The construction of MSC Group’s six-ship Explora Journeys’ fleet is proceeding at pace with three key events marked simultaneously at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa. They were the launching of the Explora III, the third ship in the…

Kongsberg Discovery is to start building autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in the US. Initially, production of its HUGIN vehicles will begin at its existing production facility in Lynnwood, Washington. Future production arrangements have yet to…

Gothenburg-based tanker owner, Stena Bulk, has revealed that it is finalising preparations for the reflagging of five Suezmax tankers to the Swedish flag. The first vessel, Stena Sunrise, is ready for the reflagging process which will take place in…

Denmark’s Terma AS and UK-based Sperry Marine are to provide Scanter naval surveillance radar systems to the Canadian Coast Guard for icebreakers to be built at Seaspan Shipyards in Vancouver.  The partners will provide Scanter 4603 and Scanter 6002…

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is reportedly preparing to bid for the rights to develop and operate a major new shipyard in Casablanca, as Morocco seeks international partners to bolster its ship repair and shipbuilding capacity. According to Business…

TK Tuzla Shipyard, one of the largest repair yards in Turkey's Tuzla region, has introduced an artificial intelligence-based safety monitoring system developed by defence technology company Havelsan. The system aims to improve occupational health and…

Vigor Marine has entered a strategic partnership with US-based Saronic Technologies to support the construction and lifecycle maintenance of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for both defence and commercial markets.

Under the agreement, announced last…

DEME’s dual-fuel hopper dredger Meuse River has completed a scheduled maintenance stop at BLRT Repair Yards in Klaipeda. The docking included a full overhaul of key systems to prepare the vessel for continued deployment in high-demand dredging…