General News

Imtech Marine USA is to refit the bridges of three Holland America Line cruise ships, ‘MS Westerdam’, ‘MS Noordam’ and ‘MS Oosterdam’.

After a two-year period, German insolvency administrator Berthold Brinkmann has announced a deal to sell the JJ Sietas shipyard in Hamburg to Pella of St Petersburg.

Enercon’s novel rotor-driven E-Ship 1 is back in service after being laid up for a year for conversion including the replacement of her seven Mitsubishi Diesel generators, reportedly with Caterpillar units, writes…

Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) successfully launched its new Trillium class bulk carriers at Yangfan Shipyard in Zhoushan, China.

Tianjin Xingang Shipyard in China is to build two Post-Panamax vessels for Wallenius Lines, adding to the previous two vessels contracted in June 2013.

German owners have ordered a new diesel-electric ferry with emissions reduction technology which they say will be almost as environmentally efficient as LNG drive, reports Tom Todd.

Deltamarin’s B.Delta design is proving popular with ship owners world wide, with a total of 103 ordered so far.

Netherlands-based Damen is to build two platform supply vessels (PSVs) for Swiss company Promar, which is looking to further expand its offshore fleet in the next five years.