Vessels & Shipyards

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) recently completed the 110,000dwt bulk carrier ‘Nord Hercules’ (yard number 1817), which had been under construction at its Chiba works, and delivered to Southern Route…

A small Norwegian company, backed by some influential collaborators, has developed and trialled a novel approach to offshore loading and unloading.

The Western Australian shipbuilder Austal Ships recently handed over the largest catamaran the company has built to date, the 113m long Leonora Christina, to Danish ferry company Faergen (formerly Nordic Ferry Services).

Maersk Line aims to cement its position as leader in the West African market with delivery of a new series of container ships specifically designed for that part of the world.

A new kind of vessel is being specially designed to tolerate the tough, frigid conditions in the Arctic to allow for the repair and maintenance of sub sea installations, writes Mark Langdon.

The old sailing ships harnessed the wind for propulsion; today the wind is being harnessed for generating electricity, writes Dag Pike.

Norwegian paint and coatings specialist Jotun has recently launched its latest system, known as Hull Performance Solutions (HPS), which it says combines premium antifouling, priority technical service and reliable tools to measure…

According to Hempel of Denmark, the shipping industry can save time and money in the drydock, as well as at sea, with its Hempasil X3 package, the third generation of the company’s…

The Wilh Wilhelmsen group in Norway has marked its 150th anniversary with the introduction of the first ‘Mark V’ Panamax ro-ro ship, Tønsberg, claimed to be the largest vessel of its type…

A Norwegian company, Advanced Marine Coatings (AMC), says that it has harnessed a breakthrough nano-science and a patented dispersion technology to make a marine paint with exceptional abrasion resistance and smoothness.