The new fishing vessel Kirkella was in London on 24 April 2019 for her official naming ceremony, at which 3,000 portions of fish and chips were served. She was named by HRH The Princess Royal at the ceremony, which was…
In the space of just a few weeks in April 2019, two 81m road ferries for the Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries have been launched at Damen Shipyards Galati and are now being fitted out ahead of entering service next…
The ongoing restoration of the historic steamship TS Queen Mary has been buoyed by a donation from west coast ferry and harbour operator CalMac. The money will go towards reinstating the vessel’s main mast. The new mast will be machined from…
On 8 April 2019 Jensen Maritime Consultants, the Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp, announced the awarding of a contract to design ship assist and escort tugboats for Moran Towing Corp, a New Canaan, Conn,…
A hybrid retrofit installation, featuring an energy storage solution from the technology group Wärtsilä, will significantly enhance the efficiency and environmental performance of the supply vessel (PSV) Harvey Energy. The vessel, which is owned by Louisiana, USA based Harvey Gulf…
The technology group Wärtsilä’s integrated propulsion and cargo handling solution will deliver high efficiency for a new 30,000 cbm LNG vessel. The ship is being built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in South Korea on behalf of Norway based…
On 11 April 2019 Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) announced that it has entered into an agreement with French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique to order a fifth Edge class ship for delivery in the autumn of 2024. “Edge class made an…
The start of Portland Port’s cruise season was saw the first visit of 2019 as the inaugural call of the panamax size ship Costa Mediterranea. The Spirit class cruise ship is operated by the Costa Crociere, can carry a total…
An Italian ferry with a marine LNG fuel-gas supply system has entered service. MAN Cryo – MAN Energy Solutions’ marine LNG fuel-gas-system manufacturer – installed the system aboard Elio at the Sefine Shipyard in Yalova, Turkey. Elio is a double-ended…
At the end of March 2019 Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)’s Dredging Services division planned a maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Cape Town to restore the design depths at certain berths inside Duncan Dock. The maintenance campaign, which…