Is a hybrid-electric 200,000 m3 LNG carrier feasible?
Lloyd’s Register (LR), Shell and GTT have launched a joint development project (JDP) to develop a conceptual 200,000 m3 LNG carrier. The vessel combines hybrid-electric propulsion with GTT NEXT1 cargo containment technology. By bringing together a larger-capacity...
Van Oord joins North Sea ReefCreate-XL project
Van Oord Ocean Health business line is participating in ReefCreate-XL alongside scientists, offshore companies, government bodies and nature organisations. It is the first large-scale research project that seeks to restore reefs in the North Sea. The ReefCreate-XL...
Royal T christens first GADUS 5900 vessel
At Royal T Shipyards, the Hav Leiti was christened on 24 June. It is the first vessel in the innovative GADUS 5900 series of dry cargo vessels, developed and built for Faroese shipping company Navigare Shipping. The christening ceremony took place in Harlingen and...
Heesen delivers 55-metre motor yacht Pa’Lante
Heesen Yachts has delivered the 55-metre motor yacht Pa'lante (YN 21055), the first delivery of 2026 for the Dutch shipyard. Following successful sea trials in the North Sea, the vessel is currently departing the Netherlands for its shakedown cruise. The yacht will...
Road to sustainable shipbuilding and shipping still uncertain
From the magazine – Will there be thirty, 35 or even forty, as set out in previously announced ambitious plans, or rather a more realistic figure of 25 to thirty climate-neutral demonstration vessels due to be launched by 2030? At present, this remains unclear. In...
Second Boskalis vessel links to Remote Operations Center
Boskalis recently announced its first deployment of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from its new Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Aberdeen. Now, a second vessel, the diving support vessel BOKA Da Vinci, is also connected to the ROC. From the onshore center,...
Crew poisoning from fumigant with two fatalities
If you are transporting fumigated cargo and there is general sickness on board amongst the crew, assume the worst. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in a new Mars Report which describes a fumigation incident that claimed two lives. The Nautical Institute...
Concordia Damen delivers river cruiser to Century Cruises
Dutch shipbuilder Concordia Damen has delivered the Century Star to Century Cruises. It is the first river cruise ship that the China-based cruise line has had built specifically for the European market and marks the start of a series of three sister ships. The...
Samskip transfers NL-UK business to CLdN
Samskip has received regulatory approval for the transfer of its transport services between Rotterdam and the UK and Ireland to CLdN. The operational transfer of these services is scheduled to take place on the 29th of June as part of the planned transition process....
Germany scraps F126 frigate programme
The German Navy will not receive the six planned F126-class frigates that were originally ordered with Damen Naval. The German Ministry of Defence has taken this decision due to significant delays, enormous cost overruns and unforeseeable risks. A replacement for the...
Record number of visitors for Seawork 2026
Advertorial – Europe's leading commercial marine and workboat exhibition, Seawork, closes its doors on another landmark year, welcoming record numbers of visitors and a global community of maritime professionals to Southampton's Mayflower Park. Seawork 2026 has...
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