Author: Vidushee Singh

Diamond S Shipping Announces Sale Two Product Carriers For Fleet Renewal It has been announced by Diamond S Shipping Inc. (the “Company”) that it has agreed to sell two of its 2008-built medium-range product carriers, the Atlantic Aquarius and Atlantic Leo, as part of its fleet renewal initiatives. It is expected that the vessels will…

MTU And Robert Allan Together To Develop First Natural Gas Fueled Shallow Draft Pushboat For the maritime industry, natural gas is quickly becoming the “fuel of choice”, not only because of its potential in reducing environmentally hazardous gas emissions but also for its reduced cost when compared to other fossil fuel-based alternatives. For natural gas…

MSC Announces MSC Gülsün Completes Its First Voyage From Asia To Europe Today MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announced that MSC Gülsün, which is the world’s largest container ship, has arrived in Europe after completing its landmark maiden voyage from the north of China. MSC Gülsün is the first of a new class of 23,000+ TEU*…

SHI Receives Orders For 10 LNG-Fueled Vessels Worth KRW 751.3 Billion On August 19, Samsung Heavy Industries has announced that it has received orders for 10 LNG-fueled 113,000 DWT A-max crude oil carriers from an Oceanian shipowner, which valued at KRW 751.3 billion. The delivery of these vessels will be made by January 2022 in…

Work On AIDA LNG Cruise Ship Starts With MEYER WERFT Steel Cutting Ceremony The work has begun on the next cruise ship for AIDA Cruises with the symbolic steel cutting ceremony at MEYER WERFT. This ship will be fitted with a particularly environmentally friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion system like the AIDAnova that was…

Damen Shipyards Cape Town Joins WITSA In South Africa Damen Shipyards Cape Town has joined the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) in South Africa. The yard is represented in the Association by Transformation and ESD Manager Eva Moloi. An international networking organization, WISTA has its main focus to attract and support women, at…

Teekay Takes Delivery Of Fourth Arc 7 Ice-Breaking LNGC Out Of Six New Builds Teekay LNG Partners is on the path of growth. Around six LNG carrier, new buildings are to be built in partnership with its new joint venture partner, China LNG Shipping (CLNG), for the Yamal LNG Project in Northern Russia. Four out…

DEME’s New Dredger “Bonny River” Driven By Schottel Propulsion Solutions The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) “Bonny River”, which is built at Royal IHC’s Chinese partner yard COSCO Guangdong Shipyard, is propelled by SCHOTTEL. The TSHD is driven by controllable pitch propellers and transverse thrusters from the German propulsion expert has recently handed over to…

APM Terminals Poti To Commence Uninterrupted 24/7 Operations For Increased Efficiency APM Terminals Poti has commenced the implementation of uninterrupted 24/7 operations for maximized berth utilization, increase efficiency and to speed up vessel handling. The implementation of a flexible workforce management solution will take place in two phases. Single berth occupancy will be applied in…