‘Suez Canal container traffic passes 50% recovery mark’
In a new “Shipping number of the week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst Niels Rasmussen looks at the increase in Suez Canal container ship transits. He reveals that for the first time, transits have exceeded fifty per cent of pre-disruption levels. 'During the first...
Conoship adds container feeder to short-sea portfolio
Conoship International has added the CIP230 TEU Container Feeder to its short-sea, standard design portfolio. This new vessel design expands the ship design company’s standardised CIP-series with a compact container feeder solution for short-sea operations, built on...
Baltic Workboats delivers biomethane/battery workboat
Estonia has completed a 38-metre multi-purpose workboat powered by compressed biomethane (CBM) and battery-electric propulsion. Built by Baltic Workboats for the Estonian State Fleet, the vessel combines low-emission propulsion with the versatility of a modern state...
Wallenius SOL acquires two Wagenborg vessels
Wallenius SOL has acquired two RoRo vessels from Royal Wagenborg, the Bothniaborg and Balticborg. A long-term Contract of Affreightment (CoA) with Smurfit Westrock accompanies the acquisition. Wallenius SOL was founded in 2019 and operates industrial RoRo carriers in...
Huisman to equip new SBM Offshore installation vessel
Huisman will supply an integrated package for the deepwater offshore installation vessel being built for Solstad Offshore and SBM Offshore. The scope comprises a 350-mt A-frame, a 500-mt Knuckle Boom Crane, a 20-mt Auxiliary Crane, and a 2500-mt basket for the storage...
ABB to power Allseas’ new heavy transport vessel
ABB has secured a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) to deliver an integrated power and propulsion package to semi-submersible heavy transport vessel (HTV) Grand Tour. Allseas ordered this 230-metre-long vessel to support Europe’s offshore wind...
‘Build 1000 inland vessels suitable for low water levels’
Low water levels on the Rhine have prompted HKG Shipping to call for a long-term fleet renewal programme for European inland waterway shipping. The company proposes mobilising investment in up to 1000 modern, energy-efficient vessels optimised for shallow-water...
First purpose-built ship for TUI River Cruises hits the water
Concordia Damen's partner yard Kladovo Shipyard has floated out TUI Luzia, the first purpose-built ship for TUI River Cruises. Scheduled for delivery in June 2027, TUI Luzia will spend its inaugural season sailing itineraries on the Douro Valley in Portugal. The float...
Design of USVs for new ASW frigates begins
The new Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy will each be equipped with a 12-metre unmanned surface vessel (USV). At the end of July, the Dutch Ministry of Defence gave Dutch Naval Design (DND) the go-ahead to start the design. DND is a...
IHC delivers dredging giant Seaway to Boskalis
IHC handed over next-generation mega hopper Seaway to Boskalis on July 20 after a successful sea trial. With a length of 178 metres, a width of 38 metres and a hopper capacity of 31,000 m3, it is one of the largest trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) of its kind...
Allseas to install subsea pipeline in Canada
Western LNG has awarded Allseas the contract to install the critical subsea section of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline in northwest Canada. The company's scope comprises approximately 50 kilometres of 36- and 48-inch concrete-weight coated pipeline...
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