BLRT Grupp has marked the laying of the keel for a new floating dock under construction at Hat-San Shipyard in Yalova, Türkiye, destined for BLRT’s Western Shiprepair in Klaipėda. The development follows a steel-cutting ceremony held in June. The…

Harland & Wolff has launched a recruitment campaign for 28 skilled tradespeople as construction activity increases on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme, which will see the largest vessels built at the Belfast yard in a…

In a positive development for the US shipbuilding drive, Austal USA and Alabama Shipyard have launched AFDM 15, the first auxiliary floating drydock constructed in the US for approximately four decades and the largest structure ever launched from a…

Carnival Cruise Line has become the first cruise operator to adopt Jotun's Hull Skating Solution (HSS), a robotic hull-cleaning system designed to maintain hull performance through continuous proactive cleaning. Under the agreement, the technology…

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed federal personnel rule, arguing that it could undermine recruitment and retention efforts at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and affect the facility's ability to…

Hydrex has reported a series of underwater repair projects completed in ports and anchorages across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Central America, highlighting growing demand for afloat repair projects that allow vessels to remain in…

Brazilian offshore services group OceanPact has agreed to acquire shiprepair specialist Dock Brasil, expanding its presence in the vessel maintenance and drydocking market.

The transaction will be carried out through OceanPact subsidiary Estaleiro…

The European Communitiy Shipowners' Associaton (ECSA) has welcomed a proposal by the European Commission to add two Indian facilities to the European List of Ship Recycling Facilities, describing the move as an important step towards expanding…