Six 11,000dwt general cargo ships ordered by Ireland’s Arklow Shipping at Ferus Smit in the Netherlands are to have Octopus Lite battery system installations from EST-Floattech. Working closely with the ships’ electrical systems provider, Eekels…

Tasmanian Shipping and Logistics Company, SeaRoad Pty Ltd, partner companies, and friends attended the launching and naming ceremony of the freight ferry, Searoad I, at Flensburger Shipyard last week. The 11,970dwt vessel, with a length of 210m and…

Wärtsilä and Sinocrew Maritime Services, a Beijing-based crew management and training firm, have commissioned a new maritime simulation unit in Beihai, China. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up the first Maritime…

DNV has opened a new London Cruise Centre (LCC) based in the classification society’s office in the UK capital. It is intended to strengthen support for cruise ship owners, operators, ports and yards, throughout Europe and beyond.

DNV noted that…

Damen Shipyards Group has chosen the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam last week to release details of its latest ice-class cargo vessel. The Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 ICE is based on the earlier CF 3850 but is slightly longer with a deeper draught to…

Swedish marine battery firm, Echandia, is to supply energy storage systems for eight new cargo vessels under construction at China’s Wuhu Shipyard for the Amsterdam-based Spliethoff Group. The battery packs will be installed to support energy…

The hull of the near-zero-emission cruise ship, Captain Arctic, has been launched at Goltens Dubai. The 69m-long vessel is a collaboration between French owner, Selar, Mauritius-based shipyard Chantier Naval de l-Ocean Indien (CNOI), and the Dubai…

Royal IHC and Floorganise BV are to collaborate in establishing the framework for a digital supply chain system in the Dutch shipbuilding sector. The plan aligns with the Dutch Maritime Masterplan which is designed to accelerate renewal of the…

Viking Life-Saving Equipment is to build four fast response vessels for Tolletaten, the Norwegian Customs Service. The company will deliver four Viking Norsafe boats including one Marathon S-900, powered by twin 350-hp Mercury engines, and three…