South Korea’s Gunsan Shipyard has taken a significant step towards resuming full shipbuilding operations after securing its first prospective newbuilding order ahead of a planned change in ownership. The latest development comes as J Ocean Heavy…

GasLog has become the first commercial vessel operator to receive the ABS SMART (MHM) notation in combination with the ABS Preventative Maintenance Program (PMP), marking a further step in the adoption of predictive maintenance technologies across…

Hydrex has reinstalled a bow thruster on a 150m-long RoRo vessel in Algeciras, Spain, about two months after originally removing the unit for overhaul. Carrying out both operations underwater, the company enabled the owner to avoid an unscheduled…

MacGregor has won a series of offshore load handling modernisation and upgrade contracts during the last six months, strengthening its position in the offshore services market and expanding its workload for existing assets.

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Nicko Cruises cancelled the July 2nd departure of the Madeira-flagged Vasco da Gama, extending the vessel’s stay at Damen Shiprepair Brest in France as technical repair work continues. The cancellation marks the sixth sailing withdrawn since the…

Fewer than four months after entering passenger service, Caledonian MacBrayne's newest vessel Isle of Islay is to be withdrawn from service for repairs to its bow visor and ramp system. The 450-passenger ferry, which began operating on the…

UK Docks Marine Services has received planning permission for a new boat maintenance shed at Victoria Quay in Gosport, as part of its ongoing expansion of the Weevil Lane site within the former Royal Clarence Yard. The new facility will add around…

Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has signed a framework agreement with Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Region to develop a new shipyard in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, in a project valued at approximately EUR 100 million. The agreement was…