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30 Oct 2020

CMA CGM's Second 23,000 TEU LNG Containership Delivered

(Photo: CMA CGM)

CMA CGM has taken delivery of CMA CGM Champs Elysées, its second 23,000 TEU capacity containership powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).The newbuild, which follows flagship CMA CGM Jacques Saadé delivered in Setember, is part of a series of nine ordered by the French shipping line from CSSC’s shipyard in Shanghai, designed as the world's most efficient ultra large container vessels.LNG fuel, which enables a 99% reduction in sulfur dioxide and fine particle emissions and an 85% reduction in nitrogen dioxide emissions, is a key component of the CMA CGM Group's environmental ambitions.

22 Sep 2020

World's Largest LNG-fueled Containership Delivered

(Photo: CMA CGM)

The world's largest containership to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) has officially joined the fleet of French container shipping group CMA CGM, during a digital naming ceremony at CSSC’s shipyard in Shanghai.CMA CGM Group’s new flagship, CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, named after the group's founder, is the lead vessel in a series of nine LNG-powered, 23,000 TEU containerships ordered in 2017.Rodolphe Saadé, CMA CGM Group’s chairman and CEO, announced in November 2017 that the vessels would be equipped with LNG-powered engines…

09 Dec 2019

Port of Baltimore's White to Resign

Jim White (Photo: Port of Baltimore)

James J. White, Executive Director, Port of Baltimore, announced his resignation effective December 31, 2019.White led operations for 18 years as the Port of Baltimore improved its national rankings, upgraded security procedures and completed infrastructure projects that made it one of the few ports in America capable of receiving the largest ships in the world.Under Executive Director White, the Port of Baltimore leads the nation in handling autos and light trucks, roll on/roll off heavy farm and construction machinery, as well as imported sugar and gypsum.

01 Feb 2018

Dorian LPG Sells, Leaseback Concorde

The Stamford, Connecticut-based Dorian LPG  has reached a sale and bareboat charter arrangement for its 84,000 cbm carrier Concorde. The liquified petroleum gas shipping company entered into the USD 70 million deal that closed on January 31, 2018, resulting in net cash proceeds of USD 56 million. "We have entered into a sale and bareboat charter arrangement that closed on January 31, 2018 for the Concorde, which was previously financed under the 2015 Debt Facility. The net proceeds from the transaction amounted to $56.0 million, of which we repaid approximately $35.1 million under the 2015 Debt Facility," said a statement from the company.

25 Jun 2015

VLGC Concorde Delivered to Dorian LPG

Dorian LPG Ltd., an owner and operator of modern Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs), reported today that it has taken delivery of the ECO VLGC Concorde from Hyundai Heavy Industries. Concorde, Dorian LPG's fifth newbuilding delivery, will initially trade in the spot market through the Helios LPG Pool.

06 May 2013

Vessel Sales: April 2013

The following list of ship sales for April 2013 was prepared by Shipping Intelligence Inc., New York. Sale Prices are listed in millions USD.

25 Apr 2012

Clipper Ship 'Cutty Sark' for Royal Re-opening

Cutty Sark Figurehead: Photo courtesy of Geograph CCL Christine Matthews

The restored Cutty Sark will be re-opened by Queen Elizabeth II five years after the 19th century British tea clipper was ravaged by fire, according to a news report in The Independent newspaper. The three-masted ship, one of Britain's maritime treasures, has been restored to its former glory at a cost of £50 million. She now once again stands proudly in the heart of Greenwich in south London, but the ship has been raised three metres in the air, allowing visitors to walk underneath her hull while protected from rain by a glass roof.

04 Aug 2011

Keppel Shipyard Wins Two Contracts

Keppel Shipyard Ltd has secured two contracts worth a total of S$146 million (over $120 million) to convert a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit as well as to fabricate and integrate an external turret mooring system for an existing FPSO unit. The first contract, from Single Buoy Moorings Inc (SBM), involves the conversion of the Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) M/T Concorde Spirit into a FPSO facility, to be named FPSO OSX-2. SBM had been engaged by OSX Brasil S.A. (OSX) to supply the FPSO, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2013 and will be deployed in the OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S.A. (OGX) field in Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.

26 Nov 2003

Concorde Towed to the Intrepid

The British Airways Concorde on a barge makes it's way past the Statue of Liberty headed for the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Nov. 25, 2003. USCG Photo/Mike Hvozda

30 Nov 2001

QE2 and Concorde Combo Back for 2002

When Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 commences its 2002 schedule of transatlantic crossings it will offer travellers the chance to travel in one direction via British Airways’ supersonic Concorde. Passengers can purchase the upgrade to Concorde service for an additional $1,995, a savings of more than $4,000 per person. A six-day QE2 transatlantic crossing between New York and Southampton is priced from $1,349 per person, double occupancy, including all meals, entertainment, port charges and Economy Class air (either to or from the ship). Business Class air is included for upper-level staterooms. air journey for just $1,995 per person. As a special bonus, passengers can schedule their Concorde flight on any day they choose, subject to space availability.

07 Jul 2003

Tenders Out for QE2 2004 Repair Job

Tenders are out for the May 2004 refit of Cunard's 34-year-old QE2. It is understood that various European yards are on the list, including some Spanish facilities as well as A&P Southampton, which carried out the vessel's last UK refit at her home port in 1996. But Germany's Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, which undertook the cruise ship' last refit in 1999, must be high on Cunard's list. No major structural work to the ship's exterior will be involved, we understand, but carpets, furniture and other out-fitting work will be required in the passenger areas, as well as technical repairs and maintenance down below. The vessel, whose diesel electric machinery delivers 130,000 bhp and gives her a top speed of 32 knots, consumes 600 tons of heavy fuel a day at her 26-knot service speed.

01 Sep 1999

Investment in Design -- A happy coupling

Largely complementary operations, a strong base in terms of volume and technologies, plus considerable synergy potential, provided a solid platform for the coupling of the marine equipment and design activities of Norway's Ulstein group and the British-owned, specialized engineering force Vickers. At a stroke, the combined strengths represented in Vickers Ulstein Marine Systems made the new entity the leader in specific market segments. However, its wide-ranging capabilities provide the requisite resources to increase penetration in existing areas of engagement and break into new markets. Just as the organization has quickly acted on its considerably widened package supply potential…