February 13 - Ferus Smit shipyard has delivered the 8,400 dwt multipurpose vessel Arklow Bank to Arklow Shipping.
The Arklow Bank, which has an overall length of 119.5 m, a breadth of 14.9 m and a hold volume of 9,910 cu m, is the first in a series of six multipurpose cargo ships.
The vessels feature the innovative bulb less bow shape, which creates less resistance and more deadweight and cargo volume within the ship's dimensions.
Amasus Shipping has launched its offshore wind ro-ro vessel, Rotra Futura, at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Peel Ports will invest GBP30 million (USD37.7 million) to develop a new ro-ro berth at the port of Sheerness, Kent, UK to meet growing demand from new and existing customers.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
Damen Shipyards has delivered two Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 vessels to Squtrixo General Trading. Additionally, a CF 3850 will also be handed over to the company.
