The Malta-flagged Ultramax bulk carrier Maria Topic has returned to commercial service following the installation of OceanWings rigid wingsails during a retrofit project completed at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding in Japan. The project, undertaken by…

A hydrodynamic optimisation study has found that a 5,000-TEU containership built in 2013 could reduce fuel consumption by approximately 16% through a package of energy-efficiency retrofits, with the investment potentially repaid within one to four…

Harland & Wolff's Belfast shipyard has secured a contract to refurbish cruise operator Margaritaville at Sea's flagship Beachcomber, following the successful refurbishment of sister vessel Islander at the yard in 2024. The project is due to begin…

NextOcean has secured a contract to install its WavePredictor motion prediction technology aboard the Danish-flagged service operation vessel Esvagt Njord, which supports operations and maintenance activities at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm.

The…

The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) and the Great Lakes Alliance of Shipyards  have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation between the region's port and shipyard sectors. The agreement is…

Mammoet has completed a series of heavy-lift operations ahead of schedule as part of the conversion of a former jack-up drilling rig into a wellhead platform at Drydocks World Dubai.

The project involves the conversion of the former Valaris 247 into…

Lloyd’s Register (LR) is providing classification and technical assurance services for the conversion of the LNG carrier LNG Bayelsa into a floating storage unit (FSU) for Dixstone Lower Gulf FZCO, a sister company of Perenco. The vessel, currently…

The UK-flagged research vessel RRS James Cook has arrived at Balaena’s Falmouth facility to begin refit and maintenance work under a multi-million-pound contract with the National Oceanography Centre (NOC).

The agreement covers refit and maintenance…