List of ship launches in 2020 explained

This is a chronological list of ships launched or scheduled to be launched in 2020.

DateCountryBuilderLocationShipClass / typeNotes
18 JanuaryDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine EngineeringHMM CopenhagenFor Hyundai Merchant Marine[1]
19 JanuaryMarinette MarineFor United States Navy
21 JanuarySchacht-AudorfLürssenProject Hawaiiyacht[2] [3] [4]
24 JanuaryMeyer TurkuTurkuXL-class cruise shipFor Carnival Cruise Line[5]
4 FebruaryAustalHendersonBajamar Expresshigh-speed-trimaranFor Fred. Olsen Express[6]
11 FebruaryFreire VigoBelgica[7]
14 FebruaryMeyer WerftPapenburgFor P&O Cruises
14 FebruaryRoyal BodewesHoogezandAnnika Braren[8] [9]
FebruaryAustal Balamban shipyardFjord FSTRFor Fjord Line[10] [11]
6 MarchFerus SmitWesterbroekArklow AceArklow B-seriesFor Arklow Shipping[12]
19 MarchChina Merchants Heavy IndustryHaimenOcean VictoryInfinity-class cruise shipFor SunStone Ships
25 MarchHyundai Samho Heavy IndustriesCMA CGM TenereLNG-powered container ship[13] [14] For CMA CGM
27 MarchAdmiralty ShipyardSaint PetersburgKapitan VdovichenkotrawlerFor Russian Fishery Company[15] [16]
MarchRemontowaGdańskferryfor Norled[17]
MarchVARDTulceaIcebreakerFor Compagnie du Ponant[18]
3 AprilFerus SmitLeerArklow WoodFor Arklow Shipping[19]
10 AprilHuanghai ShipbuildingZhong Hua Fu QiangFerryFor Bohai Ferry[20]
25 AprilHudong–Zhonghua ShipbuildingShanghaiType 075 landing helicopter dockFor Chinese Navy[21]
14 MayHolland ShipyardsGaardenpassenger shipFor Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel[22]
14 MayAlexandria-class corvetteFor Egyptian Navy[23]
15 MayRoyal IHCKrimpen a/d IJsselMohab Mameeshcutter suction dredgeFor Suez Canal Authority[24]
16 MayBrodosplitUltramarinecruise shipFor Quark Expeditions[25]
20 MayRoyal BodewesHoogezandHeike Lehmann[26] [27] [28]
20 MayFincantieriGenoacruise shipFor Virgin Voyages[29]
20 MayAVIC-WeihaiCôte d’OpaleE-Flexer-KlasseFor Stena RoRo[30]
25 MayBrest ArsenalPontoon boatFor Defence Infrastructure Service[31]
26 MayLürssenRendsburgyacht[32]
MayNanjing Jinling ShipyardECO BarcelonaGrimaldi Green 5th GenerationFor Grimaldi Group[33]
11 JuneFincantieriAnconaViking VenusVenice-class cruise ship[34] For Viking Ocean Cruises[35]
12 JuneFerus SmitWesterbroekArklow ArcherFor Arklow Shipping[36] [37]
JuneKeppel Nantong ShipyardLNG Bunkering VesselFor FueLNG[38]
JuneBraveWindFor United Wind Logistics
JuneDresdenFireboat
4 JulyPiriou VietnamHô-Chi-Minh-VilleVia Alizéfishing trawlerFor Saupiquet[39]
4 JulyNaval Group
Piriou
Kership		ConcarneauOPV 87 patrol vesselFor Argentine[40]
6 JulyNaval Group
Piriou
Kership		LanesterOPV 87 patrol vesselFor Argentine[41]
9 JulyLürssenOpusyacht
14 JulyVARD Tulcea SATulceaHanseatic SpiritExpedition-class cruise shipFor Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten
