Six 11,000dwt general cargo ships ordered by Ireland’s Arklow Shipping at Ferus Smit in the Netherlands are to have Octopus Lite battery system installations from EST-Floattech. Working closely with the ships’ electrical systems provider, Eekels…

Tasmanian Shipping and Logistics Company, SeaRoad Pty Ltd, partner companies, and friends attended the launching and naming ceremony of the freight ferry, Searoad I, at Flensburger Shipyard last week. The 11,970dwt vessel, with a length of 210m and…

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…