Vessels & Shipyards

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Deltamarin has signed a design and engineering contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) for six new RoPax vessels ordered by the Grimaldi Group.

24th June 2025

Deltamarin design contract for pioneering RoPax vessels

24th June 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

GC Rieber Shipping, in collaboration with GC Rieber Minerals and Franzefoss Minerals, is constructing a fully electric battery-powered freight carrier.

23rd June 2025

GC Rieber’s new battery-powered freight carrier

23rd June 2025

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Schottel has been selected to supply propulsion systems for a new tractor tug in the OX series being developed by US-based aluminium workboat builder Silverback Marine.

18th June 2025

Schottel propulsion picked for Silverback Marine’s tug

18th June 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Korean Register (KR) and HD Hyundai Samho have signed an agreement to introduce AI into ship design and accelerate their journey into digital shipbuilding.

17th June 2025

A strategic partnership in digital ship design

17th June 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

StormGeo, a global provider of weather intelligence and decision support solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Bearing AI, a leader in AI-driven vessel performance modelling.

12th June 2025

StormGeo adds Bearing AI to its partnership list

12th June 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Korean Register (KR) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) are joining forces to develop a very large ethane carrier (VLEC).

4th June 2025

KR and HD HHI develop next-gen ethane carrier

4th June 2025

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Corvus Energy has been selected to supply battery systems for four new fully electric-capable ferries being built for BC Ferries by Damen Shipyards Group.

30th May 2025

Corvus Energy to power BC Ferries’ electric vessels

30th May 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Schottel has been selected to supply the propulsion system for a new RoRo cargo vessel commissioned by United Launch Alliance (ULA) and currently under construction at Bollinger Shipyards in Amelia, Louisiana.

28th May 2025

Schottel to supply propulsion system for ULA’s SpaceShip

28th May 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Beldam Crossley has announced that its Pilot® Lidpack® 3801L hatch seal has received certification from DNV for use in transporting Naphtha, making it the only hatch seal currently recommended for this specific…

23rd May 2025

Beldam Crossley achieves certification for hatch seal

23rd May 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A new duo of wind-assisted diesel-electric shortsea coasters commissioned by Hartel Shipping & Chartering, part of the Hudig & Veder Group, have been christened at Dutch shipbuilder Holland Shipyards Group.

28th April 2025

Double Dutch wind-assisted diesel-electric coasters christened

28th April 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

Andreas Wiesmann, general manager of strategy and business development for 2-stroke engine services at Wärtsilä Marine, explores how radical derating can support growing ship efficiency demands.

28th April 2025

Reducing engine bore size to boost existing vessel efficiency

28th April 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Australian mining company Fortescue has entered into a charter agreement with CMB.TECH in a move hailed as a major milestone in the maritime energy transition.

15th April 2025

Fortescue and CMB.TECH ink deal for dual-fuel ammonia-powered ore carrier

15th April 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Stena Line has unveiled its latest RoRo design concept which it hopes will reduce energy use by more than 20%.

2nd April 2025

Stena unveils energy-saving RoRo design

2nd April 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

China’s domination of the international market for the construction of large ro-pax ferries has gained a new edge through the delivery of the first in a series of almost entirely home-grown vessels…

19th March 2025

Chinese self-reliance reaches new level

19th March 2025

LNG

LNG

GTT has announced multiple LNG orders in the first quarter of 2025, reinforcing the fuel’s position as a key player in the maritime industry.

17th March 2025

GTT’s first quarter LNG orders across carriers and containers

17th March 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) has marked a key milestone in its LNG fleet expansion programme with the steel-cutting ceremony for eight new LNG carriers at Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in the Republic…

12th March 2025

Nakilat celebrates steel cutting of 8 new LNG carriers

12th March 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Poland’s Crist Shipyard has placed an order for six MAN 12V175D variable speed gensets as part of the construction of an offshore support vessel (OSV) for DOF.

11th March 2025

MAN 175D engines selected for new OSV bound for Canada

11th March 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In less than two and a half decades—one generation—China has come to dominate global shipbuilding. The 2020s, and 2024 especially, have been banner years for Chinese shipyards. The country now commands around…

7th March 2025

China eyes Europe’s jewel in the crown

7th March 2025

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Kongsberg Maritime is supplying power, DP control and thruster technology for a string of wind turbine installation vessels, most recently for the U.S.-built Charybdis.

6th March 2025

Thrusters and DP critical to WTIV operation

6th March 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

K Line has taken receipt of an LNG car carrier with a 6,900 vehicle capacity.

27th February 2025

K Line receives LNG car carrier

27th February 2025