List of ship launches in 2024

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This is a chronological list of some ships launched in 2024.

DateCountryBuilderLocationShipClass / typeNotes
26 JanuaryFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Ferus SmitWesterbroekArklow GraceFor Arklow Shipping [1] [2]
25 FebruaryFlag of Germany.svg Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Silver Ray Nova-class cruise shipFor Silversea Cruises [3] [4]
MarchFlag of Egypt.svg Egypt Viking HathorRiver Cruise ShipFor Viking Cruises [5]
12 AprilFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Ferus SmitWesterbroekArklow GuardFor Arklow Shipping [6] [7]
AprilFlag of France.svg France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire MSC World America World-class cruise ship For MSC Cruises [8] [9] [10]
AprilFlag of Italy.svg Italy Fincantieri Marghera Norwegian Aqua Prima-Plus-class cruise ship For Norwegian Cruise Line [11] [12] [13]
3 MayFlag of Germany.svg Germany Ferus Smit LeerThun RelianceFor Thun Tankers [14] [15]
MayFlag of Egypt.svg Egypt Viking SokebRiver Cruise ShipFor Viking Cruises [16]
JuneFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China GNV Orion [17]
28 JuneFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Ferus SmitWesterbroekLidanLake-Vanern-Max-seriesFor Erik Thun [18] [19] [20] [21]
JulyFlag of Italy.svg Italy Fincantieri Ancona Viking Vesta Venice-class cruise shipFor Viking Ocean Cruises [22] [23] [24] [25]
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Hetman Iwan Wyhowskyj Ada-class corvette For Ukrainian Navy [26]
3 AugustFlag of Germany.svg Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Disney Treasure Cruise ShipFor Disney Cruise Line [27] [28] [29] [30]
5 SeptemberFlag of France.svg France Luminara [31]
SeptemberFlag of Italy.svg Italy Fincantieri Monfalcone Star Princess Sphere-class cruise ship For Princess Cruises [32] [33] [34]
3 OctoberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BAE Systems Submarine Solutions Barrow-in-Furness Agamemnon Astute-class submarine For Royal Navy. [35]
25 OctoberFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Ferus SmitWesterbroekSpikenLake-Vanern-Max-seriesFor Erik Thun [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
Unknown dateFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Alicat Workboats Ltd. Great Yarmouth Rachel Parsons Electric boat For North Star Renewables. [41]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cantiere Navale Visentini Porto Viro ML Freyja ferryFor Mann Lines [42]
NovemberFlag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Star SeekerCruise shipFor Windstar Cruises [43] [44] [45] [46] [47]

References

  1. "Nb. 457 'Arklow Grace' successfully launched". January 26, 2024.
  2. "Launching of Nb. 457 'Arklow Grace'". January 17, 2024.
  3. "Silver Ray Set for Float Out - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". cruiseindustrynews.com.
  4. "Silver Ray Floats Out - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". cruiseindustrynews.com.
  5. Viking Marks Float Out of Newest Egypt Ship. 21 March 2024. Retrrieved 3 December 2024.
  6. "Nb. 458 'Arklow Guard' successfully launched". April 12, 2024.
  7. "Launching of Nb. 458 'Arklow Guard'". March 27, 2024.
  8. "Le MSC World America mis à l'eau et transféré au bassin de Penhoët | Mer et Marine". www.meretmarine.com (in French). 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  9. "Saint-Nazaire : l'Ilma change de quai en attendant de passer en cale sèche | Mer et Marine". www.meretmarine.com (in French). 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  10. Blenkey, Nick (2024-04-10). "With CLIA reporting passenger volume climbing, cruising marks new milestones". Marine Log. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  11. Norwegian Cruise Line and Fincantieri celebrate float out of all-new Norwegian Aqua, Retrieved on 4 April 2024.
  12. NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE AND FINCANTIERI CELEBRATE FLOAT OUT OF ALL-NEW NORWEGIAN AQUA, Retrieved on 24 April 2024.
  13. New Norwegian Aqua Floats Out At Fincantieri, Retrieved on 24 April 2024.
  14. "Nb. 468 'Thun Reliance' successfully launched". May 3, 2024.
  15. "Launching of Nb. 468 'Thun Reliance' for Erik Thun AB / Thun Tankers". April 24, 2024.
  16. Viking Marks Float Out of Newest Egypt Ship. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  17. "Varato in Cina Gnv Orion nuovo traghetto supergreen del Gruppo Msc". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  18. "Nb. 463 'Lidan' successfully launched". June 28, 2024.
  19. "Launching of Nb. 463 'Lidan' for Erik Thun AB". June 17, 2024.
  20. "Welcome MV Lidan – our first plug-in hybrid Lake Vanern Max-vessel! « Thunbolagen". thun.se.
  21. "Launching Lidan AVE Solutions". thun.se.
  22. "Fincantieri | Fincantieri: "Viking Vesta" floated out in Ancona".
  23. "New Viking Vesta Floats Out in Ancona - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News".
  24. "Viking Vesta".
  25. "Viking Cruises' 2025 Newbuild to be Named Viking Vesta - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News".
  26. "In Istanbul Korvette für die Ukraine vom Stapel gelassen". 2 August 2024.
  27. "Meyer Werft: Disney Treasure hat Baudock verlassen".
  28. "Meyer Werft: Disney Treasure hat Baudock verlassen". YouTube . 3 August 2024.
  29. "Disney Treasure Floats Out at Meyer Werft - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News".
  30. "Meyer Werft dockt die »Disney Treasure« aus". 5 August 2024.
  31. "Le second navire de luxe de Ritz-Carlton transféré au bassin de Penhoët | Mer et Marine". 6 September 2024.
  32. "Fincantieri | Fincantieri: "Star Princess" launched in Monfalcone". www.fincantieri.com. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  33. Tunney, Donna (2024-09-26). "Star Princess Reaches Major Construction Milestone at Shipyard". Cruise Hive. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  34. "Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard floats out Star Princess". www.seatrade-cruise.com. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  35. "Agamemnon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  36. "ERIK THUN LAUNCHES THE NEXT-GENERATION LAKE VANERN MAX VESSEL" (PDF). thun.se.
  37. "Welcome MV Spiken! « Thunbolagen". thun.se.
  38. "Launching of Nb. 464 'Spiken' for Erik Thun AB". September 29, 2024.
  39. "Nb. 464 'Spiken' successfully launched". October 25, 2024.
  40. Meyer, Michael (October 29, 2024). "Zweiter Hybrid-Neubau für Erik Thun läuft bei Ferus Smit vom Stapel". hansa-online.de.
  41. "Rachel Parsons". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  42. "Visentini launched the new methanol-ready ro-ro ship for Mann Lines". Shippax.
  43. "Star Seeker". scontent-ham3-1.xx.fbcdn.net. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27.
  44. "Star Seeker front view". scontent-ham3-1.xx.fbcdn.net. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27.
  45. "Star Seeker side view". scontent-ham3-1.xx.fbcdn.net. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27.
  46. "Star Seeker propeller". scontent-ham3-1.xx.fbcdn.net. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27.
  47. "Star Seeker side view 2". scontent-ham3-1.xx.fbcdn.net. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27.