Vessels & Shipyards

The recent delivery of the research vessel Jákup Sverri from MEST Shipyard offers further evidence of the Faeroese yards technical sophistication. The Bureau Veritas-classed vessel will be among the quietest vessels ever…

An 11-metre long, two-metre wide Hull Vane will be retrofitted to the Royal Netherlands Navy’s 108-metre Oceangoing Patrol Vessel (OPV) HNLMS Zeeland, making it the largest such device built to date and…

Claimed to set a new standard in undersea pipelaying, the 149m integrated reel-lay vessel Seven Vega has joined the fleet controlled by offshore engineering and construction specialist Subsea 7, writes David Tinsley.

ABS has awarded the first Smart (INF) Notation to a shuttle tanker, to recognise its data communication and network infrastructure.

Fincantieri has signed a deal to operate a new shipyard in the Americas, after signing a letter of intent with the local administration in Yucatán State, Mexico. Under the terms of the…

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered Total Offshore B.V.’s first ever vessel as the company ventures into the offshore crew transfer market.

Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has converted a former platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier for Norwegian company Eidsvaag.

Another behemoth specifically designed to lift Brazilian iron ore for China’s steel industry is nearing handover from the Ariake complex of Japan Marine United (JMU), writes David Tinsley.

Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new passenger ferries being built for operation between Switzerland and France across Lake Geneva.

Singapore-based shipowner Petredec Holdings (Eastern) has signed a contract for the construction of three LPG-powered 93,000 cbm LPG carriers at Jiangnan Shipyard, The vessels will be powered by MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP dual-fuel…

Retained competitiveness in bulk carrier construction, underpinned by continuous design refinement, a strength of Japanese shipbuilding, is expressed in the newly-delivered, 87,635dwt Ocean Gold, writes David Tinsley.

Shipowner Cargill has committed to a newbuilding project with wind technology company BAR Technologies and naval architect Deltamarin that will see three 45-metre tall WindWings, each weighing approximately 100 tons, fitted to…

The first of an order of 12 Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) now being built to ABS Class has been delivered to Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL) by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).

Britain’s largest cruise ship and the first to be LNG-fuelled has been handed over by German contractor Meyer Werft, writes David Tinsley.

Naval architect firm NaviForm provided details of its new geometry hulls, including the power savings expected based on tank testing of the unprecedented designs.

A new generation of powerful icebreakers is planned by Finland and Sweden for escort work in the changing operating environment of the Baltic Sea, writes David Tinsley.

Dutch operator Tharsis Sea-River Shipping is to retrofit a wind-assisted propulsion solution to a coaster engaged in the North Sea trade, writes David Tinsley.

New Havyard Ship Technology is to restructure its operations at Leirvik into a repair and service yard and reduce the number of staff.