China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen Archives

September 28, 2022

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | September 28 – US and Norwegian cruise ships, Danish large Ro-Pax and UK-designed electric hydrofoil commuter ferry concept

Written by Baird Maritime on September 28, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise, Ferries, Ro-Pax World.

A Norwegian cruise ship re-enters service after being fitted with a new propulsion system while construction is nearly complete on a US-operated polar expedition ship and ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

November 12, 2021

SunStone Ships’ fifth Infinity-class vessel hits the water

Written by Baird Maritime on November 12, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise.

US-based cruise company SunStone Ships has confirmed that its fifth Infinity-class expedition vessel has been floated out at the Haimen shipyard of China Merchants Heavy ..

October 6, 2020

First steel cut for SunStone’s fifth Infinity-class vessel

Written by Baird Maritime on October 6, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise.

A steel-cutting ceremony was recently held at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s facilities in Haimen to mark the start of construction of a new expedition vessel for ..

OFFSHORE WEEK

June 20, 2022

Keel laid for Seaway 7’s first turbine installation vessel

Written by Baird Maritime on June 20, 2022. Posted in Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind.

China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen has laid the keel for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) ordered by Oslo-based Seaway 7. Once completed, Seaway Ventus will b ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

November 11, 2021

VESSEL REVIEW | Ocean Explorer – SunStone Ships’ ice-class expedition vessel with 162-guest capacity

Written by Baird Maritime on November 11, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Cruise, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

US cruise company SunStone Ships recently took delivery of a new expedition cruise vessel that was built at the Haimen shipyard of China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI). ..

August 17, 2020

COLUMN | Favourable winds still blowing – Part one [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on August 17, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

The future is clear. Offshore renewables have a massive tailwind. This month has seen Europe’s largest wind energy company, Ørsted, announce strong results (here) with ..

January 7, 2022

Jan De Nul’s newest turbine installation vessel hits the water

Written by Baird Maritime on January 7, 2022. Posted in Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind.

Jan De Nul’s newest wind turbine installation vessel was launched into the water for the first time on Sunday, January 2. Les Alizes is being built at the Haimen fa ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

October 14, 2021

VESSEL REVIEW | Dawanqu No 2 – Sightseeing catamaran for Macao-Shenzhen route

Written by Baird Maritime on October 14, 2021. Posted in Maritime Tourism, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) recently handed over a new luxury sightseeing catamaran vessel to sister company China Merchants Shekou. Dawanqu No 2 (“Greate ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

March 25, 2020

CMHI launches second Infinity-class ship for SunStone

Written by Baird Maritime on March 25, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise.

China Merchants Heavy Industry’s (CMHI) Haimen shipyard has launched the second Infinity-class expedition vessel ordered by US-based SunStone Ships. The 104-metre, ..