Construction of the DP3 cable layer¸ Nexans Electra, has come close to the end of its outfitting stage and the vessel has now been launched from the enclosed dock hall at Ulstein Verft in Norway. The next stage, involving the final assembly,…

MSC Cruises has confirmed orders for the seventh and eighth ship in its World-class series with Chantiers de l’Atlantique, valued at EUR 3.5 billion. The announcement was made during a double celebration at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard, marking the…

Marseille-based CMA CGM has signed a term sheet to acquire a 20% stake in the Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg. The liner major is already a customer at the terminal through its French Asia Line (FAL) service connecting northern Europe with ports…

UK-based Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the retrofit of five rotor sails on the 400,000dwt ore carrier, NSU Tubarao. The five-year-old 361m-long vessel, owned by Japan’s NS United Kaiun Kaisha, is on charter to Brazilian iron ore mining…

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…