Homepage - Ship & Offshore

BV grants AiP for 40,000dwt MR1 design

Finnish ship design firm, Deltamarin, has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by Bureau Veritas (BV) for its new 40,000dwt MR1 products tanker design. The vessel has been developed jointly with China Merchant Shipbuilding Industry Group Hangzhou…

Offshore

Windward Offshore completes four-vessel CSOV series with the delivery of Windward Hamburg

Windward Offshore has taken delivery of Windward Hamburg, completing its series of four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) built by VARD.

The 87.5m-long vessel is based on Vard’s 4 19 design and can accommodate up to 120 people. Like…

Shipbuilding

PrimeServ signs long-term service agreements with TT-Line

Everllence after-sales service company, PrimeServ, signed long-term service agreements with Lübeck-based TT-Line at SMM in Hamburg last week. The agreements relate to two new RoPax ferries currently under construction at China Merchants Jinling…

02.09.2026

SMM 2026

SMM Daily InterView: Watch our latest videos

In the new video series SMM Daily InterView, you will find short live interviews with selected representatives from the maritime industry, recorded directly at SMM.

Ship&Offshore

Companies & People

Kongsberg Maritime to acquire Steerprop

Kongsberg Maritime has entered into an agreement to acquire Steerprop, a Finnish designer and manufacturer of azimuth propulsion systems for high ice-class and Arctic vessels.

Steerprop supplies propulsion systems for icebreakers, polar research…

Shipbuilding

Caterpillar awarded AiP for MaK fuel conversions

Engine firm, Caterpillar, has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by classification society DNV for its fuel-blending conversion system for MaK engines. The successful completion of a pilot project focused on M 20 to M 43 and legacy engines…

SMM 2026

SMM 2026: SMM Daily News

SMM Daily News is the official trade fair newspaper for SMM 2026. Read all issues here:

SMM - Newsflash

Bluestone Group brings lifecycle engineering and EcoStone launch to SMM

A vessel is a 30-year asset expected to meet regulations and standards that evolve over its lifetime. As rules change, efficiency expectations rise, and onboard systems move into their service and upgrade years, the challenge now is ensuring that…

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Germany's TKMS said they intend to…

Brokers say Greek shipowner Evangelos Pistiolis has been linked to…

Ship Repair

Damen acquires Dutch shiprepair group Shipdock

Damen Shipyards Group has acquired Dutch shiprepair and conversion specialist Shipdock, adding facilities in Amsterdam and Harlingen to its expanding repair and conversion portfolio.

Shipdock was originally established in 1877. Following its…

Cleveland Ship bids for Northrop Grumman shipbuilding business

Cleveland Ship LLC has submitted a bid to acquire the entire shipbuilding division of Northrop Grumman, including the Newport News shipyard in Virginia, one of the most strategically important naval shipbuilding facilities in the United States.

Acco…

Seven Arctic departs Balaena Tyne following drydocking programme

Balaena has completed a drydocking and maintenance programme for the UK-flagged offshore support vessel Seven Arctic, which has now left the company's Tyne facility following work carried out on behalf of Subsea7.

The project included a range of…