Norwegian Cruise Line has taken delivery of its largest and most innovative ship to date, the “Norwegian Epic”, from STX France SA.

The first of two Class 209PN submarines for the Portuguese Navy, “N.R.P. Tridente”, was recently delivered by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, in Kiel.

The Technical Committee of Registro Italiano Navale, the body which has responsibility for the rules of leading classification society RINA, has outlined new additional class notations for environmentally friendly yachts and for commercial ships using low-sulphur fuel.