Wärtsilä Corporation has won a contract to provide a Wärtsilä 25 ammonia-powered engine for owner Skarv Shipping Solutions, which operates cargo vessels on the Norwegian Coast.

The vessel is thought to be the first of three similar units for which…

UK-based Chartwell Marine has landed a design contract for a new ferry to link remote Scottish island community with the mainland. The hybrid-propulsion ferry is due to enter service in 2027.

The ferry is expected to be deployed between the UK’s…

Nine European countries bordering the North Sea have agreed to invest up to EUR 1 trillion in offshore wind installations over the years 2031-2040. The ‘Investment Pact for the North Seas’ sets out a plan to develop 15GW in each of the ten years.

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Fincantieri subsidiary, Vard, based in Norway’s Ålesund, has presented the results of the NuProShip II project which has assessed the potential for replacing conventional power systems with small fourth-generation nuclear reactors aboard specialised…

MAN Engines, a pioneer in low-emission engines for harbour craft, has become the first engine manufacturer to offer certified V12 engines for medium- and heavy-duty applications complying with the highest level of Commercial Harbour Craft (CHC)…

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has revealed that it intends to participate in the prequalification phase of the competition to partner with the Royal Norwegian Navy on new standardised vessels. The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency is to hold a national…

Hamburg-based MPC OSE Offshore, a joint venture between MPC Capital and O.S. Energy, an offshore wind vessel operator, has secured twelve-year funding for a fleet of offshore survey and support vessels (OSSV) due for delivery later this year and…

Malaysia’s OMS Group has ordered two cable layers at Ulstein in Norway. The contract, signed late in December, is the latest step in the Asian company’s expansion strategy and comes at a time of surging demand for high-capacity subsea cable systems. …

Incat Tasmania has begun sea trials of what is claimed to be the world’s largest battery-electric ship in Hobart. The 130m-long passenger-vehicle ferry is undergoing a series of test manoeuvres on the River Derwent which flows through the Tasmanian…