Boluda Towage takes over Muller Dordrecht
Boluda Towage is expanding its offshore towage capabilities with the acquisition of Muller Dordrecht. The latter is a Dutch maritime services company with more than a century of experience in offshore towage, heavy transport and specialised marine projects. The...
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...
EU is raising taxes, whilst Chinese industry reaps the real profits
From the magazine – Efforts to make international shipping carbon-neutral are stalling. Now that the IMO’s Net Zero Framework (NZF) has been scuppered by the Trump administration and the major oil- and gas-producing nations, it remains to be seen whether it will be...
Damen launches FCS 2710 Tumar for Kazakh Ministry
On 25 August, Damen held a launching and naming ceremony for the Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Tumar for the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan. After sea trials in September, the vessel will be ready for delivery. During the ceremony, the...
RINA unveils Mermaid, a future-ready ship design
RINA is introducing Mermaid, a future-ready propulsion concept designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions while improving operational resilience. The flexible system is intended to help shipowners adapt as the maritime industry’s decarbonisation pathway...
CMA CGM expands with wind-powered Neoliner service
CMA CGM is collaborating with Neoliner Origin, Neoline's first wind-powered cargo vessel, offering a direct connection between North Europe and North America. The ship can cut emissions by up to ninety per cent compared to conventional vessels. CMA CGM seeks to...
ZeroUSV autonomously deploys surface drones from USV
ZeroUSV has achieved a world first by demonstrating the autonomous deployment of multiple autonomous surface drones (ASVs) from a 12-metre Oceanus class uncrewed surface vessel (USV). It proves the payload flexibility of the Oceanus class USV platforms. During trials...
US and Core Power want to build nuclear ships from 2028
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) and Core Power have launched a first-of-a-kind federal-private cooperation framework to accelerate the commercial, industrial and regulatory pathway for US-flagged nuclear-powered merchant ships....
















