Partners in the MethaShip project, researching the use of methanol as a fuel for cruise ships and RoRo passenger ferries, have concluded that the synthetic formulation of this hydrocarbon offers significant potential in steps to...more

Italian ferry company Siremar plans to order three new RoRo passenger ferries for its sailings to the smaller islands around Sicily. more

German investment group Mayfair has parted company with ship energy management specialist Marorka.more

Meteorological and wave forecasting data provided by UK-based BMT provided essential support for the recent installation by the Jan de Nul Group of two gravity-based foundations for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm, off the...more

Norwegian ballast water treatment firm Optimarin has won a record number of orders so far this year, pushing income up by more than 50% year-on-year.more

Stena RoRo has exercised a further option at China’s AVIC International, with a firm contract for a sixth RoPax vessel in the Stena E-Flexer RoPax class.more

Japanese Prime Minister Mr Shinzo Abe has asked China and South Korea to stop giving state financial subsidies to troubled shipyards.more

American river shipping company AmaMagna-Ship/AmaWaterways has given more details about a large inland waterways passenger vessel being built at Dutch yard Vahali for operations on the river Danube.more