Ships & Yards

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Marking the debut of the MSC Group’s luxury cruise brand Explora Journeys, the 248m Explora I is being readied in Italy for a July service start.

3rd April 2023

First Ship In Offing For Explora Brand

3rd April 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

RC Dock Engineering has achieved a milestone with the first Class approval from RINA for its first remotely controlled unmanned workboats to operate up to 200 nautical miles from shore.

30th March 2023

Approval for RC Dock remote-controlled workboats

30th March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Croatian operator Jadroplov has purchased two newly-built, short-sea LPG carriers powered by LPG-capable dual-fuel machinery. The 7,500m3-capacity gas tankers are two in a series of three ordered from Sasaki Zosen in Japan…

28th March 2023

LPG-Fuelled Gas Tankers For Croatia

28th March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Spanish operator Balearia has signed an initial six-month charter on an innovative ro-pax ferry, which has lain idle in Poland since completion last May. Originally ordered by Brittany Ferries for cross-Channel duty…

28th March 2023

Spanish Charter For Former Honfleur

28th March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

European container operator Samskip has awarded Cochin Shipyard a contract for 2 x container feeder vessels, with an option for a further 2 vessels. The container feeders will be equipped with a diesel-electric…

21st March 2023

Samskip places 2+2 order with Cochin for H2-fuel cell feeders

21st March 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Viridis Bulk Carriers for an innovative ammonia (NH3)-fuelled short-sea bulk carrier design. Viridis Bulk Carriers expects to place the first orders for NH3-fuelled ships during…

21st March 2023

NH3-fuelled short-sea bulker design receives BV AiP

21st March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

UK hovercraft technology has attracted a further export deal, in the shape of a Canadian contract award to specialist builder Griffon Hoverwork.

20th March 2023

Canadian Operator Keeps Faith With Hovercraft

20th March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Set to become the largest-ever vessel constructed in Italy, the 175,500gt cruise ship Sun Princess reinforces the country’s standing as a European bastion of the shipbuilding industry, focused on high added-value production.

13th March 2023

‘Made In Italy’ Reaches A New Scale

13th March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Poland’s increased recourse to gas imports to meet the energy needs of a growing economy is being facilitated by commitments to a series of newbuild LNG carriers.

6th March 2023

New LNG Carrier Enters Polish Trade

6th March 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has been selected to supply a propulsion package for two amphibious transports under construction at Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (Asmar) in Chile for the Chilean Navy.

2nd March 2023

Wärtsilä propulsion package for Chilean Navy amphibious transports

2nd March 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The US government is pushing ahead with offshore wind leases, and the future looks bright for the nation’s shipbuilding industry, but there are roadblocks ahead.

2nd March 2023

US clean energy goals push US shipbuilding forward

2nd March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Custom-built to meet the complex requirements for ocean transportation of rocket components, the 121m ro-ro Canopée made her first transatlantic crossing in early 2023.

2nd March 2023

Unique Ro-Ro For Space Programme

2nd March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Russia is planning to extend its nuclear icebreaker shipbuilding programme, in support of Arctic energy export flows.

2nd March 2023

More Atomic Icebreakers For Russia

2nd March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new generation of refrigerated containerships is set to make its debut with specialist operator Seatrade towards the end of 2023. 

28th February 2023

New Reefer Boxship Class For Seatrade

28th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Sweden is preparing to order a new generation of icebreakers readied for future adoption of methanol fuel. The Sjofartsverket (Swedish Maritime Administration, SMA) is evaluating potential shipbuilding contractors for the first two…

24th February 2023

Methanol-Ready Baltic Icebreakers

24th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Canadian operators Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) and CSL have placed an order with Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (YAMIC) to construct four new methanol-ready ocean-going self-dischargers. 

20th February 2023

CSL and Algoma place joint 4+2 order for methanol-fuelled bulkers

20th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

P&O Maritime Logistics has announced plans to convert one of its Modular Carrier Vessels (MCVs) into a Cable-Laying Vessel (CLV). The conversion will see the MCV equipped with an energy storage supply (ESS)…

20th February 2023

P&O Maritime Logistics to convert MCV to MeOH-fuelled hybrid Cable Layer

20th February 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Hanwha Group has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 33% stake in HSD Engine, the Korean engine builder, and intends to acquire the engine builder in the…

17th February 2023

Hanwha Group to acquire HSD Engine

17th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Japan’s coastwise trading fleet has been augmented by a dedicated ro-ro steel carrier, the 115m JFE Hakuryu. Commissioned by Senba Kaiun of Tokushima, the 5,040dwt newbuild will serve one of the country’s…

17th February 2023

Japan’s Steel Industry Backs Coastal Mode

17th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

HMM has placed an order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for 7 x 9,000 teu container vessel newbuildings, and an order with HJ Shipbuilding and Construction (HJSC) for 2 x 9,000 teu…

16th February 2023

HMM places order 9 methanol-fuelled 9,000 teu newbuildings

16th February 2023