DNV has opened a new London Cruise Centre (LCC) based in the classification society’s office in the UK capital. It is intended to strengthen support for cruise ship owners, operators, ports and yards, throughout Europe and beyond.

DNV noted that…

Damen Shipyards Group has chosen the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam last week to release details of its latest ice-class cargo vessel. The Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 ICE is based on the earlier CF 3850 but is slightly longer with a deeper draught to…

Swedish marine battery firm, Echandia, is to supply energy storage systems for eight new cargo vessels under construction at China’s Wuhu Shipyard for the Amsterdam-based Spliethoff Group. The battery packs will be installed to support energy…

The hull of the near-zero-emission cruise ship, Captain Arctic, has been launched at Goltens Dubai. The 69m-long vessel is a collaboration between French owner, Selar, Mauritius-based shipyard Chantier Naval de l-Ocean Indien (CNOI), and the Dubai…