Two Huisman Heavy Lift Mast Cranes for new BigLift vessel
Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co. (DSOC) has contracted Huisman for two Heavy Lift Mast Cranes to be installed on BigLift Shipping's new heavy lift vessel, Happy S. This will be a sister vessel to the Happy Star. The cranes offer a maximum lifting capacity of 1100 mt...
Heerema installs 100 turbine foundations in Baltic Sea
Heerema Marine Contractors has completed the offshore foundation installation campaign for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. The project involved the installation of 100 wind turbines and two offshore substations over a four-month...
Container fleet set to reach new high of 34 million TEU
In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analysis, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the global container fleet capacity. This is on track to reach a new high of 34 million TEU, fuelled by a high level of new deliveries and sluggish ship...
DEME on track for another record year
Whereas Dutch competitor Boskalis reported that the current geopolitical situation was impacting its revenue, Belgian DEME sees its turnover and net profit increase over the first six months of 2026. Group turnover was EUR 2.2 billion, up two per cent from EUR 2.1...
eCap Marine to power two more bulk carriers with hydrogen
eCap Marine has secured another contract for the supply of hydrogen-based energy systems for the maritime industry. The company will equip two additional hydrogen-powered bulk carriers for GMI with integrated hydrogen energy power systems called eCap H2EPS. The new...
EST-Floattech batteries for fifteen new river cruisers
Dutch system integrator Van Tiem Elektro has contracted EST-Floattech to supply its Octopus High Energy battery systems for fifteen new river cruise vessels. The vessels are being outfitted at De Gerlien van Tiem in Druten and at Vahali Shipyards in Ghent for a group...
LR and MARIC unveil tri-fuel-ready tanker concept
A new 114,000-DWT product and crude oil tri-fuel tanker designed to accommodate future conversion to LNG, methanol or ammonia has secured approval in principle (AiP). It concerns a project of Lloyd's Register (LR) and the Marine Design and Research Institute of China...
Anemoi and Maersk plan Rotor Sails for container ship
Anemoi Marine Technologies will supply its Rotor Sail system for installation on a container vessel in A.P. Moller-Maersk's 8700 TEU Lima class. This is the first time that Rotor Sails will be installed on a container vessel. Anemoi is a British innovator in...
Damen adds container feeder to vessel portfolio
Damen Shipyards Group has launched the Container Feeder (CFe) 1100 design in response to market demand for more efficient, flexible feedering capabilities for regional and international shipping. The design has a firm focus on fuel efficiency, including preparation...
WinGD shows payback on retrofit pathways to net-zero
Retrofitting for alternative fuels could help ship operators reach net-zero emissions cost-effectively, but further policy support is needed to strengthen the business case and ensure maritime decarbonisation targets are met. That is the key finding from WinGD's the...
Sweden orders four frigates from Naval Group
Naval Group has signed a contract with the Swedish Ministry of Defence for the procurement of four defence and intervention frigates (FDIs) for the Royal Swedish Navy. The signing comes less than four months after Sweden announced its selection of the FDI. The...
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