Liverpool-based Armada Technologies is to supply a passive air lubrication system (PALS) for Mein Schiff 6, a cruise vessel owned by TUI Cruises. The 15-deck vessel, with a gross tonnage of 98,785, was built in 2017 and has capacity for 2,534…

France’s LD Armateurs has launched the first of three low-emission RoRo vessels, Spirit of Toulouse, at Wuchang Shipyard in China. The shipbuilder is part of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation, the world’s largest shipbuilder.

Two more…

The world’s third largest liner company, CMA CGM, has chosen low-earth-orbit (LEO) services provided by Eutelsat’s OneWeb system which is to be delivered, integrated, and installed by Marlink on more than 300 vessels over the next nine months.

The…

Singapore-listed Seatrium has completed the divestment of its US yard, AmFELS, in Brownsville, Texas, to Karpowership after the transaction closed on 30 January. Karpowership, a client of Seatrium, paid SGD 65 million (about EUR 43 million) for the…

China Classification Society (CCS) says onboard carbon capture technology will progress to meet goals of high efficiency, compactness, low energy consumption and low cost while ensuring safe adoption as innovation continues. In April 2025, the IMO’s…

The US Navy destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG-103) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on February 4th after departing for a scheduled independent deployment the previous day, due to a maintenance issue that requires immediate repair. The Arleigh Burke-class…

The Estonia-flagged ferry Baltic Queen is in drydock at Turku Repair Yard in Naantali, Finland, where maintenance is proceeding despite winter temperatures ranging between –10 and –20 °C. Captain Roland Lemendik notes that the cold presents…