Stena RoRo signs LOI for up to six of its new C-Flexers
Stena RoRo AB has signed a Letter of Intent with the China Merchant Industries Weihai shipyard for two C-Flexer RO/RO cargo ships with a capacity of 3,000-4,700 lane meters. The LOI includes
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New Sleipner RO/RO concept to debut in Donsö
Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered Wallenius Marine and Danish naval architect firm Knud E. Hansen will launch a new Sleipner RO/RO concept at this year’s Donsö Shipping Meet. The new concept builds on the award-winning
Wallenius Wilhelmsen signs $140M multi-year contract
Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports that it has entered into a three-year shipping contract with one of the world’s leading construction and mining equipment manufacturers. The contract is estimated to have a value of
Deugro takes delivery of first Rotra wind turbine component carrier
Freienbach, Switzerland-headquartered project cargo specialist Deugro and its partners, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S and Amasus Offshore B.V., have announced the delivery of the Rotra Futura and the delivery its sister vessel
Stena Line to add Norsepower rotor sails to new NewMax duo
Making a pair of green newbuilds even greener, Sweden’s Stena Line is to add Norsepower rotor sails to the two methanol-hybrid NewMax RO/ROs it is building for its Belfast-Heysham Irish Sea freight
Wallenius Wilhelmsen names Bjørnar Bukholm its new CFO
Oslo-headquartered Wallenius Wilhelmsen has named Bjørnar Bukholm as its new EVP and CFO. He will start no later than May 1,2025. This marks a return to the RO/RO shipping sector for Bukholm who,
ARC Endeavor joins American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group fleet
American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC) reports that M/V ARC Endeavor has joined its U.S.-flag fleet. M/V ARC Endeavor was reflagged to American registry on September 27, as the tenth U.S.-flag roll-on
MV Canopée: Wind-assisted RO/RO rocket ship makes first U.S. port visit
The MV Canopée, the world’s first new generation wind-assisted hybrid propulsion commercial RO/RO vessel, arrived in Port Canaveral, Fla., yesterday, marking its inaugural U.S. visit. Launched in 2022, the MV Canopée is
Hydrex team completes double underwater stern tube seal repair
Underwater repair specialist Hydrex reports that, earlier this year, its diver/technician teams carried out a double underwater stern tube seal repair on a RO/RO ship berthed in the Port of Burnie, Tasmania.
Stena Line boosts the capacity of two RO/RO freight ferries
Two RO/RO freight ferries operated by Sweden’s Stena Line are each to undergo conversions that will increase their capacities by 30%, not through a midbody insertion stretch, but through the addition of