By the time the current issue of Ship&Offshore has been finalised, the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) was holding its 82nd session in London. Once again, the discussions among the representatives are set to address important…

Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine has delivered the RAstar 2800 series support tug Christos 73 to Igmar, a member of Greece’s Spanopolous Group.

With a length of 28m, a breadth of 13m and a bollard pull of 75 tonnes, Christos 73 is set to facilitate…

Damen Shipyards has delivered a barge to aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company Blue Origin. Early September, the vessel arrived at its home port in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will support Blue Origin’s aerospace operations.

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Korean Register (KR) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Marcon, a South Korean marine services company, for a hybrid offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV).

The hybrid setup on board comprises an energy storage system (ESS) supplied by…

Manson Construction Co recently completed a major retrofit of its cutter suction dredger, H.R. Morris, at the company’s Seattle yard. The retrofit included the removal of the dredge's main pump, A.C. wound rotor motor, and liquid rheostat, followed by the installation of cutting-edge dredge pump and drive technology.

A study on Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) has set expectations for the efficacy of these systems, which can be retrofitted to existing ships to help them meet their environmental commitments.

In a second Econowind project, Anthony Veder has become the first company to install wind-assisted propulsion on a gas carrier, fitting two VentoFoil sails on the ethylene carrier Coral Patula. The VentoFoils aim to immediately reduce the vessel's carbon footprint, with plans to equip sister ship Coral Pearl later this year. This retrofit marks a significant step toward sustainable shipping by unlocking the potential of wind energy for existing gas carriers.