HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured its second maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract from the US Navy, covering scheduled work on the USS Cesar Chavez, a 41,000-ton logistics support ship. The award follows completion of the company’s…

Damen Naval has expanded local supplier involvement in Colombia after contracting Georg Fischer LATAM to supply plastic piping for the Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES) programme. Under the project, a Damen SIGMA frigate will be built for…

An undisclosed RoRo vessel at anchorage in Sohar, Oman, has avoided an unplanned emergency drydock after Hydrex completed a class-approved underwater temporary hull repair. The vessel was found to have sustained severe bottom-hull-plating damage…

The Alaska Marine Highway System has returned the ferry Kennicott to service following completion of a major generator repower and machinery renewal at Everett Ship Repair in Washington state. The 116.4m RoPax ferry re-entered service on December 24…

Metalock Brasil has completed a complex in-situ structural repair on the main engine of a dry bulk carrier during a voyage covering Jamaica, Colombia and Panama. The work was carried out while the vessel remained operational, avoiding the need for…

Steerprop has secured an additional thruster order from TKMS, completing the propulsion thruster package for the new German research icebreaker Polarstern II. The latest contract covers two SP 40 TT ARC tunnel thrusters, supplementing an earlier…

ABB and HDF Energy have signed a joint development agreement to create a high-power fuel cell unit for marine use, targeting megawatt-scale installations on board large seagoing vessels. The companies say the technology is intended for applications…

Lloyd’s Register (LR), Carnival UK (CUK) and Carnival Cruise Line (CCL) have successfully completed Europe’s first major LNG drydocking on two large passenger vessels,  Iona and Mardi Gras, marking a significant milestone for LNG-fuelled cruise ships…