A new LNG-fuelled tug has been launched to reduce emissions during marine operations at one of Chinas largest ports. Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard group has launched an azimuth stern drive (ASD) tug that uses LNG for its main fuel, which will

The construction of a 600-tonne Coast Guard Administration (CGA) patrol ship by the Taiwan-based shipbuilding company Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Corporation (JSSC) began in Kaohsiung. An official statement from Taiwan coast guard said that the

Norways TTS Group has been awarded a NOK 102 million (USD11.7 million) contract with Cosco (Dalian) Shipyard Company in China for five sets of cargo cranes and hatch covers. The contract regards five shipsets of cargo cranes and hatch cover

The most powerful of its kind, MV VISBORG marks a new era for the Scandinavian-Asian collaboration between designers OSK, owners Rederiaktiebolaget Gotland, and builders Guangzhou Shipyard International. Following the official naming ceremo

German shipping group Gesellschaft Fur Oeltransporte (GEFO) has placed an order for two LNG-ready 7,000 DWT stainless steel chemical tankers at the Chinese shipyard Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding. The German company has an option for two additi

On 18 December, 2018, the naming ceremony for the 49th VLCC New Honor of China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) was held at NACKS. Mr Cao Hong, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CMES, attended the ceremony and named the new ship. Mr Chen

Two new 14,000 TEU full-container vessels built for Taiwanese ocean shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation by Imabari Shipbuilding Japan, were named as YM Wonderland and YM Wisdom respectively. Yang Ming Chairman Bronson Hs

Swedish family-owned shipowner Rederi AB Donstank has contracted two oil products and chemical tankers at Chinese Wuhu Shipyard Co. Ltd. The vessels will be delivered in 2021, the Gothenburg-based shipping company said in a press release. T

The worlds largest crankshaft for 22,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) container ship rolled off the production line in Dalian City, northeast Chinas Liaoning Province on Thursday. The crankshaft was produced by Dalian Huarui Heavy Indu

German ferry operator TT-Line has signed a construction contract with the Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Jinling for the construction of an LNG-powered RoPax ferry. The company said the planned delivery for the newbuild is 2022 with an option to

Singapore-based First Ship Lease Trust (FSL Trust) Management has entered into a letter of intent with Chinas Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) to order two LR2 product tankers, fitted with scrubbers, for around $97.2m. The two 114,0

A new and luxury ro-ro passenger vessel built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd for Swedish company Rederi AB Gotland was named VISBORG in a naming ceremony in Guangdong provincial capital on Saturday. We Rederi AB Gotland are

The worlds first Arctic condensate tanker was named and delivered in Guangzhou City of south Chinas Guangdong Province on Tuesday. The vessel, named Boris Sokolov, was built for a Greek company by Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Ltd.

The worlds first intelligent very large ore carrier (iVLOC), the DNV GL-classed Pacific Vision, was delivered by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard to China Merchants Energy Shipping Company. Norway-headquartered international accredited registra

PaxOceans Zhoushan Shipyard has delivered a 26,000m3 floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Karunia Dewata to Indonesia-based Jaya Samudra Karunia (JSK). The FSRU is the largest to be built in China and will be capable of regasifyi