The Fincantieri-owned ship designer and builder, Vard, has won a fifth order from Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV). The vessel, a Vard 4 39 design adapted to meet DFO’s requirements, will be…

Analysis by Lloyd’s Register (LR) has demonstrated that larger 200,000m3 LNG carriers to replace the standard 174,000m3 ships would be positive for owners and operators. Not only would the larger cargo consignments help to meet expected increases in…

Dajin Heavy Industry has selected an Ulstein HX122 design with a U-STERN®, from Ulstein Design & Solutions BV in the Netherlands. The vessel is intended for the installation of monopiles, jacket foundations and offshore substations, required for…

Turkey’s Kuzey Star Shipyard has been selected as the preferred buyer for Croatia’s Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856, bringing the Pula shipyard a step closer to private ownership after several years of state-backed restructuring. Croatia’s Centre for…

Navigator Gas has contracted Everllence PrimeServ to convert two additional liquefied gas carriers to operate on ethane, building on operational experience gained from a similar retrofit completed in 2018. The project will see the vessels Navigator…

US technology company Newlight has reported fuel and emissions reductions from the first commercial voyage using its hydrogen-assisted engine retrofit system. The findings follow a trial aboard a Lomar Shipping bulk carrier. The technology enables…

The Philippines is pairing regulatory reform with new infrastructure investment as it seeks to expand its shipbuilding and shiprepair sector, with fresh US support for the shipyard at the former US naval base in Subic Bay coming as Manila moves to…