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Ship&Offshore
27.07.2026
Shipbuilding

Fincantieri delivers cruise ship Explora III

The third in a series of six cruise vessels under construction for MSC Group’s luxury brand, Explora Journeys, has been delivered at Fincantiere’s Sestri Ponente yard in Genoa. Explora III has capacity for about 920 passengers and is the first in the…

Ship&Offshore
22.07.2026
Shipbuilding

Vard to build two maintenance vessels for Trinity House

Fincantieri subsidiary, Vard, has won a contract from the UK’s Trinity House for two multi-function Buoy and Lighthouse maintenance vessels, the first of their kind. The deal is worth more than EUR 220 million.

The two vessels will replace the…

Ship&Offshore
22.07.2026
Ship Operation

Car carrier Arctic Tern loads green methanol in first bunker stem

Eukor Car Carriers has successfully completed its first green bunkering operation, with 2,800 tonnes of green methanol supplied to the Arctic Tern, a 9,300-CEU pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) delivered to Eukor earlier in July. The vessel is the…

Ship&Offshore
21.07.2026
Shipbuilding

Isles of Scilly fleet renewal projects move ahead

The 45m-long freight vessel, Menawethan, was christened earlier this month and has now entered service for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group (ISSG) on the route between Penzance in Cornwall and Scilly Isles’ capital, Hugh Town, on St Mary’s island.…

Ship&Offshore
17.07.2026
Offshore

Cadeler takes delivery of another A-class wind installation vessel

Copenhagen-based Cadeler has taken delivery of Wind Ace, the second of three A-class newbuilds under construction at Cosco Shipping Offshore in Qidong, China. The A-class vessels are designed for various operations including the installation of XXL…

Ship&Offshore
17.07.2026
Shipbuilding

DNV issues type approval for VentoFoil 3-Series suction sails

Econowind’s VentoFoil 3-Series boundary layer suction wings have been issued with a Type Approval Design Certificate (TSDC) by DNV. The document confirms compliance with the classification society’s ST-0511 standard for Wind Assisted Propulsion…

Ship&Offshore
16.07.2026
Offshore

Subsea-launched drone completes Sea Acceptance Test

German submarine system developer, Gabler, and defence technology firm, FLANQ, have completed the successful Sea Acceptance Test of an uncrewed surface vessel launched from 21-inch underwater torpedo tubes.

The Torpedo-Tube-Launched Uncrewed Surface…

Ship&Offshore
15.07.2026
Companies & People

Boluda inaugurates regional HQ in Rotterdam’s Maritime Quarter

Spanish maritime services company, Boluda Corporacióm Maritima, has celebrated the opening of its Netherlands and north European headquarters in Rotterdam’s iconic Maritime Quarter.

The building was inaugurated by Vicente Boluda Fos, the company…

Ship&Offshore
14.07.2026
Shipbuilding

Fincantieri and Carnival celebrate three decades and another steel-cutting

Trieste-based shipbuilder, Fincantieri, and the world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation, have celebrated three decades of cooperation and the steel-cutting of the first of three Ace-class ships, to be named Carnival Destiny.

The…

Ship&Offshore
14.07.2026
Companies & People

Kongsberg Maritime acquires Berg Propulsion

Three months after being spun off from Kongsberg Gruppen, separately listed Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has agreed to buy Sweden’s Berg Propulsion AB, a designer and manufacturer of propulsion and electrical systems for ships.

Financial details have not…