South Korea has decided to follow in Finland’s footsteps and will grant USD 267 million in aid for greener ships to the country’s shipyards. Two thirds of the money will come from South Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the rest from the private sector. The ministry says that the Korean shipyards have … Read more
The Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder has ordered a new LNG carrier from Meyer Werft. The new tanker for the transport of liquefied natural gas will have a length overall of abt. 156 m, a breadth of 22.70 m, and a cargo capacity of 15,600 cbm. This modern vessel which will be able … Read more
Liquefied natural gas will become the dominant fuel source for all merchant ships within 40 years as environmental pressures force owners to use cleaner burning fuel, the world’s fourth-largest vessel classifier said. Ships must cut emissions of sulfur oxides, a pollutant said to cause acid rain, to 0.5 percent by 2020 from 4.5 … Read more
STX Finland Oy and Viking Line ABP have signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of an environmentally friendly, new generation cruise ferry for Viking Line. The agreement includes an option for a sister ship. The ship price will be about 240 million euros, and will be built at Turku shipyard for delivery … Read more
Torghatten Nord had a wealth of providers to choose from when they were building four new LNG ferries to express routes Bodø-Røst Værøy-Moskenes and Lødingen-Bognes. Polish signing Now they have decided to sign the contract with the shipyard Remontowa in Gdansk in Poland. – Remontowa is a safe choice for us. They have … Read more
STX Norway Offshore has entered into a new contract with Olympic Shipping for the building of an LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in Q1 2012. The new vessel is designed by STX Norway Offshore Design in Ålesund. The hull is to be built at Tulcea, Romania, and … Read more
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