Norway’s ECOsubsea, a hull cleaning specialist, is to deploy its remotely controlled robots to clean ships’ hulls in the Port of Singapore. The company will use its latest generation of robots which, it says, are up to ten times faster than other…

Damen Shipyards has closed a deal with offshore crew transfer company, Windcat, to build a sixth commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) in the Elevation series. The 87m-long vessel, with accommodation for 120 persons on board, will complete…

WinGD’s new X52-S2.0 engine has successfully completed type approval and factory acceptance tests, expanding the Swiss engine company’s X-S engine series.

The approved engine is a compact, medium-bore, two-stroke unit suitable for shallow-draft…

DNV has published updates to its rules for classification of ships and offshore structures. In addition to rules supporting the development and deployment of decarbonisation technologies, the new in-operation class notations seek to bring clarity to…

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a high-powered escort tug, Pellegron, to Italy’s Rimorchiatori Laziali, part of the Cafimar group. The vessel will be deployed on escort, ship manoeuvring, and towage operations in Middle Eastern waters. 

Based on the…

Rotterdam-based SolarDuck and German energy major, RWE, have successfully installed a 0.5 MW-peak offshore floating solar pilot at the North Sea Farmers offshore test site in the Dutch North Sea.

The pilot installation, called Merganser, will be…

Maersk Offshore Wind will provide the sector with a new system to save installation time and cut costs. The first of a new generation of wind installation vessels is due for delivery next year and is expected to reduce installation time by about 30%.…

Wärtsilä has signed two more ‘Lifecycle Agreements’ with Nautica Ship Management relating to exhaust gas treatment systems on board two feeder container ships fitted with hybrid scrubber installations.

The systems for the 2019-built MTT Saisunee and…

Two more multi-fuel E-Flexer RoPax contracts have been signed by Stena RoRo with Chinese yard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The two ships, numbers 14 and 15 in the E-Flexer series, will be delivered for long-term charter to Greece’s Attica Group in 2027.…

The United States’ first all-electric tug has been christened in the Port of San Diego. The Crowley-owned zero-emission eWolf, with a bollard pull of 64 tonnes, has an electric propulsion system from Swiss-headquartered ABB with a 6.2-MWh energy…