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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
Havila Voyages has launched its first ever sustainability and human rights report. The report highlights the company’s goals of carbon neutrality by 2028 and for an emission-free coastal route by 2030 – all achievable with the current fleet. Havila Voyages…
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…
A former RNLI lifeboat destined for the scrap heap has been thrown a lifeline by a Stirlingshire farmer. Martyn Steedman, who made the headlines with his family’s conversion of a retired Royal Navy Sea King Helicopter in 2016, offered the…
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