The naming and delivery ceremony of the 11th ammonia-ready PCTC (pure car and truck carrier) for the Grimaldi Group, the 'Grande Inghilterra' has taken place at China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. Like her sister vessels already in service – Grande Shanghai,...
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...
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is further expanding its fleet of eco-friendly pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) with the order of two additional multi-fuel battery hybrid newbuilds at a Chinese shipyard that will boost its cargo-carrying capacity and...
NYK and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have been collaborating since 2020 to develop a method for estimating a vessel’s propulsion performance in actual sea conditions before construction and to establish a technical and objective evaluation framework, using...
Singapore's Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), has celebrated a milestone in Singapore’s maritime decarbonisation journey with the successful naming of 'Eon', Singapore’s first fully electric...
GLO Marine has announced a €6m investment in a new integrated assembly and production facility in Galați, Romania — a strategic move aimed at accelerating its growth as an end-to-end vessel upgrade and decarbonisation partner. The facility will significantly expand...
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions is to supply cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for two new LNG bunkering vessels being built at the Zhejiang XinLe Shipbuilding yard in China. The ships, with a capacity of 20,000 m³, will be owned by a Hong Kong based shipowner....
Lloyd's Register's Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (MERC) has welcomed Drydocks World, a DP World company, as its latest Centre member, strengthening the consortium’s technical depth and expanding its global network. The partnership marks a significant step in the...
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