Vessel

Bangladesh

First Shipment of Wheat Under US Trade Deal Arrives in Bangladesh

A vessel carrying nearly 57,000 tonnes of wheat from the United States has arrived at Chittagong Port, marking the beginning of wheat imports under a government…

China

Peter Döhle Boosts Boxship Fleet With Four Newbuilds in China

Hamburg-based shipowner Peter Döhle Schiffahrts is expanding its container fleet with an order for four feedermax vessels at China’s CSSC Guangzhou H…

Battery

Incat Begins Power-up of World’s Largest Battery-Electric Ship

Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania announced progress on the world’s largest electric ferry, Hull 096, with one of its four 130-meter vessel battery ro…

China

Chinese Shipyard Launches First Two Large Ammonia-Fueled Bulkers

Construction is advancing on the world’s first large ammonia-fueled bulk carriers, commissioned by CMB.TECH for its dry bulk subsidiary Bocimar. The vesse…

France

France’s CMA CGM Places First Vessel Order in India

France’s CMA CGM announced on Tuesday its first-ever order for vessels to be built in India, highlighting the company’s aim to diversify its shipbui…

United States

Port Freeport Receives New Super Post-Panamax Cranes

Port Freeport received two Super Post-Panamax Ship-to-Shore Gantry Cranes on 22 September, marking a major milestone in the port’s infrastructure expansio…

Vietnam

Vard Starts Building Industry’s ‘First’ Energy Construction Vessel

Vard has commenced construction of Norwind Offshore’s first energy construction vessel (ECV) with a steel-cutting ceremony held on October 6 at the Vard V…

China

China Delivers First Large Homegrown LNG Carrier in Dalian

China recently celebrated the delivery of the SEA SPIRIT, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier designed and constructed domestically, to the port of Dalian. Th…

New Zealand

Port of Auckland Nears Completion of In-Port Biofouling Solution

New Zealand’s Port of Auckland is advancing efforts to complete the development of an in-port biofouling cleaning solution aimed at targeting niche areas …

Argentina

TotalEnergies Extends Use of DOF CSV in Argentina

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF has secured a contract extension for its construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Patagonia in Argentina. The extension w…

China

China’s Sea Legend Launches Arctic Express Box Service to Europe

Sea Legend Shipping, a niche Chinese liner, has launched a direct container service between China and northern Europe via the Northern Sea Route (NSR). Over the…

China

DEME’s New Offshore Construction Vessel to Be Built in China, Delivery in 2028

DEME Group has placed an order for a new offshore construction vessel (OCV) designed for trenching, burial, and cable-laying operations, featuring a methanol-re…

Panama

All Systems Go for Panama Canal’s Prirority Passage Program for Dual-Fuel Vessels

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced the introduction of a new category within its transit reservation system, the NetZero Slot, aimed at supporting m…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Inner Containment Dome in Place at Haiyang 4

The installation of the uppermost section of the steel containment vessel has been completed at unit 4 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in Shandong province, …

China

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Splashes New Dual-Fuel Methanol Boxship in China

Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding (TZS), the Chinese manufacturing base of Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, launched a 5,900 TEU methanol dual-fuel contai…