On 13 March 2021 Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with South Port New Zealand for the delivery of a Damen Azimuth Tractor Tug (ATD) 2412. The vessel, with 65 tonnes bollard pull, will replace an older vessel with 35…
The Ships Monthly April 2021 edition is out now and as usual is packed with news and features unavailable anywhere else. NEWS Waterfront – Solent debut for the new RRS Sir David Attenborough, the world’s largest container ship ordered,…
On 24 March 2021 the Suez Canal was closed following the grounding of a fully laden Evergreen 20,388TEU containership, which blocked one of the world’s most important waterways causing a massive backlog of shipping. The 2018-built Ever Given went aground…
The brand-new 65,148gt PCTC (Pure Car & Truck Carrier) Grande Texas made her maiden call on the Thames on 18 March 2021. The new ship is the latest to join the Grimaldi Group fleet, and is equipped with the latest…
Aberdeen company North Star Renewables has been awarded contracts worth an estimated £270 million to deliver three state-of-the-art service operation vessels (SOVs) to be used on what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind…
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two RSD Tugs 2513 to France-based Thomas Services Maritimes (TSM). The vessels will be operated on the River Seine in the port between the Ports of Rouen and Honfleur (HAROPA – Port de Rouen). The…
In December 2020 the RES Group, now based in Brunsbüttel, Hamburg and Stettin, sold two of their older vessels, the 3,701dwt coasters Bekau and Ostenau (both 2005), to Navigare Shipping and Logistics in the Faroe Islands. The new owner dry-docked…
On 11 March 2021 Longship Group BV placed an order for two modern Bijlsma Trader 6000 vessels: a multi-purpose vessel of 103.48m, 6,080dwt and 270,000 cubic feet, at Bijlsma Shipyard, Lemmer (NL), whcih part of the VEKA Shipbuilding Group. The…
Stena Bulk has unveiled its concept InfinityMAX hybrid bulk carrier design to facilitate the implementation of zero-carbon, sustainable, multi-modal vessel design in the shipping industry. The InfinityMAX concept, which is designed to carry both dry and wet cargoes in modular…
The Port of Liverpool welcomed a further arrival of five cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes as part of the next phase of growth at Liverpool2, the port’s deep-water container terminal. Produced by leading Chinese manufacturer Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC),…