Tag: eco-friendly ships

LNG Fast Ferry Megastar was delivered to Tallink on 24th of January aiming to set a new standard for ferries on Helsinki-Tallinn route by customer comfort and environmentally friendly technical sophistication.

General Dynamics NASSCO has christened the Liberty, the third ECO Class tanker under contract with customer SEA-Vista LLC. Designed for improved fuel efficiency, the 610-foot-long, 50,000 deadweight ton, LNG-conversion-ready ECO Class tanker symbolizes the emerging direction of the shipping industry in the U.S. toward cleaner modes of transporting product, the company said.

HHI has announced that it signed contracts, financed by Korean financiers to build 14500 TEU class containerships and 49000 DWT product/chemical carriers with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lins (IRISL). All the vessels meet the latest IMO Tier III requirement,limiting NOx emission.

MOL has announced the delivery of 50,000 DWT methanol carrier the CAJUN SUN at Minaminippon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. on November 10. The CAJUN SUN is the third vessel of the series of cutting-edge "eco-ships" .

Ocean Yield ASA has announced the delivery of the 38,000 cbm liquefied ethylene gas carrier "Gaschem Beluga" from Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering in China. The vessel is the first of two sister vessels to be delivered, and the second vessel has scheduled delivery on July 1st 2017.

General Dynamics NASSCO shipbuilders have announced the delivery of the Constitution, an American Jones Act-qualified ECO Class tanker, to SEA-Vista LLC. The ship was delivered during a special signing ceremony at the company’s shipyard in San Diego.

Finland’s newest icebreaker Polaris, co-financed by the European Union’s TEN-T programme, is about to enter service. Operational readiness for icebreaking pursuant to a contract between Arctia and the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) begins on Tuesday 1 November 2016. Icebreakers will be manned as required by ice conditions and the FTA as charterer.

The steel cutting of the vessel with yard number S.707 at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg marked the start of the construction of a further cruise ship for Norwegian Cruise Line. The ship is equipped with scrubbers and a new environmental friendly generations of engines.

The Danish operator DFDS has signed a contract with CSC Jinling Shipyard, China, for two large RoRo vessels among the largest in the world and will raise the bar for what is considered environmental friendly.

General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a keel laying ceremony for the Palmetto State, the eighth ship in an eight-ship ECO Class tanker program for two separate customers, on September 23.