World’s largest civilian hospital ship is coming to Rotterdam
Construction of the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship, the Global Mercy of medical aid organisation Mercy Ships, is nearing completion. The ship will head to Europe this spring for additional outfitting and will visit Rotterdam...Read more
UHL takes delivery of first newbuild F900 Ecolift vessel
United Heavy Lift has taken delivery of the first of eight newly built F900 heavy-lift vessels, the MV UHL Faith. With the investment, the German project carrier wants to contribute to eco-friendly shipping and further...Read more
Cemex Go Innovation almost ready to start dredging on the North Sea
After Damen Shipyards Galati already delivered the Cemex Go Innovation to Cemex UK Marine on 15 December, the vessel has now arrived at Damen Ship Repair Amsterdam to dot the i’s and cross the t’s....Read more
Heesen to deliver six superyachts in 2021
Heesen Yachts in Oss, the Netherlands, plans to deliver six superyachts this year. These include 50-metre Projects Triton and Aquamarine and 60-metre Project Falcon. The company currently has fourteen yachts in its order book with...Read more
Jan De Nul adds fifth Ultra-Low Emission dredger to its fleet
Singaporean shipyard Keppel Offshore & Marine has delivered the 6000-m3 trailing suction hopper dredger Ortelius to Jan De Nul Group. This vessel is an identical copy of the Ultra-Low Emission vessel Sanderus, in service since...Read more
LNG bunkering barge that will service Antwerp region delivered
Fluxys and Titan LNG have built the FlexFueler 002 LNG bunkering barge to support the shipping industry in its switch to cleaner operations in the Antwerp port and region. The vessel will make LNG more...Read more
Stena Line takes delivery of third new ferry to join Irish Sea fleet
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has taken ownership of its newest ferry, Stena Embla, following a handover ceremony in Weihai, China. The vessel is the third of five new next-generation E-Flexer RoPax vessels that are...Read more
Damen delivers Pakistan navy vessel PNS Tabuk
The Pakistan Navy has commissioned its new Corvette – a Damen OPV 1900 – named PNS Tabuk at the Port of Constanta, Romania. The ship is part of a 2 vessel order with Damen, signed...Read more
Newbuild reel-lay vessel Seven Vega joins Subsea 7 fleet
Subsea 7 has taken delivery of its new reel-lay vessel Seven Vega. The Royal IHC built ship is designed to install complex rigid flowlines including pipe-in-pipe systems, piggyback systems and electrical trace heating, in water depths...Read more
Damen delivers expedition yacht La Datcha
The 77-metre SeaXplorer La Datcha has departed the Damen Yachting yard in the Netherlands. The luxury expedition yacht, part of the La Datcha Tinkoff Collection, will offer global charter opportunities and is the first purpose-built...Read more
Damen hands over day cruise vessel Swift to Windermere Lake Cruises
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the MV Swift to Winander Leisure. The ship will be operated by Windermere Lake Cruises. Special about this project is that the shipyard built the vessel inland on location at...Read more
Meyer Werft delivers cruise ship Iona to P&O
Meyer Werft has handed over the Iona to the British shipping company P&O Cruises. The ship has dual-fuel engines allowing LNG operation. It is the first of two new ships for the P&O Cruises brand.Read more
Royal IHC delivers 3000-m3 dredger to Port Authority of Douala
Royal IHC has handed over the 3000-cubic-metre trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Mont Mandara to Cameroon’s Port Authority of Douala (PAD). The delivery completes the PAD fleet, following its acquisition of an IHC Beaver 50...Read more
Holland Shipyards delivers hybrid ferry Gaarden to SFK
Holland Shipyards Group has handed over a new build hybrid ferry, named Gaarden, to Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK) in Germany. The vessel will operate as a cycle and foot ferry within the waters of...Read more
Damen delivers five electric ferries to Arriva in Copenhagen
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered five Damen Ferries 2306 E3 to Arriva Denmark in Copenhagen. The ships are equipped with an auto-mooring system and charging the battery packs takes just seven minutes. Arriva operates the vessels...Read more
Damen Shipyards delivers trawler Jonge Johannes
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam has recently delivered a twin-rig fly shooting trawler to Urk-based brothers Rense and Johannes de Boer. The new vessel is the LT 295 Jonge Johannes. The LT 295 marks Maaskant’s third delivery...Read more
Barkmeijer delivers the Anchorage – a closer look at the dredger’s design
Barkmeijer Shipyards has delivered the Anchorage to De Hoop Terneuzen. This trailing suction hopper dredger has been designed to dredge sand and gravel up to a depth of sixty metres, to screen this to the...Read more
De Hoop delivers second expedition cruise vessel within two years
Shipyard De Hoop has delivered its second expedition cruise vessel, the Silver Origin, to Silversea Cruises. With the delivery of Celebrity Flora in 2019, it was the first shipyard in the Netherlands to once again...Read more