Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) cut the first steel for a new very large crude carrier (VLCC) on Tuesday, May 19. The vessel will be the second in a series that ..
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), through subsidiary China Shipbuilding Chengxi Ship Repair, launched a new 70,000DWT wood chip carrier into the water on ..
Crewmembers and security personnel embarked on a commercial tanker were able to successfully prevent pirates from boarding their vessel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, ..
Oshima Shipbuilding recently delivered a new coal carrier to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). Named Lily Fortune, the vessel will transport Australian and Indonesian ..
Japanese companies Asahi Tanker, Idemitsu Kosan, Exeno Yamamizu Corporation, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance, Tokyo Electric Power ..
Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel has been successfully launched at the Sakaide Works facilities of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). The vessel is scheduled to be ..
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is set to launch a new direct cargo service from China to Indonesia. This will be the first direct intra-Asia service between China and ..
Shell and Carnival Corporation recently completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation to be carried out in France. During the overnight operation, Coral ..
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) delivered a new Panamax bulk carrier to Japanese owner Indigo Marine Shipping on Friday, May 15. The 81,000DWT Navios Magellan II has an ..
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