Tag: newbuildings

The new cruise venture Virgin Voyages announced plans to build a new cruise terminal at PortMiami. On the occasion, Virgin Voyages also announced that its first ship, the Scarlet Lady, will continue to sail to the Caribbean from Miami throughout 2021. The company’s second ship will sail from Miami during the fall/winter cruise season of 2021/22.

In its 2018 Maritime Transport Review, UNCTAD informed that in 2017, total newbuilding delivery amounted to 65 million gt, equivalent to 5.2% of the start-of-year fleet in 2017. Meanwhile in 2017, 23 million gt were scrapped leading to a net growth in world fleet of 42 million gt, equivalent to a growth rate of 3.3%.

American Cruise Lines announced that the first modern riverboat in US history is almost complete. This week, 'American Song', under its own power moved from the East Outfitting Basin at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MD, to the yard’s outfitting bulkhead for the final outfitting touches.

The enthusiasm for newbuild orders across most shipping markets has started to wane, after over 10 billion dollars were committed in the first quarter of 2018. The total committed to new deliveries is now the lowest since the start of 2016, according to VesselsValue latest research.

Lomar Shipping announced that its newbuild container vessel Kea Trader, which ran aground on a reef off New Caledonia on July 12, will have to be recycled, as the recent damage assessments have shown that repairing is not feasible.

Thordon Bearings informed that it has expanded its Global Service and Support division to meet market demand for installation and maintenance support of its product portfolio. GSS expansion includes installation, commissioning, maintenance and shaft/stern tube alignment services.

On August 22, OOCL celebrated the christening of a 21,413 TEU newbuilding, constructed by SHI, designed with many green features that can help meet future environmental requirements. Named as OOCL Germany, the mega containership is the second of the six 21.000 TEU class vessels on order at the shipyard.

Terntank Danish ship management company has chosen Swedish company C-Survey to perform the inspections of its vessels and ensure that all reports and approvals regarding the safety equipment on board their newest vessels are in order.

Bob Chapek, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, announced that Disney Cruise Line will add one more ship in its expansion "to take family cruise vacations to a whole new level." Joining the other two new ships that were announced just last year, all three ships will be powered by LNG and are expected to be completed by 2023.

Stena has signed a contract to coat the hulls of four newbuild RoPax ferries with paint that incorporates the bio-repellent antifouling ingredient Selektope®. According to the company, the organic, non-metal compound is the only one of its kind in marine antifouling application.