A new sailing cargo ship has been delivered to a French owner while a German operator's newest heavy lift vessel has been formally named. A Chinese builder has secured orders for new dual-fuel car carriers. Lastly, a German-Finnish partnership has begun development of a 17,000DWT multi-purpose carrier.
China's Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has been awarded a contract for the construction of ten new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) in a series.
The contract has a total value of approximately US$1 billion. Options are also available for up to four additional vessels from the same series.
The ships will each have a capacity of 8,200 CEUs and dual-fuel engines that can also run on LNG.
Deliveries are scheduled to take place between 2029 and 2031.
Thailand's Precious Shipping took delivery of a 63,500 DWT bulk carrier on September 3 through its wholly-owned Singapore subsidiary.
Named Ratima Naree, the Singapore-registered vessel is the second of four bulk carriers ordered from Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering under shipbuilding contracts signed on May 29, 2024, expanding the operating fleet to 42 vessels.
Following the disposal of one vessel and the future delivery of two vessels ordered for construction, the fleet will encompass 43 vessels with an aggregate capacity of about 2,077,855 DWT.
SAL Heavy Lift has formally named the newest project cargo vessel to join its fleet.
The DNV-classed Patricia was built by Wuhu Shipyard in China.
The ship is the third in a new series of five vessels that SAL will use for transporting various types of cargo including project cargo such as offshore wind turbines. Elise, the first ship in the series, was handed over in 2025, while Frida, the second ship, was delivered earlier this year.
Patricia has an LOA of 149.9 metres, a moulded beam of 27.2 metres, a draught of 8.5 metres, a moulded depth of 16.7 metres, a cargo hold with space for 23,600 cubic metres of cargo, free deck space totalling 3,300 square metres, and a deadweight of 14,600.
German shipping company Toepfer Transport and Finnish naval architecture firm Deltamarin recently unveiled a new design of multi-purpose cargo vessel currently under development.
Deltamarin said the new design has been developed with a focus on versatility and practical operation.
The vessel has been designed to provide shipowners with a flexible solution that can be adapted to different trades and cargo requirements.
The design criteria include a deadweight of approximately 17,000, three 80-tonne cranes with the option to upgrade to three 250-tonne cranes, a forward-positioned bridge, ice class 1A as an option, a flush cargo deck, a long hatch, and high cubic capacity.
French transport company NewTowt (formerly TOWT) recently took delivery of a new sailing cargo ship from French shipbuilder Piriou.
Like her sisters Anemos and Artemis, Atlantis will be used to transport various cargo including tea, coffee, and wine via the Atlantic Ocean.
The ship was built at Piriou's Vietnam facilities and is now en route to Brazil following a brief stopover at Reunion Island. She will afterwards call at Le Havre.
Atlantis has a length of 81 metres, a beam of 15 metres, a height of 63 metres, and a cargo hold for transporting palletised goods totalling 1,100 tonnes.