Turkey’s Cemre Marin Endustri shipyard has launched the first of two RoPax ferries for Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL). Outfitting of the Isle of Islay will continue over the months ahead, prior to sea trials and handover to CMAL in…

The first of three sister vessels in Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ fleet, Hanseatic nature, has been adapted to use shore power in a system that has now been approved by DNV. The cruise ship, which used green shore power during its latest port call in Kiel,…

Crosswind Hollandse Kust Noord, an offshore wind farm about 19km off the Dutch coast, has been awarded a Project Certificate by Lloyd’s Register (LR). The certification process involved a project design review and assessments of manufacturing,…

Engine company, HD Hyundai Marine Solution, has signed an agreement with Piraeus-based Neptune Lines Shipping and Managing Enterprises SA, to assist with Engine Part Load Optimisation (EPLO) on four car carriers.

HD Hyundai has recently established…

Mitsui E&S Co Ltd, a MAN Energy Solutions’ licensee, has carried out successful tests of a 50-bore MAN B&W two-stroke engine, running on hydrogen at up to 100% load, at its Tamano facility. The companies claim that the test is a world-first. 

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Milan-based cable manufacturer, Prysmian Group, has ordered three cranes from Cargotec subsidiary, MacGregor, for installation on a sophisticated cable layer currently being built by Vard. The 191m-long vessel is costing around EUR 230 million and is…

Höegh Autoliners ASA has secured grants of almost USD 14 million for two Aurora-class pure car truck carriers (PCTCs) which will use ammonia as fuel. The Oslo-based shipping company, which has a target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2040, has a…