President Donald Trump has secured investment pledges from South Korea’s three largest shipbuilders – HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Hanwha Ocean – as part of a USD 150 billion trade and security deal with President Lee…

The refrigerated cargo vessel Cool Eagle has completed a major maintenance programme that included extensive repainting, equipment testing and mechanical works ahead of its return to global service.

The ISM-managed vessel, operated by Japan’s Kowa…

Vard Electro has signed a contract with German shipyard Lloyd Werft to deliver a complete automation and power management package for a platform supply vessel undergoing conversion into a research ship. The deal includes installation of Vard’s SeaQ…

Everllence has announced the successful conversion of the Liberia-flagged Cosco Shipping Libra’s main engine to dual-fuel methanol operation, marking the world’s first retrofit of an Everllence B&W S90 two-stroke unit. The milestone follows…

MSC Cruises has begun a major refurbishment of the Liberia-flagged MSC Magnifica at Palumbo Malta Shipyard, the first of two Musica-class vessels to undergo extensive modernisation under the company’s largest refit programme in a decade.

The work…

Drydocks World (DDW), Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and the Centre of Excellence in Maritime and Shipbuilding (CEMS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop an internationally competitive shipbuilding and repair workforce in…

Roxtec Middle East FZE, the Dubai-based regional arm of Swedish cable and pipe seal manufacturer Roxtec, has marked its 25th anniversary in the UAE with record sales of USD 15 million over the past year, double its 2022 turnover. The company,…

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and US-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) have signed an agreement to jointly develop and build auxiliary ships for the US Navy, aiming to compete in the concept design phase of the next-generation logistics…