On 22 August, the Canadian-flagged vessel M/V Tamarack, the first newly built cement carrier in two decades to enter service on the Great Lakes, called at the Port of Montreal, thus completing her maiden transatlantic voyage and proceeding to load her maiden cement cargo, writes Bruno Cianci. Owned by Eureka Shipping, this 12,500dwt vessel had been […]
Kership, the joint venture between French shipbuilder Piriou and Naval Group, has commenced construction of the first of two new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the armed forces of Montenegro. Construction of the OPV follows a 2024 intergovernmental agreement between the French Ministry of Defence and the Montenegrin Ministry of Defence relating to defence cooperation. […]
Installing wind-assist propulsion (WAP) technology could help shipowners to reduce energy consumption and fuel costs – but getting the best out of WAP systems (WAPS) necessitates integrating them with the other onboard propulsive components, rather than installing and utilising these WAPS in relative isolation. As Henrik Alpo Sjöblom, VP for business concepts at Kongsberg Maritime, puts […]
Boatbuilder/designer Arksen and electric/autonomous propulsion specialist RAD Propulsion have partnered up to jointly develop a “revolutionary class of clean, intelligent and highly proficient marine craft”, the companies state. The partnership has set itself three key development goals. The first is to realise a rugged inflatable boat featuring RAD Propulsion’s Power console – described as a […]
Drydocks World to undertake LNG carrier conversions Drydocks World has been awarded a contract by Amigo LNG, a joint venture between Texas-based Epcilon LNG and Singapore-based LNG Alliance, to convert two LNG carriers into floating storage units (FSUs). Additionally, the company will build two new floating LNG barges at its Dubai shipyard. Once operational in […]
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) reports that it has finalised development of its 2-stroke, dual-fuel ammonia engine, the 7UEC50LSJA-HPSCR, which completed performance verification tests in August 2025. The engine – under development since 2023, as part of a NEDO-funded project with partners NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard, Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and ClassNK – will be […]
The third ship in Royal Caribbean’s behemothic Icon class, Legend of the Seas, has undergone a float-out ceremony at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, in advance of her Q2 2026 delivery. The Icon class features a length of 365m, a breadth of nearly 50m and a gross tonnage exceeding 248,600, granting it the title […]
Tokyo maritime companies Tokyo Kisen and Marindows have launched what they claim to be Japan’s first pure-battery-powered harbour tugboat development project. Tokyo Kisen offers maritime safety, tugboat, passenger ship and logistics services in Tokyo Bay and beyond, while Marindows was founded in 2021 by e5 Lab to push maritime environmental sustainability through electrification and autonomous […]
The Royal Norwegian Navy has selected the Type 26 frigate offered by the UK for its next-generation frigate. The new frigates will replace the Royal Norwegian Navy’s Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates, of which five were built but only four remain following the loss of one, Helge Ingstad, in 2018, after the vessel ran aground. Delivery of […]
Concordia Damen has delivered another vessel in its CDS Tanker 110 class to Dutch inland shipping operator VOF Generation. The newcomer, christened mts Generation, will be used to transport mineral oils on the Rhine River. The CDS Tanker 110 is a stock Damen design, measuring 110m x 11.45m and featuring a depth of 4.9m and […]
Part of the DP World group, Drydocks World (DDW) in Dubai is one of the Middle East region’s biggest ship repair and conversion yards, and is also expanding rapidly in terms of its newbuilding, offshore construction and EPC activities. The yard collects various safety-related data, which plays a vital role in evaluating the effectiveness of […]
CAD/CAM solutions and digital twin technology, by their very nature, overlap – and this could yield excellent benefits for naval architects, shipbuilders and the owners and operators of new and existing vessels. CAD enables users to create detailed digital designs, and CAM allows them to automate production, making it easier to build complex ships (and […]