Meyer Werft has won a four, option two, contract from MSC Cruises which will “redefine the cruise experience” and “keep Germany at the forefront of maritime engineering”. So said Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of the cruise line as the…

Belgian barge owner, Somtrans, has named its first LNG bunker barge, United LNG I. The vessel is the result of close cooperation between the barge company, shipbuilding contractor RensenDriessen, and outfitting partners TeamCo Shipyard and Gas &…

Stockholm-based CorPower Ocean is to lead the EUR 30 miilion Power-Farm EU Project to develop wave energy as a mainstream renewable sector in European waters. Part funded by a EUR 19 million grant from research and innovation setup, Horizon Europe,…

The Landing Ship Transport (LST) 100 design from Damen Shipyards Group has been selected by the US Naval Sea Systems Command (Navsea) for up to 35 landing craft to be built in US yards.

The new vessels will be part of the country’s Medium Landing…

Busan Port Authority has launched South Korea’s first all-electric passenger ferry with power and propulsion systems from Switzerland-based ABB. The vessel, built by Kangnam Corporation in Busan, is the first of up to 140 assets which the South…

Danish fast ferry operator, Molslinjen, has ordered a third high-speed electric ferry at Incat Tasmania. The 129m-long battery-electric vessel will join two others that are already being built at the shipyard in Hobart.

The ferries will be deployed…

China Merchants Group subsidiary, Deltamarin, and China Merchants Heavy Industry have received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for a flexible floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) design suitable for a range…

The first pair of hybrid-electric vessels in Washington State Ferries’ (WSF) extensive vessel upgrade programme are to have hybrid-electric propulsion systems supplied by ABB. The Washington State Hybrid-Electric 160 Auto Ferry Program, the largest…

Three new RoPax ferries ordered by Finnish ferry operator, Finnlines, are to have Auramarine fuel supply systems for multi-fuel engines capable of running on methanol. The Hansa Superstar-class vessels, due for delivery in 2028 and 2029, will be…

Swiss-based WinGD has unveiled details of a new dual-fuel LNG engine, the X-DF-HP, its first high-pressure unit developed specifically for the high-power requirements of the ultra-large container ship (ULCS) sector. The first engines, scheduled to be…