The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult reports that it has selected nine UK companies for its 2025 Launch Academy technology acceleration programme, created to provide “wraparound support” to innovative companies working in the offshore wind segment. The nine-month programme is also being supported by EDF Renewables UK and Ireland, bp and ScottishPower Renewables. The annual […]
Largest suction sail installation completed Bound4blue has completed the installation of the world’s largest suction sails, with four 26m-high eSAILs being fitted to Atlantic Orchard. Chartered by Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) and owned by Wisby Tankers of Sweden, the specialised juice carrier had the sails fitted in a single stop already scheduled for its 10-year […]
Madeira Island’s Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation (ARDITI) has ordered two Autosub Long Range-branded AUVs from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to aid its research and ocean scientific activities off the coast of Portugal, and further afield. The AUVs are designed for multi-month endurance without the need for research […]
Benetti’s Livorno yacht factory has delivered the first model in the builder’s B.Now 67 series, christened Iryna, to her unspecified owner. Co-designed by RWD, the 66.2m x 11.2m, six-deck vessel has a steel hull, an aluminium superstructure and a maximum draught of 3.1m, and displaces 1,150tonnes at full load. The megayacht incorporates Benetti’s Oasis Deck […]
Turkey’s tug output is showing no signs of a let-up, whether for domestic or overseas customers – and with Robert Allan Limited’s designs very much at the forefront for the steady stream of newbuilds. A report published on Statista, titled Export value of tugs and pusher craft from Turkey between 2012 and 2023, claims that […]
Fincantieri in Italy and Germany’s thyssenkrupp Marine Systems have teamed up to provide the Philippine Navy with advanced submarines. The companies will deliver a solution based on the U212 Near Future Submarine (U212 NFS), which Fincantieri is currently building for the Italian Navy. The Italian and German Navies, and Italian and German industry, have collaborated […]
Shipbuilder APCL Cammell Laird has been tasked with performing an in-depth analysis of the potential market for UK-built ships in the offshore wind sector, commissioned by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the National Shipbuilding Office and The Crown Estate. Lauren Hadnum, clean maritime manager at ORE Catapult, says: “We know that for the UK […]
While the classification of operational ships can be a challenging task, the compliance required to ensure safe navigation is at least well-known, in most cases. However, when it comes to static floating ships, the regulations become much more ambiguous. As John Monasta, associate director at maritime engineering firm Beckett Rankine, explains, the first key question […]
The Joint Research on Ship Design Evaluation (JoRes) project is a global research initiative aimed at revolutionising the way hulls are tested for performance and efficiency, writes Dr. Shona Cunningham, principal engineer at BMT. Traditionally, hullform designs are validated through model-scale testing in tow tanks, which involves building scaled-down versions of the hull and testing […]
UK yacht designer and builder Brythonic Yachts says it is inviting “serious inquiries only” for a new customisable house boat concept. Potential owners will be able to select from: aluminium or composite construction; a fully built boat or a flatpack/self-assembly package; and between one to four bedrooms, with boat lengths set to span 9-25m. Sharing […]
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in Germany and Ulstein Verft in Norway have agreed to work together on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next frigate programme. Norway’s 2024 Fleet Plan outlines the acquisition of five or potentially six frigates to replace the Royal Norwegian Navy’s Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates. Potential candidates include the British Type 26, German F127, American […]
In March 2025, the Canadian government awarded contracts to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards and Chantier Davie Canada to build two polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. The contracts, awarded as part of the country’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, should see the vessels delivered by the early 2030s. The programme to replace Canada’s existing icebreaking vessels was […]