Cyprus-based Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of two 7,400-CEU LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu). The two new ships, Ocean Express and  Ocean Navigator take the company’s Ocean-Class fleet…

Switzerland-based ABB has won a contract to supply power and propulsion systems for two electric tugs to Polestar Maritime in the first phase of India’s Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP). The vessels, due for delivery from Cochin Shipyard to…

Emissions regulation specialist OceanScore and StormGeo, a weather-routing and voyage optimisation consultancy, have signed a collaboration agreement to work more closely on emissions reporting, data validation, and strategies to minimise exposure to…

Marine research company, Inkfish, has placed an order at Vard for a deep-sea research vessel worth close to EUR 700 million. It is the largest order ever won by the Fincantieri subsidiary and the largest-ever newbuilding contract in Norway.

The…

Balaena has acquired APCL Group, bringing together shipyard operations in Gibraltar, Cornwall, Tyneside, Birkenhead and Falmouth to create one of the UK's largest maritime engineering, shipbuilding and repair networks.

The enlarged group will…

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation have completed the first conversion under their five-vessel methanol retrofit programme. The Singapore-flagged 10,100-TEU Seaspan Yangtze was successfully upgraded to operate on methanol as well as conventional…

A consortium of 19 maritime organisations has launched FIT-Horizons, a European project aimed at helping shipowners identify the most effective retrofit pathways for reducing vessel emissions through the use of artificial intelligence, advanced…

Dubai-based ship repair and conversion company, Nordmarin LLC, has boosted capacity with a new repair facility and head office at its yard in Dubai Maritime City. Despite the recent challenges relating to marine business in the region, the…