAL Heavy Lift GmbH, a German heavy lift and project…
South Korea’s flagship line, HMM, has invited tenders from its four largest compatriot shipbuilders to build nine 8,000TEU containerships. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Samsung Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and HJ Shipbuilding & Construction said their had…
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