The keel has been laid at MV Werften’s Rostock shipyard for the largest cruise ship ever to be built in Germany.more

Power grid and electrification specialist ABB has been chosen by BAE Systems to replace ageing power supply systems in the UK’s principal naval base in Portsmouth.more

Havyard Design & Solution and Havyard Ship Technology have won a contract with ESVAGT for the design and building of two further wind farm service vessels.more

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has set up a new business unit to focus on the oil and gas and offshore energy renewables markets.more

German container line Hapag-Lloyd has been awarded the first DNV GL Excellence Green Star certificate, a measure of the company’s commitment to the highest standards of ship recycling.more

Australian yard Austal said the government of Trinidad and Tobago has authorised the ordering of a fast ferry from Austal.more

U.S. yard VT Halter Marine has announced a new contract to build a tug of type articulated tug barge (ATB) for U.S. customer Bouchard Transportation.more

Norwegian shipping company Havila is reported to be negotiating with Turkish yard Tersan about building two new coastal passenger/freight ships and also with a yard in Spain about two more. more