Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard has celebrated the launching of 'Explora III', the coin ceremony for 'Explora IV', and the steel cutting for 'Explora V'. The aim is for the six-vessel luxury fleet for MSC's Explora Journeys luxury brand, built by Fincantieri, to...
The Gondan Shipyard in Figueras, Spain has launched a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), which has been prepared for the future installation of zero-emission hydrogen technology. Built for Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind, the vessel has a length of 88.3m...
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has ordered two newbuild superyacht cruise ships, 'Ilma' and 'Luminara', from Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Sant-Nazaire, France, with an option for additional vessels. Chantiers de l’Atlantique will carry out all production and...
Ireland-based marine services company Atlantic Towage & Marine has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for a Multi Cat 2309, the newest addition to Damen’s range of versatile, multipurpose workboats. Scheduled for delivery in the spring of 2023, it will play an...
Norwegian coastguard vessel 'KV Bjørnøya' has arrived at Vard Langsten in Tomrefjord from Vard Tulcea's shipyard in Romania. The actual tow was expected to take about a month, but due to good weather conditions, the vessel arrived earlier than expected. Bjørnøya is...
A naming ceremony has been held at Gondan’s facilities in Figueras, Spain, for 'Edda Breeze', a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) for Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind. The vessel has a length of 88.3m and a beam of 19.7m, it has been designed by Salt Ship...
Strategic Marine of Singapore has delivered two 27m crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to WEM Marine, the pair of vessels, built to the company’s Stratcat 26 design, being the first CTVs to be launched from Strategic’s new Benoi Road shipyard. WEM 5 and WEM 6 have been...
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has officially commissioned a new Damen Interceptor 1503 FRP, named 'HMC Sentinel' for duty in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. HMC Sentinel is a custom-built prototype, the result of a three-year project with extensive...
The Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) has welcomed the publication of the UK National Shipbuilding Strategy refresh by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, at an event on Merseyside. SMI CEO Tom Chant (pictured) said: " The Society of Maritime Industries has played a key...
Wärtsilä has secured a new agreement for its exhaust gas cleaning systems to be installed on two newbuild 218m ro-pax vessels at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China. The contract will see Wärtsilä fit and commission two 25MW V-SOx hybrid scrubber systems,...
U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation has named its newbuild 99,900 dwt Post-Panamax bulk carrier, contracted with Japan’s Sumitomo Marine and Oshima Shipbuilding, 'Cemtex Excellence'. The online ceremony was held at Far Eastern Group's HQ in Taipei, connected to the...
What is believed to be the first all-electric passenger ferry in the Southern Hemisphere, 'Ika Rere', has recently completed its first round trip. The 19m 135-passenger New Zealand-developed vessel was built by Wellington Electric Boat Building Company (WEBBCo) for...
The Germany-based Meyer Group says that its goal is green shipping and green shipbuilding, with digitalisation and Industry 4.0 forming part of these initiatives. This was what prompted the group to founded the start-up company Alfred Maritime in 2019 as a think tank...
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