A commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) under construction at Ulstein Verft in Norway has been launched for owner, BS Offshore, part of the Hamburg-headquartered Bernhard Schulte Group. The ship’s launch followed outfitting that included…

Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair yard (ASRY) and Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build, repair, refit and convert naval and commercial vessels. The agreement is intended to advance the regional…

German companies, Elomatic Maritime Technologies GmbH and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems AG (TKMS) have signed a contract to design and build a new icebreaking polar research vessel. Polarstern 2 is to be built at the TKMS shipyard in Wismar and will…

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (Mitsui E&S) has embarked on tests of the world’s first commercial, two-stroke, dual-fuel ammonia engine. A prototype engine, the MAN B&W 7S60ME-LGIA Mk 10.5, has now begun its first test run at the Japanese…