Damen Shipyards Group and Herman Sr., a tug and workboat company, have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for two 49m-long multi-purpose workboats. The MPV 4916 combines features of the Damen Shoalbuster and Multi Cat Series to offer broad operational…

The first of two project cargo RoRo vessels, Rotra Futura, has been launched at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China. Together with a sister ship, Rotra Horizon, the vessels have been developed in a partnership between shipbuilder Concordia Damen,…

UK-based wind sail developer, BAR Technologies, has signed a deal with Mitsubishi Corporation and Nihon Shipyard to expand its business in the Japanese market. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the three parties which will see…

Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary, Vard, is to build five walk-to-work offshore vessels for an unnamed international customer. The ships will be deployed in supply, maintenance, and operational servicing of offshore platforms in the oil and gas…

The Netherland's Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has clinched a four-ship contract from Faroe Islands-based family-owned shipowner, Navigare Shipping. The four Gadus 5600-type vessels of the shipyard’s own design will be the first newbuildings ordered by…

Singapore-based AAL Shipping (AAL) has named vessel number four in an eight-ship series of 32,000dwt heavy-lift vessels. The AAL Antwerp is a methanol-ready third-generation Super B-Class multipurpose vessel  designed for heavy-lift and project…

DNV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seatrium, a leading engineering solutions provider to the offshore and marine industries, to cooperate on strategic activities and projects in the areas of engineering, technology and new…

Norway’s Olympic Subsea ASA has commissioned the second construction service operation vessel (CSOV), Olympic Notos, built by Ulstein Verft and incorporating the shipbuilder’s Twin X-Stern system. The first vessel, Olympic Boreas, has been working…