24 JulyMeyer WerftPapenburgSpirit of Adventurecruise shipFor Saga Cruises
12 AugustChina Merchants Heavy IndustryHaimenOcean ExplorerInfinity-class cruise shipFor SunStone Ships[42]
20 AugustFincantieriMonfalconeMSC SeashoreSeaside-EVO-class cruise shipFor MSC Cruises[43] [44]
25 AugustRoyal BodewesHoogezandElke K.
28 AugustFerus SmitLeerThun Blyth
31 AugustGuangzhou Shipbuilding InternationalRoPax-ferryFor DFDS Seaways[45] [46]
5 SeptemberChantiers de l’AtlantiqueSaint NazaireWonder of the SeasOasis-class cruise shipFor Royal Caribbean International[47] [48]
6 SeptemberTersan shipyardHavila CastorFor Havila Shipping/Hurtigruten[49] [50]
6 SeptemberTersan shipyardHavila CapellaFor Havila Shipping/Hurtigruten[51] [52]
11 SeptemberRauma Marine ConstructionsRaumaAurora BotniaferryFor Wasaline
18 SeptemberArmonGijónEleanor RooseveltLNG-fueled fast ferryFor Baleària
21 SeptemberCemre ShipyardWind of Hopeoffshore supply vesselFor Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
24 SeptemberOceaLes Sables-d’OlonneLanatype OSV 190 SC-WBFor Nigerian Navy
SeptemberFincantieriMuggianoMusheribpatrol vesselFor Qatar Armed Forces
SeptemberVARDCoral Geographerexpedition cruise shipFor Coral Expeditions
1 OctoberFincantieriMargheraRotterdamPinnacle-class cruise shipFor Holland America Line
14 OctoberMitsubishi Heavy IndustriesKobeFor Japanese Navy
31 OctoberMarinette MarineFreedom-class littoral combat shipFor United States Navy
OctoberTianjin XingangGlobal MercyHospital shipFor Mercy Ships[53]
OctoberWestSea Viana ShipyardWorld Navigatorcruise shipFor Atlas Voyages[54]
OctoberWuchang ShipbuildingWuhanpatrol vesselFor Malaysian Navy[55]
10 NovemberJinling Shipyard(Peter Pan)Green Ship-class ferryFor TT-Line[56] [57]
13 NovemberNaval GroupMorbihanLorraineAquitane-class frigate
13 NovemberDüsternbrookpassenger ferryFor Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel
13 NovemberGuangzhou Shipbuilding InternationalRoPax-ferryFor DFDS Seaways[58] [59] [60] [61]
19 NovemberMitsui E&STamanoFor Japanese Navy[62]
28 NovemberMeyer WerftPapenburgOdyssey of the SeasQuantum-class cruise shipFor Royal Caribbean International[63]
NovemberChesapeake ShipbuildingSalisbury, MarylandAmerican MelodyCruise shipFor American Cruise Lines[64]
11 DecemberItaguaí Construções NavaisHumaitáScorpène-class submarineFor Brazilian Navy[65]
16 DecemberWuchang ShipbuildingWhuanpatrol vesselFor Malaysian Navy[66]
18 DecemberChantiers de l’AmirautéSaint-PétersbourgSeverny Polyus[67] [68]
22 December VARDTulceaViking OctantisExpedition vesselFor Viking Cruises[69] [70]
30 DecemberZPMCJDS 6000Ulstein SOC 5000-type[71]
DecemberHalong ShipbuildingEmerald AzzuraCruise shipFor Emerald Cruises[72]
DecemberRemontowa ShipbuildingGdanskSalish class-ferryFor BC Ferries[73] [74] [75] [76]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Equasis - HomePage.
