Damen Shipyards Group and Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, have signed a contract for the construction of a new trailing suction grab hopper dredger with advanced environmental features. The agreement, concluded through ABP’s subsidiary...
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) recently held a naming ceremony at its Ulsan shipyard for two 46,000m3 mid-sized gas carriers equipped with ammonia dual-fuel (DF) engines. The two vessels were named Antwerpen and Arlon, after cities in Belgium. They are the first...
Sanmar Shipyards has successfully completed sea trials for its 14th fully electric tugboat, considered to mark a significant achievement in the company’s 50th-anniversary year. This latest vessel, an ElectRA 2500SX design, is said to reinforce Sanmar’s market position...
Stena RoRo has taken delivery of the 13th ship in the 15-ship series of E-Flexer ro-pax ferries from the China Merchants Industry shipyard in Weihai, China. The ship, named Capu Rossu, was handed over to Corsica Linea following the delivery to Stena RoRo. The ship...
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding of Japan has delivered what the yard says is the world’s first LNG dual-fuelled Kamsarmax Bulk Carrier. The vessel is equipped with a dual-fuel engine operating on LNG as its primary fuel. Compared with conventional HFO, the use of LNG is...
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Malta-based Polidano Group for the delivery of two Combi Freighters (CF) 3850, to be used primarily for the transport of aggregates. The new vessels will be named Denise P and Julia P in honour of Polidano family...
Damen Shipyards Group's Damen Yichang Shipyard in China has delivered the second of four Combi Freighters (CF) 3850 to Reederei Bernd Sibum following successful sea trials in Shanghai. The new generation CF 3850 vessels are designed for high efficiency. In their...
The lead bidder for a contract to build two new low-emission freight flex vessels to serve the Aberdeen to Kirkwall/Lerwick ferry route has been identified, with Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) declaring its intention to award the contract to Guangzhou...
Canadian operator BC Ferries has launched the 10th and final Island Class vessel, the 'Island K’asa', at Damen Shipyards in Galați, Romania. With four new vessels in the Island Class programme set to enter service between Summer 2026 and early 2027, the Island K’asa...
Shortsea operator AtoB@C Shipping has taken delivery of 'Astramar', the tenth vessel in its series of 5,400 dwt plug‑in hybrid newbuildings. The ship's first deployment will be to sail to Europe with a full load of windmill components. Built at Chowgule & Co in...
Damen Shipyards Group has completed construction of its first Waterbus 2907 Electric, a fully electric vessel designed to provide sustainable public transport in urban areas, operating with extremely low levels of wash and zero emissions. Damen is now offering the...
Sanmar’s Tuzla Shipyard recently held a ceremony to mark the delivery of four of its fully electric ElectRA tugboats to Türkiye’s state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company, Botaş. The four eco-friendly, emissions-free harbour tugs are based...
Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard and MSC Group company Explora Journeys have celebrated a triple event, with the launch of cruise ship 'Explora IV', the coin ceremony of 'Explora V', and the start of construction of 'Explora VI'. The number of ships that...
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