Fuels of the future
Damen’s Director Products Workboats Joost Mathôt takes a look at the multiple options fuelling the debate All around the world, new regulations are coming into...WinGD expands with AET’s first ammonia aframax order
Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured another order for its X‑DF‑A ammonia-fuelled engines in what will be the world’s first ammonia dual-fuel Aframax...New tugs Sonalika and Sarovar launched in Kakinada
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), a leading classification society, announced the successful launch of two sister vessels, Sonalika and Sarovar, at the San Marine...Tanker Orders Increase 32% Year-on-Year
Tanker ordering levels have increased during the first few months of 2024. So far this year, 104 Tankers have been added to the global...Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan to retrofit five vessels to methanol propulsion
Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation enter into a partnership agreement to retrofit and convert five 10,100TEU container ships powered by conventional MAN S90 engines to...Damen Financial Services and Siemens Financial Services announce vessel financing
In a landmark partnership, Damen Financial Services (DFS) and Siemens Financial Services (SFS) have joined forces to establish a new facility for vessel financing...Stena Line to increase cargo capacity on Stena Forerunner and Stena Foreteller
On behalf of Stena Line, Stena RoRo has signed a conversion contract with China Merchants Jinling (Weihai) Shipyard for the installation of an additional...Medway Queen Centenary celebrations 2024
The Medway Queen Centenary events kicked off on Sunday 21 April 2024 with a memorial service in Rochester Cathedral, for people with family connections...Wärtsilä secures China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd and seven new container...US Navy lays keel for first Constellation class frigate
The US Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony for the first Constellation-class frigate, USS Constellation (FFG 62) in Wisconsin. Constellation is the first ship of...Tillberg Design of Sweden celebrates end of the seven-year Sun Princess Project
Tillberg Design of Sweden (TDoS) – part of the Viken Group – has just completed its involvement on the 175,500gt Sun Princess cruise ship...Damen launches fully electric Tug for Port of Antwerp-Bruges
On 12 April 2024 Damen Shipyards Group launched the second of its fully electric RSD-E Tugs 2513 at Damen Song Cam Shipyard. The tug...MV Balmoral moves to dry dock
As scheduled, on 17 April 2024 the preserved motor vessel Balmoral left her berth at M Shed in Bristol and sailed under her own...Polsteam’s latest bulkers enter service
Polsteam Koprowo, the second in a series of 12 lakermax bulkcarriers, has entered service with Polish ship owner Polska Żegluga Morska, which operates under...X-Press Feeders agree with Europe’s ports to help go green
X-Press Feeders, the world's largest independent common carrier, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six prominent European ports: Port of Antwerp Bruges...Paddle steamer Waverley announced as National Flagship of the Year 2024
Waverley, the World’s last seagoing paddle steamer, has been awarded the prestigious status of National Flagship of the Year by National Historic Ships UK. The...