  2. Web site: Lürssen 87 Metre Project Hawaii Begins Sea Trials. Boat International. en. 2020-05-23.
  3. Web site: Mysteriös!: Luxus-Yacht vor Lürssen-Werft aufgetaucht. 2020-01-21. MOPO.de. de. 2020-05-23.
  4. Web site: Lürssen launches 87m motor yacht Project Hawaii. www.superyachttimes.com. 21 January 2020 . en. 2020-05-23.
  5. Web site: Carnival Mardi Gras floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard. 2020-01-24. 2020-01-24.
  6. Web site: Actualité Fred Olsen : Austal met à l'eau un ferry trimaran pour les Canaries. 2020-10-02. 2020-02-10. fr.
  7. Web site: Lancement du nouveau navire océanographique belge. 2020-02-13. Mer et Marine. fr. 2020-05-23.
  8. Web site: NB 731 is launched!.
  9. Web site: Launching of NB 731.
  10. https://www.thb.info/rubriken/single-view/news/fjord-fstr-bald-fit-fuer-den-skagerrak.html
  11. Web site: Stapellauf für neuen Fjord Line Katamaran. 17 February 2020.
  12. Web site: Launching of Nb. 439 'Arklow Ace'. 28 February 2020.
  13. Web site: CMA CGM TENERE - IMO 9859117. 2020-03-26. 2020-03-28.
  14. Web site: CMA CGM TENERE - IMO 9859117. 2020-03-27. 2020-03-28.
  15. Web site: Saint-Pétersbourg : Les Chantiers de l'Amirauté se relancent dans la pêche. 2 April 2020.
  16. Web site: Trawlerphotos.
  17. Web site: Remontowa : Lancement du deuxième transbordeur hybride pour Norled. 6 March 2020.
  18. Web site: Ponant : Après sa mise à l'EAU, le Commandant Charcot quitte la Roumanie. 30 March 2020.
  19. Web site: Nb. 450 'Arklow Wood' successfully launched. 3 April 2020.
  20. Web site: ZHONG HUA FU QIANG takes to the water.
  21. Web site: La Chine met à l'EAU son second porte-hélicoptères d'assaut. 27 April 2020.
  22. Web site: Die neue "Gaarden" schwimmt. 2020-05-14. 2020-05-15. de.
  23. Web site: L'Egypte met à l'EAU sa dernière corvette du type Gowind. 15 May 2020.
  24. Web site: Royal IHC and Suez Canal Authority Successfully Launch CSD Mohab Mameesh. 2020-05-05. 2020-05-20.
  25. Web site: Quark's New Ultramarine Launched at Brodosplit. 2020-05-15. 2020-05-20.
  26. Web site: NB-745 on transport.
  27. Web site: Launching of NB 745.
  28. Web site: NB 745 is launched!.
  29. Web site: Fincantieri met à l'EAU le second paquebot de Virgin Voyages. 25 May 2020.
  30. Web site: DNV Vessel Register.
  31. Web site: Brest : Le second ponton FREMM mis à l'EAU. 27 May 2020.
  32. Web site: New 90m Lürssen superyacht project 1601 revealed in Rendsburg. 26 May 2020 .
  33. Web site: Grimaldi : Le second roulier du programme G5GG mis à l'EAU en Chine. 26 May 2020.
  34. Web site: Viking Sky launched at Ancona, Hagen sees South America, Asia and expedition cruises as new destinations.
  35. Web site: Viking Venus Floated Out at Fincantieri. 11 June 2020.
  36. Web site: Successful launch of Arklow Archer and delivery of Arklow Ace and Arklow Wood!. 12 June 2020.
  37. Web site: Launching of Nb. 440 'Arklow Archer' (NOT open for the public!). 3 June 2020.
  38. Web site: Singapore's First LNG Bunkering Vessel Launched.
  39. Web site: Piriou Vietnam met à l'EAU le nouveau thonier de Saupiquet. 7 July 2020.
  40. Web site: Naval Group : Mise à l'EAU technique de deux des trois OPV argentins. 7 July 2020.
  41. Web site: Naval Group : Mise à l'EAU technique de deux des trois OPV argentins. 7 July 2020.
  42. Web site: CMHI launches Ocean Explorer. 2020-08-17. 2020-08-17.
  43. Web site: New MSC Seashore Floats Out at Fincantieri. 2020-08-20. 2020-08-20.
