Seatrium has secured a long-term agreement with Royal Caribbean Group covering cruise vessel repair, maintenance and upgrade work at its Singapore facilities. The deal extends a partnership established in 2012 and is expected to bring a steady flow…

HJ Heavy Industries is moving to acquire a shipyard in Gunsan (KR) from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries as part of a strategy to expand its shiprepair capacity and target US Navy maintenance work. The deal, agreed by HJ’s largest shareholder Ecoprime…

Harland & Wolff has been removed from the EU’s list of approved ship recycling facilities. Under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation, large EU-flagged vessels must use approved yards for dismantling and recycling. The EU said its approved yards must…

The Netherlands-flagged Hopper Dredger DC Orisant has completed a period of drydocking at Orskov Yard (DK), where the vessel underwent steelwork, engine installations, electrical repairs and safety system maintenance. The yard carried out various…

German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) has demonstrated its shiprepair capabilities during a visit by the Shipping Association of Jamaica to its Kingston facility. The delegation toured the yard to observe work in progress, including repairs on the…

Ferguson Marine has identified propeller cavitation as the cause of hull cracking on the UK-flagged Glen Sannox and is applying corrective measures to the sister vessel Glen Rosa. Chief executive Graeme Thomson told a Scottish Parliament committee…

Danish contractor Semco Maritime and Spanish shipbuilding and shiprepair group Zamakona Yards have launched the Las Palmas Shipyard, aimed at rig and special-vessel upgrades, maintenance, and repair. The partners said operations had already started…

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has gained DNV approval for a preliminary design concept enhancing stern thruster changeover on a DP2 vessel. The company, part of Oslo-listed ABL Group ASA, said the milestone reinforces operational resilience while…