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Solvang: Steel cut for first two of seven Panamax VLGCs

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Construction of the first two hulls in the Panamax very large gas carrier (VLGC) newbuilding series, owned by Norwegian shipping company Solvang, has begun in Korea. Credit: Solvang As disclosed, on April 14, 2025, steel was cut for hulls 3458 and 3459 at the shipbuilding company HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ premises in Ulsan, where all … Read more

Security Vessel News Roundup – Surface combatants for Asian navies and response boat for California

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Western Baltija Shipbuilding in Klaipėda, Lithuania has laid the keel of a new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ordered by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The OPV is the first in a planned class of two that will utilise a design similar to that of the Potsdam-class police patrol vessels in service in Germany. Design … Read more