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Havyard Group says it has sold yet another Havyard 832 design, the 15th so far. An 832L PSV version has been ordered by Vestland Offshore; the contract includes an option for a…

Norway-based boat handling system and davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted by shipbuilder Austal to supply davits to eight new patrol boats to be built for the Australian Customs and Border Protection…

QMD, a joint venture between CSIC, Wärtsilä and MHI, says it has now achieved its first major milestone, having produced one million horsepower of two-stroke marine engines in about three years of…

ABB has announced the first contract for its direct current (DC) grid system for ship power. Shipowner Myklebusthaug Management has ordered the system for a new offshore platform support vessel, being built…

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) says it has been granted preferred bidder status for the Royal Navy’s MARS (military afloat reach and sustainability) tanker, four of which will be built for…

IHC Merwerde reports that it has carried out the naming and launch for a newbuild 12,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, ‘Chang Jiang Kou 02’, at the Daoda Heavy Industry shipyard in Qidong,…