Damen Shipyards Group has launched the ninth of 10 Island class ferries which it is building for Canada’s BC Ferries at the Damen Shipyards Galati shipyard in Romania. The launch follows another key moment, when the yard undertook the grand block assembly of Island...
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in India has held a keel-laying ceremony for a hybrid electric Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for North Star Shipping (Aberdeen), ordered to serve the growing offshore renewable energy segment. The 85m battery-electric hybrid SOV, second...
Singapore-headquartered tanker operator AET has signed shipbuilding agreements with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the construction of two LNG dual-fuel Suezmax tankers. The vessels will further expand AET’s growing dual-fuel fleet operating worldwide. With these...
Damen Shiprepair Brest has marked the conclusion of its 50th cruise ship project since becoming part of the Damen Shipyards Group in 2012. Over the past years, the yard says it has been using its facilities, knowledge and extensive experience of the cruise sector to...
Jan De Nul has launched its newest cable-laying vessel: the 'Fleeming Jenkin', which will be used to install subsea cables for the transmission of renewable energy. The vessel has a loading capacity of 28,000t, making it the world’s largest of its kind. Delivery is...
Following successful completion of hull fabrication, Goltens Dubai has witnessed the launch of the 'Captain Arctic', a near-zero-emission exploration vessel designed for sustainable cruising in fragile environments. The launch marked the culmination of months of...
Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of its latest vessel, the 'Grande Melbourne', third of a series of seven ammonia-ready Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) ships commissioned from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company...
At Incat Tasmania’s Hobart shipyard, work continues on Hull 096 – the world’s largest electric ferry – with one of the vessel’s four battery rooms now receiving electrical charge ahead of sea trials later in 2025. Each of the ship’s four battery rooms houses a portion...
South Korean shipping company HMM has embarked on a programme of new vessel orders, worth a total of KRW 4trn, marking a significant investment in its fleet portfolio. The order includes a 12 container ships of 13,000 TEU capacity and two VLCCs (Very Large Crude...
Stena Line’s newest vessel, 'Stena Connecta', has been officially named at the CMI Shipyard in Weihai, China, and will soon begin the maiden voyage to its new home port on the Irish Sea. Alongside Stena Futura, which entered service in September 2025, these two new...
The CMA CGM Group has signed a letter of intent for six LNG-powered containerships to be built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India. This strategic move makes the Group the first major foreign carrier to commission LNG vessels from an Indian shipyard. All six...
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has been awarded a contract to act as system integrator and deliver power and automation systems to a newbuild live fish carrier that shipbuilder Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted is constructing for North Salmon Service. In addition to its...
HAV Group company Norwegian Electric Systems has supplied the integrated energy and control system for Scandlines' fully electric freight vessel, the 'Baltic Whale' which has now been completed by Cemre Shipyard in Turkey. Built for operation between Rødby and...
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