Tag: shipbuilding

In demonstrating its ongoing commitment to supporting the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and within its remit as the Organization’s principal technical advisor, IACS will actively participate in the forthcoming 82nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 82) which will meet from 30 September to 4 October 2024.

In demonstrating its ongoing commitment to supporting the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and within its remit as the Organization’s principal technical advisor, IACS will actively participate in the forthcoming 10th session of the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 10), which will meet from Monday, 16 September to Friday, 20 September 2024.

In continuation of its fleet renewal programme, Maersk is in the process of signing newbuilding orders and time-charter contracts for dual-fuel vessels matching the planned renewal pace of around 160,000 TEU per year.

In late July 2024, ADNOC Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S) announced the award of approximately $1.9 billion in contracts to Jiangnan Shipyard for the construction of nine Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) and two Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLACs).

The South Korean industry ministry has established a shipbuilding training center in Serang, Indonesia, aimed at equipping local workers with skills for job opportunities in Korea.

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed agreements with Chinese shipyards for the construction new vessels, significantly expanding its fleet. 

European shipowners welcome the call by Member States on the need for a European maritime industrial strategy that supports the competitiveness of the maritime sector, ECSA highlights.

Lemissoler Navigation has placed an order for up to eight methanol dual-fuel 65,000 dwt bulk carriers to be constructed in China.

SEA Europe and industriAll Europe, the social partners for shipbuilding and ship repair, jointly call upon the next European Commission to issue a robust EU maritime industrial strategy.

SEA Europe, the association representing the European maritime technology industry, comprising shipyards and maritime equipment manufacturers, presented its policy recommendations for a Maritime Industrial Strategy at the European Parliament.