Disney Cruise Lines’ 129,690gt 2010-built Disney Dream is to receive significant upgrades when she dry-docks in Europe at the end of September this year. The yard to carry out the dry-docking and refit work has yet to be announced.

The vessel will…

Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new range of Azimuth thrusters that can be attached and removed from a vessel without the need for dry-docking.

The new UUC PM 355 thruster is an underwater mountable unit with a 3.7m propeller and a 4.2 MW…

The South Korean Hanwha Group, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, has agreed to acquire the major US shipbuilding and repair company Philly Shipyard. The takeover will be for USD 100 million in cash.

Under the deal, which is…

The perils of buying an ageing cruise ship for conversion into a residential vessel can be somewhat fraught, as US newcomer Villa Vie Residences is finding out with its first vessel, Villa Vie Odyssey, currently undergoing conversion in dry-dock at…