The classification society ClassNK has issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for two new concept designs. One is of a bulk carrier equipped with its own membrane-based onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) system and the other one is an ammonia…

The launch of a floating drydock being built for the Sri Lanka Navy at Goa Shipyard Limited marks a significant milestone for the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) as its first overseas defence project. The IRS has provided classification services…

Switzerland’s WinGD has completed test programmes for its ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engine, with Type Approval and Factory Acceptance Tests successfully undertaken at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine & Machinery’s plant in South Korea. The tests…

Oslo-based sustainable tourism company, Brim Explorer, has ordered two high-speed trimarans powered by batteries for delivery in spring 2027. The vessels’ hulls, built of advanced composite material, will be manufactured by Herde Kompossit in…

Bergen-based Corvus Energy has won a contract to supply energy storage systems (ESS) for two new hybrid ferries for Washington State Ferries (WSF), with an option for a third vessel. The company has been chosen by ABB Marine & Ports as the single…

Orange Marine, the marine subsidiary of the French undersea cable company, Orange Group, has ordered two cable repair ships of VARD 9 03 design at Colombo Dockyard. The vessels will be similar to the cable layer, CS Sophie Germain, delivered in July…