DFDS to acquire Turkey’s largest RO/RO freight operator
APRIL 12, 2018 — Danish shipping group DFDS has signed an agreement to acquire 98.8 % of the shares in shipping company U.N. Ro-Ro from Turkish private equity companies Actera and Esas
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Crowley fuels its first LNG-powered ConRo newbuild
APRIL 11, 2018 — Crowley Maritime Corporation today marked a significant milestone in the construction of its two new Commitment Class, ConRo ships. Today, the first loads of frigid liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Vard wins order for stern trawler with integrated energy storage system
APRIL 10, 2018 — Fincantieri subsidiary Vard has secured a new contract for the design and construction of a stern trawler for Havfisk, Norway’s largest trawler company. The contract value is slightly
Cheo Lee Shipyards completes sea trials of 27 m crew transfer vesserl
APRIL 9, 2018 — Njord Zenith, the first of two 27 m crew transfer vessels built to a BMT design by China’s Cheoy Lee Shipyards for Njord Offshore, has successfully completed sea
Keppel O&M to build Singapore’s first LNG fueled bunker tanker
APRIL 9, 2018 — Keppel Offshore & Marine’s Keppel Singmarine subsidiary has been awarded a contract to build Singapore’s first LNG dual fuel bunker tanker. The tanker will be owned and operated
TORM uses equity raise for some bargain basement tanker buying
APRIL 8, 2018 — Publicly traded shipping company TORM recently decided to spend a good chunk the capital it raised during a recent equity offering to do a little bargain basement tanker
VT Halter Marine unveils new blast and paint facility
APRIL 7, 2018 — Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. yesterday held a dedication ceremony at its Pascagoula, MS, shipyard to unveil a new $10-million, state-of-the-art blast and paint facility that will allow
Horizon Shipbuilding reports busy year
APRIL 5, 2018 —Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., reports that this year has seen a steady stream of new construction and vessel repair projects at its Bayou La Batre, AL, shipyard. New construction projects
NASSCO cuts steel for second Matson LNG-ready ConRo
APRIL 3, 2018 — General Dynamics NASSCO has started construction of Matsonia, the second ship in a two-ship series of Kanaloa-class 870 ft, 3,500 TEU LNG ready ConRo vessels on order for
Torm orders newbuild MR tanker trio at GSI
APRIL 3, 2018 — Copenhagen headquartered tanker owner Torm has exercised options for the construction of three MR newbuildings at China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for a total commitment of $93 million