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Wärtsilä has announced a contract to supply complete dual-fuel propulsion packages for two new liquefied ethylene gas (LEG)/liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers being built for Dutch gas transport company Anthony Veder.

Meyer Werft head Bernard Meyer says Germany’s premier cruise ship builder faces big challenges and only by cutting costs and increasing productivity can it hope to master them, writes Tom Todd.

According to the latest quarterly shipping confidence survey from international accountant and shipping adviser, Moore Stephens, confidence levels have recovered slightly from their lowest level for over four years.

Abu Dhabi Mar has confirmed it has bought Kiel’s insolvent Lindenau Schiffswerft and that the transfer, along with the yard’s remaining 30 staff, will take place on January 1st, writes Tom Todd.

Wärtsilä has signed new licence agreements with seven of its long-term Chinese partners: four companies in the CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corp) group, and three from CSIC (China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation).

Nordic Yards, in Wismar and Warnemünde, have received an order for two icebreaking, rescue and salvage ships from the Russian Ministry of Transport, for use on the Arctic sea route, and offshore…

Fincantieri says that it is set to double in size, following the signature of an agreement with STX OSV under which the Italian shipbuilding group will acquire a majority shareholding in STX…

Lloyd’s Register says that it has provided approval in principle (AIP) for the new ‘Clean Sky’ bulk carrier design incorporating an LNG-as-fuel system.

Wärtsilä and Yuchai Marine Power (YCMP), a subsidiary of Guangxi Yuchai Group, have signed an agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture for manufacturing medium-speed marine engines in Zhuhai City, China.

Kleven of Norway has announced that Olympic Shipping has contracted for the delivery of a another offshore construction vessel to the MT 6022 MK II design, by MarinTeknikk. Delivery is scheduled for…

P&O Cruises’ 77,499gt Oceana was returning to service Thursday (20 Dec) after an eight day stay at German yard Blohm + Voss Repair which included thruster and stabiliser overhaul, writes Tom Todd.

Norway’s subsea service provider, DeepOcean, has entered into a contract with Rem Ship AS for the long term charter of an advanced multifunctional offshore support and construction vessel (OSCV).

Ulstein is to build a new multifunctional offshore ship for Island Offshore and its US partner Edison Chouest Offshore. The ship will be to Ulstein’s SX121 design, and the contract includes an…

Oslo-based classification society Det Norske Veritas has announced that it has concluded an agreement to merge with another major class society, Germanischer Lloyd. The new entity will be known as DNV GL…

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Wärtsilä has signed a contract for the design of a new type of diving support vessel (DSV) to be built for Subsea 7, an engineering, construction, and services contractor to the offshore…

Global shipping company, Bore, recently announced the results of its trial of Finnish marine solutions company, NAPA’s electronic ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) software, ahead of the IMO’s SEEMP legislation becoming…

The Bremen based Lürssen Group is to buy the Peene shipyard in Wolgast, junior partner in the insolvent P+S Werften Group, according to insolvency administrator, Berthold Brinkmann.