Grimaldi's newest 9,000CEU car carriers fitted with ammonia-ready propulsion

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03 Nov 2025, 8:57 am

Italian shipping company the Grimaldi Group recently took delivery of two new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) in a series from China State Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS).

Grande Tianjin and Grande Auckland are the first two ships in a new series of seven PCTCs built for Grimaldi by SWS.

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Flexible layout for accommodating various freight types

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The newbuilds each have a length of 200 metres (660 feet), a beam of 38 metres (120 feet), a gross tonnage of approximately 77,500, and a total capacity of 9,241 CEUs.

Four of the vehicle decks on each ship are also capable of carrying other types of rolling cargo, including heavy loads

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MSC supera los 7 millones de TEUs y amplía su ventaja como la mayor naviera del mundo

 

 

 

 

La flota operativa de MSC alcanza los 7 millones de TEUs y su expansión continúa con 124 nuevos buques en construcción

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) ha alcanzado una nueva marca en el sector del transporte marítimo de contenedores al superar los 7 millones de TEUs (unidades equivalentes a veinte pies) de capacidad operativa. Según los últimos datos de Alphaliner, la naviera suiza cuenta

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Naviera Elcano construirá un nuevo buque en un astillero chino

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La entrega de la nueva unidad para la compañía naviera, que lidera la familia Silveira, está prevista para el último trimestre del año 2027

Publicado: 02 nov 2025 - 05:15

Su última adquisición fue el bulkcarrier, “Castillo de Santa María”, que comenzó a operar a principios de 2025.

Naviera Elcano ha firmado un contrato con un astillero chino para la construcción de un nuevo buque de transporte de gas licuado de petróleo (LPG) de 7.500 m³ SemiREF, cuya entrega está prevista para el último trimestre del 2027. Dicho buque será operado por la matriz del grupo para realizar servicios de transporte de gas licuado de petróleo para una compañía europea de primer nivel, bajo un contrato de arrendamiento a cinco años más tres opciones anuales, realizando tráfico europeo principalmente, explicó la compañía.

El grupo cerró la financiación de la compra de este nuevo

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DOF Lands Contract Extensions for Three PLSVs in Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

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DOF Group ASA (DOF) announced that three PLSVs (pipelay support vessels) owned through a joint venture between DOF (50%) and TechnipFMC (50%) have secured contract extensions with Petrobras in Brazil.
 

Skandi Vitória and Skandi Niterói have had their current contracts extended from Q4-2025 until Q1-2027. The 3-year contracts announced in June 2024 will now commence following the extension period. Skandi Açu has had its current contract extended from Q3-2026 until Q1-2027. The 3-year contract announced in August 2024 will now commence following the extension period. The contract extensions add approximately USD 100 million of backlog to DOF. All other terms and conditions of the 3-year contracts previously announced remain unchanged.

Mons Aase, CEO of DOF Group ASA, said: “We are

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German Hapag-Lloyd's martime company

As of June 30, 2025, Hapag-Lloyd's fleet comprised a total of 313 container ships, which are all certified in accordance with the ISM (International Safety Management) Code and have a valid ISSC (ISPS) certificate. The majority of the vessels are also certified as per ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management).

The Hapag-Lloyd fleets total TEU capacity amounts to ~ 2.5 million TEU. Hapag-Lloyd also owns or leases a container stock of ~ 3.7 million TEU for transporting cargo.

Hapag-Lloyd vessels are specially equipped for the transport of various goods, e.g. cargo with extraordinary / oversized dimensions, reefer cargo and dangerous goods that have to be stowed and transported according to IMO regulations.

Below you will find all Hapag-Lloyd ship classes, sorted by

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