Boluda Shipping to acquire Samskip
Boluda Shipping plans to takeover Samskip. The acquisition will pave the way for a leading European short-sea network, connecting Northern Europe with the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands and West Africa. Boluda and Samskip aim to strengthen their European...
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...
Wagenborg chooses De Boer Marine for fleet IT
Royal Wagenborg has selected De Boer Marine for a multiyear, phased rollout of onboard connectivity, IT and cybersecurity across its fleet of general cargo vessels. The programme will support secure ship-to-shore communications, stronger onboard digital infrastructure...
Onboard carbon capture offers route to lower emissions
Onboard carbon capture and storage systems (OCCS) could play a significant role in helping shipping reduce CO2 emissions, while alternative fuel supply chains continue to develop. This follows from a new Lloyd’s Register (LR) report. The report, Applying Onboard...
NextOcean to outfit SOV with WavePredictor tech
NextOcean, the Netherlands based provider of offshore vessel motion prediction technology, will supply its motion radar to the Esvagt Njord. This is a dedicated service operations vessel (SOV) commissioned by Esvagt. The system will support safer, more efficient...
Dutch Dredging names latest hopper dredger in Vietnam
Baggerbedrijf De Boer - Dutch Dredging has named its latest trailing suction hopper dredger Magdalena at Nam Trieu Shipyard in Hai Phong, Vietnam. This yard built the 80-metre vessel under the supervision of Royal IHC. Anly den Breejen performed the christening...
Royal T introduces longe-range battery-electric GADUS
Royal T Shipyards is further advancing the fully electric version of its GADUS dry cargo vessel series. Developed for shipowners operating in the 5000–6000-tonne deadweight segment, the GADUS Battery Electric is intended for zero-emission short-sea and coastal cargo...
IAEA launches ATLAS to support nuclear tech at sea
Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) launched ATLAS, Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea. The Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO) welcomes the initiative, which is to support international cooperation around the safe,...
VIDEO: Topsides removal marks ten years of Allseas’ single-lift tech
Ten years after its first commercial single-lift operation, Allseas' Pioneering Spirit has safely removed and delivered TAQA UK's North Cormorant topsides to Shetland. Here, the structure will be dismantled and recycled. Weighing more than 17,000 tonnes, the former...
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