Andorra-based AYK Energy is to provide batteries for nine RoPax vessels ordered by the Grimaldi Group at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai).

The Naples-based shipowner will have OrionAN batteries, each of capacity 2.073MW, integrated with…

A second bulk carrier in the new Labrax 7680 series being built at Royal T Shipyards for the UK’s Carisbrooke Shipping has been launched in the Netherlands. The Heleen C, 118.6m long and 7,680dwt, will now begin a final outfitting stage before…

Norway’s Vard Langsten shipyard has delivered a hybrid construction and cable-laying vessel to Toyo Construction Co Ltd. The ship marks completion of the first order from the Japanese construction company and the first vessel that the…

Investments in Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems are likely to become easier to assess in advance with a new Horizon Europe project. The Advanced Wind Energy System Optimisation & Monitoring for Efficiency (AWESOME) initiative will provide validated…

South Korea’s Gunsan Shipyard has taken a significant step towards resuming full shipbuilding operations after securing its first prospective newbuilding order ahead of a planned change in ownership. The latest development comes as J Ocean Heavy…

GasLog has become the first commercial vessel operator to receive the ABS SMART (MHM) notation in combination with the ABS Preventative Maintenance Program (PMP), marking a further step in the adoption of predictive maintenance technologies across…

Hydrex has reinstalled a bow thruster on a 150m-long RoRo vessel in Algeciras, Spain, about two months after originally removing the unit for overhaul. Carrying out both operations underwater, the company enabled the owner to avoid an unscheduled…

MacGregor has won a series of offshore load handling modernisation and upgrade contracts during the last six months, strengthening its position in the offshore services market and expanding its workload for existing assets.

The projects focus on…