Vessels & Shipyards

Royal Caribbean has set the bar higher with ‘Harmony of the Seas’, drawing on elements from the previous Oasis-class ships and the Quantum generation. By David Tinsley.

The bow of the FPSO ‘BW Catcher’ became the biggest hull block ever to be moved on wheels in June, when it was loaded onto a barge at Samkang M&T shipyard in…

More consolidation in the German shipbuilding sector as Bremen-based yacht, naval and patrol vessel specialist Lürssen Maritime acquires Hamburg shipyard group Blohm+Voss for an undisclosed sum.

Finland’s Meriaura Group plans to transform its fleet with a visionary concept of ice-trading vessel that drastically reduces fuel consumption and which can run on bio-oil. By David Tinsley.

Tuesday’s Carnival contracts with Meyer for three 180,000 GT LNG-driven cruise ships means the German group now has work until 2022 – its longest forward order booking time ever, writes Tom Todd

Durban ship repair yard Dormac Marine and Engineering has launched a R300 million (€18.6 million) 155m floating dry dock that the company says will boost capacity by 45 dockings a year.