MPCC, NCL, Elkem Christen Dual-Fuel Methanol Container Ship
MPC Container Ships (MPCC), in partnership with North Sea Container Line (NCL) and Elkem, have christened the NCL VESTLAND, the first of two dual-fuel 1,300 TEU newbuildings to be delivered in 2025The ceremony marks the start of the vessel’s service between Western, Central and Northern Norway and Rotterdam.The container feeder vessel is the first of two MPCC dual-fuel 1,300 TEU newbuildings to be delivered in 2025…
GTT Books Tank Design Order of Two New VLECs
French engineering firm GTT has received an order from an Asian shipyard for the tank design of two new very large ethane carriers (VLECsi) on behalf of an Asian ship-owner.The total tank capacity of each of these two ethane carriers will be 100,000 m3 and the tanks will be fitted with GTT’s Mark III membrane containment system.Delivery of the vessels is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2028.
China Carries Out Live Fire Drills Near Taiwan
China's military held long-range live-fire drills in the East China Sea on Wednesday in an escalation of ongoing drills around Taiwan, saying it was practicing precision strikes on port and energy facilities but with no details on the exact location.The exercises follow a rise in Chinese rhetoric against Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, who China called a "parasite" on Tuesday, and come on the heels of U.S.
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