Japan is considering major intervention to revitalise its shipbuilding industry, including the potential creation of a government-backed national shipyard, as part of a broader strategy to restore domestic maritime manufacturing capacity. A proposal…

Swedish fuel cell manufacturer PowerCell has secured type approval from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Marine System 225, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell system designed specifically for maritime use. The certification clears the way for commercial…

The Port of Shanghai achieved a global first in maritime decarbonisation with a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied CO₂, captured directly from the exhaust of commercial container vessel Ever Top by a retrofitted carbon capture and storage (CCS)…

EST-Floattech has expanded its Octopus Series portfolio with new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery modules, offering shipowners and shipbuilders greater flexibility in energy storage configurations. The new modules, launched from the company’s…

Sefine Shipyard, represented by OKT Shipping Ltd., has officially commissioned its third large dock with the arrival of its first vessel in the newly constructed 360m x 58m floating dock. With a lifting capacity of 75,000 tonnes, the facility marks a…

Econowind has completed the installation of four 16m VentoFoils on board the chemical tanker M/T Jutlandia Swan, owned by Danish operator Uni-Tankers. The ATEX-certified wind propulsion units were fitted over four days at Rotterdam Offshore Group.

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FPT Industrial, working in close partnership with Bimotor and Vulkan Italia, has completed the hybrid retrofit of MotoBattello 3, a historic vaporetto boat in Venice’s ACTV-operated public transport fleet. The project, which prepares the vessel for…

Qingdao Beihai Shipyard has rounded off a six‑month retrofit campaign on SFL Corporation’s DSME‑built sisters San Felix, San Felipe, San Fernando and San Francisca.

Undertaken during the ships’ planned ten‑year special surveys, the yard’s brief…