  44. Web site: MSC Cruises and Fincantieri celebrate float out of MSC Seashore. 2020-08-20. 2020-08-20.
  45. Web site: Combined freight and passenger ferry for the Baltics launched in China. 2020-08-31. 2020-09-01.
  46. Web site: First Passenger Ferry Ordered by DFDS in 40 Years Launched. 2020-09-03. 2021-08-30.
  47. Web site: New Royal Caribbean ship floated out in France. 2020-09-05. 2020-09-05.
  48. Web site: Saint-Nazaire : Premier bain de mer pour le Wonder of the Seas. 2020-09-05. 2020-09-05.
  49. Web site: Launch of Havila Capella and Havila Castor - Havila Voyages . 2020-09-06 . 2020-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924171947/https://www.havilavoyages.com/about-havila/news/launch-of-havila-capella-and-havila-castor . dead .
  50. Web site: Havila Kystruten . .
  51. Web site: Launch of Havila Capella and Havila Castor - Havila Voyages . 2020-09-06 . 2020-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924171947/https://www.havilavoyages.com/about-havila/news/launch-of-havila-capella-and-havila-castor . dead .
  52. Web site: Havila Kystruten . .
  53. Web site: Mise à l'eau du Global Mercy, plus grand navire-hôpital au monde. 2020-10-06. 2020-10-06.
  54. Web site: WestSea Viana floats out World Navigator, lays World Traveller keel. 2020-10-05. 2020-10-06.
  55. Web site: Lancement d'un nouveau patrouilleur malaisien en Chine. 18 December 2020.
  56. Web site: Stapellauf unseres Green Ships. November 2020. 2021-07-12. german.
  57. Web site: TT-Line Ostsee Fähren: Aufschwimmen des ersten Green-Ships Fährenneubau auf der Jinling Shipyard, China – Auslieferung 2022. 2020-11-18. 2020-11-18. de.
  58. Web site: Fähren News: DFDS feiert das Aufschwimmen des zweiten Neubaus für die Ostsee auf der Guangzhou Shipyard in China. 2020-11-21. 2020-11-21. de.
  59. Web site: GSI LAUNCHES SECOND FERRY IN SERIES FOR DFDS. 2020-11-20. 2021-08-30.
  60. Web site: Successful Launch of New RoPax for DFDS. 2020-11-19. 2021-08-30.
  61. Web site: Successful launch of new ro-pax. 2020-11-16. 2021-08-30.
  62. Web site: Le Japon lance une nouvelle frégate. 2020-11-20. 2020-11-20.
  63. Web site: Odyssey of the Seas leaves building dock. 2020-11-28. 2020-11-28.
  64. Web site: American Melody Launched. 2020-11-23. 2020-11-24.
  65. Web site: Mise à l'eau du second Scorpène brésilien. 2020-12-14. 2020-12-14. french.
  66. Web site: Lancement d'un nouveau patrouilleur malaisien en Chine. 18 December 2020.
  67. Web site: North Pole : la Russie met à l'eau sa nouvelle station polaire. meretmarine.com. 7 January 2021.
  68. Web site: Russia Launches 'North Pole' Floating Arctic Research Vessel. themoscowtimes.com. 22 December 2020.
  69. Viking Marks Float Out of First Expedition Ship.
  70. Web site: VIKING EXPEDITIONS: Das erste Expedition Schiff von Viking Cruises MS VIKING OCTANTIS wurde in Rumänien zu Wasser gelassen. 23 December 2020 .
  71. Web site: ZPMC met à l'EAU un navire poseur de flexibles Ulstein. 8 January 2021.
  72. Web site: Emerald Azzurra Floats Out. 2020-12-07. 2020-12-08.
  73. Web site: BC Ferries hails fourth-LNG powered vessel as part of its 'sustainable future'. 29 December 2020.
  74. Web site: Remontowa launches BC Ferries' fourth Salish Class vessel. 31 December 2020.
  75. Web site: BC Ferries' newest LNG-powered vessel reaches construction milestone. 23 December 2020.
  76. Web site: BC Ferries' fourth LNG-fuelled Salish Class vessel launches at Remontowa Shipbuilding. 23 December 2020 .

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