Hong Kong-based bulk carrier operator Pacific Basin has decided to coat the propellers of its entire 40-ship fleet with a sustainable grapheme-based propeller coating – XGIT-PROP. The work will be undertaken during the scheduled drydocking of each…

Singapore-based BW LNG has just acquired two 174,000m3 capacity 2011-built LNG carriers from Swedens’ Stena Bulk and is looking at the possibility of converting both vessels into FSRUs.

The two vessels are the tri-fuelled diesel-electric (TFDE) Sten…

Spanish ship repairer Astander (Astilleros de Santander) has recently shown off its skills in the demanding world of the drydocking and repair of trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs), successfully completing work on the Boskalis-owned Medway and…

One of Japan’s leading shipyards, Sumitomo Heavy Industries is to cease new construction work when it delivers its last orders and will in future concentrate on the ship repair and conversion sector. At the same time, the yard will move into the…