BLRT Grupp has begun construction of a new floating dock for its Klaipėda-based ship repair yard, Western Shiprepair, in a move that will expand capacity and enable the facility to handle larger vessels, including Panamax ships.

The project reached…

DNV says the successful methanol conversion of the 20,000-TEU containership COSCO Shipping Libra demonstrates that meaningful decarbonisation of existing fleets is already technically achievable, following one of the largest low-carbon fuel retrofits…

China’s Zhoushan Xinya Ship Repair Co has completed what is believed to be the world's largest bulk carrier-to-containership conversion, transforming an 80,000-dwt Kamsarmax bulker into a 3,600-TEU containership following a six-month retrofit…

An EU-backed consortium has launched a EUR 4.17 million (USD 4.8 million) project to help shipowners cut emissions from existing vessels using artificial intelligence, reflecting growing recognition that fleet decarbonisation cannot rely solely on…

Balaena has renamed Gibdock Ltd as Balaena Gibraltar as part of a wider group rebrand and integration strategy following a series of acquisitions across the UK and Gibraltar ship repair sector.

The announcement was made during a senior management…

US Senator Bernie Sanders has accused BAE Systems of engaging in "illegal union-busting" and maintaining unsafe working conditions at its Jacksonville shipyard following the death of an employee and the laying off of nearly 200 workers.

In a letter…

Balaena has acquired APCL Group, bringing together shipyard operations in Gibraltar, Cornwall, Tyneside, Birkenhead and Falmouth to create one of the UK's largest maritime engineering, shipbuilding and repair networks.

The enlarged group will…

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation have completed the first conversion under their five-vessel methanol retrofit programme. The Singapore-flagged 10,100-TEU Seaspan Yangtze was successfully upgraded to operate on methanol as well as conventional…