The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and AIM Horizon Investments have closed the Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies (FEET) at USD 35 million, surpassing its target. The fund offers up to 100% upfront financing for retrofits…

Dubai-based Gama Ship Repair is preparing to undock the Panama-flagged livestock carrier Barakat after a comprehensive repair project. The programme included full hydroblasting of the hull and deck, followed by a four-coat paint system comprising a…

Grand Bahama Shipyard has received the first of two floating drydocks forming part of a USD 665 million reinvestment programme. The second dock is due next year, marking the yard’s largest capital upgrade and forming a significant element of the…

Sulzer will supply water-injection pump packages for Petrobras’ P-84 and P-85 FPSOs under construction by Seatrium. The scope includes integrated skids with three BB5 9.5 MW water-injection pumps, two BB1 660-kW booster pumps and two BB2 850-kW…

Schottel will supply rudder propellers for seven new electric double-ended ferries ordered by Scotland’s state-owned Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited. The vessels, to be built by Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding with a first delivery in 2027, will…

Onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) technology now allows as much as 80% of CO2 to be captured from operation of a large ship, with a 30% fuel consumption increase, the Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute (SMDERI) confirmed in…

Cruise vessel Ambition, operated by Ambassador Cruise Line, entered drydock at A&P Falmouth on November 8th for an extensive refit running until December 1st. It is the first collaboration between the line and the Cornish yard, selected after a…