Netherlands-based Boskalis has deployed remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from a new facility in Aberdeen. The Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Aberdeen and the development of ROVs has involved an investment of GBP 40 million.

The ROC will provide…

Netherlands-based Econowind has launched a new version of its steel suction wing system aimed at larger vessels in ocean trades. The new 5-series Ventofoil is a 30-m version of the company’s smaller 3-series suction wings which are available in 10-m…

A fast hybrid catamaran to be built by Australia’s Austal Limited is to have a battery system supplied by Echandia, a Swedish manufacturer of batteries for the shipping industry. The Gotland Horizon X, ordered by Visby-based Gotlandsbolaget, will be…

Anemoi Marine Technologies and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) have received approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK for new rotor sail integration designs for Ultramax bulk carriers. The companies said the concept supports wider adoption…

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) has assessed the feasibility of retrofitting bulk carriers for methanol dual-fuel operation as part of efforts to meet IMO decarbonisation targets. The study focused on an 82,000-dwt…

Dajin Heavy Industry has signed a strategic framework agreement with Zhengli Marine Engineering to develop offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) designs for the European market. The companies said they will assess retrofitting an existing…

The US Department of Defense has terminated collective bargaining agreements for two unions at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine, following an executive order issued by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Union…