The launch of a floating drydock being built for the Sri Lanka Navy at Goa Shipyard Limited marks a significant milestone for the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) as its first overseas defence project. The IRS has provided classification services…

Switzerland’s WinGD has completed test programmes for its ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engine, with Type Approval and Factory Acceptance Tests successfully undertaken at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine & Machinery’s plant in South Korea. The tests…

Oslo-based sustainable tourism company, Brim Explorer, has ordered two high-speed trimarans powered by batteries for delivery in spring 2027. The vessels’ hulls, built of advanced composite material, will be manufactured by Herde Kompossit in…

Bergen-based Corvus Energy has won a contract to supply energy storage systems (ESS) for two new hybrid ferries for Washington State Ferries (WSF), with an option for a third vessel. The company has been chosen by ABB Marine & Ports as the single…

Swedish transport publication, Dagens Logistik, has once again named the Gothenburg region as the best logistics location in the Nordics. This is the 25th time that Gothenburg has won the accolade out of the publication’s 26 annual assessments.

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Orange Marine, the marine subsidiary of the French undersea cable company, Orange Group, has ordered two cable repair ships of VARD 9 03 design at Colombo Dockyard. The vessels will be similar to the cable layer, CS Sophie Germain, delivered in July…

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) and Fincantieri have agreed a deal for the design and construction of three new cruise vessels, which will underpin fleet development between now and 2037.

The agreement covers a new vessel for each of the…

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has chosen Munich-based Siemens to provide the digital system for its ‘Future of Shipyard’ project. This will involve developing ship design and production platforms for the future.  

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The UK’s Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) has commissioned its latest vessel, Pole Star, which was officially named in January. The agency, which oversees the operation and maintenance of navigation aids and lighthouses in Scotland and the Isle of…