Bourbon Mobility, an offshore passenger transport company and a subsidiary of the Marseille-based Bourbon Group, has ordered six new crew boats at Chantiers Piriou in Vietnam. The 27m-long Surfer-type vessels are expected to consume 20% less fuel…

Amsterdam-based BigLift Shipping, a Spliethoff Group company, and South Korea’s CY Shipping are to boost their four-ship heavy-lift fleet with two new vessels ordered at Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in China. Each company will own one of…

A keel-laying ceremony for a Squadron 2020 multi-role corvette at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has marked the beginning of the build process of a series of four Pohjoanmaa-class vessels for the Finnish Navy.

The multi-role 117m-long corvettes…

Oslo-based YSA Design has disclosed details of a sail-powered catamaran cruise ship, codenamed Seabreeze and described as market ready, with four 50m-high foldable sails and a hybrid energy system.

The 104.5m-long cruise ship, with capacity for…

A methanol dual-fuel system, developed by Sasaki Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for a 9,000dwt general cargo ship, has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by Bureau Veritas. The classification society assessed the Sasaki system against its Rule Note, NR…

The first of two construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) for Norway’s Olympic has now been launched at its building yard, Ulstein Verft. The CSOV Olympic Boreas and its sister vessel will be assisting in offshore energy construction projects…

ClassNK, Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd and IMC Co Ltd have signed an R&D agreement to expand anti-roll tank (ART) applications to large container ships. ARTs are designed to limit a ship’s rolling motion by the transfer of liquid, usually water, in the…

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has announced an order from Norwegian owner, Solvang, for LPG cargo handling systems for two very large gas carriers (VLGC) on order at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.

The 88,000-m3 panamax VLGCs will incorporate…