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  • Ship of the Year 2023 awarded to ECOFIVE trawler

    Ship of the Year 2023 awarded to ECOFIVE trawler

    9th June 2023

    On 6 June 2023 Bluewild, Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and Westcon were awarded ‘Ship of the Year 2023’ for the factory trawler ECOFIVE. The jury stated that the ship solution offers ground-breaking technology with several innovations for a greener…

  • Canada’s new polar icebreaker

    Canada’s new polar icebreaker

    9th June 2023

    KNUD E. HANSEN has partnered with Barrier Marine Services (Canada) Ltd to provide turnkey HVAC system on Canada’s polar icebreaker KNUD E. HANSEN has entered into a partnership agreement with Barrier Marine Services (Canada) Ltd to design the heating ventilation…

  • Daniel Adamson Preservation Society funding for greener future

    Daniel Adamson Preservation Society funding for greener future

    9th June 2023

    The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society has received a £98,978 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to set up a project connecting young people with the maritime heritage of Liverpool. Made possible thanks to money raised by National Lottery players,…

  • OOCL’s new 24,188 TEU container vessel named OOCL Piraeus

    OOCL’s new 24,188 TEU container vessel named OOCL Piraeus

    8th June 2023

    Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) hosted the naming ceremony of a brand-new 24,188TEU vessel container at the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard on 30 May 2023. The containership was named as OOCL Piraeus, and becomes…

  • Medway Queen starboard paddle box rebuild

    Medway Queen starboard paddle box rebuild

    7th June 2023

    When PS Medway Queen went to Ramsgate in 2021 for hull maintenance, one of the paddle-box facias was in poor condition, and on 10 May 2023 after exhaustive planning and risk assessment, to take account of handling a heavy component…

  • USS Canberra set to be named in Australia

    USS Canberra set to be named in Australia

    6th June 2023

    In July 2023 The United States Navy will be commissioning a vessel, USS Canberra, in an allied country for the first time. The ship is an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, and once commissioned will serve as USS Canberra (LCS 30),…

  • Keel Laying of Pacific Island Supply Vessel in South Korea

    Keel Laying of Pacific Island Supply Vessel in South Korea

    5th June 2023

    The Pacific Island Supply Vessel built at Asia Shipbuilding Co, Ltd., will provide a unique trading, research and training platform for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in early 2024. On 26 May 2023 the keel-laying ceremony for hull…

  • Damen unveils new compact ASD Tug 2111

    Damen unveils new compact ASD Tug 2111

    3rd June 2023

    Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled the latest vessel in its Compact Tugs product platform. The ASD Tug 2111 joins the ASD Tug 2312 in the range, combining proven technology with innovation to advance safety, sustainability, reliability, and efficiency. Siebe Cieraad, Damen Product Portfolio manager explains…

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