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 […]
It’s possible to cut the kilos through carbon-fibre construction, according to Karl Wagner, SAY Carbon Yachts CTO. However, this process demands rigour – and you can’t make assumptions based on other composite builds. After a fairly difficult 2024, SAY has returned to the table with new designs. But the company and Wagner himself are both […]
Tanker shipping company Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has extended its adoption of GIT Coatings’ graphene-based propeller coating, XGIT-PROP, across seven additional crude oil tankers. OSG had applied the coating to one of its crude oil tanker vessels in October 2023, and this initial application reportedly generated performance gains and fuel savings, which were further validated by […]
A collaboration between Spanish engineering start-up V2 Group and Italy-headquartered 3D-printing specialist Caracol Additive Manufacturing (AM) has resulted in the production of a part-functional, 6m-long monolithic catamaran for open waters, produced entirely via robotic 3D-printing technology. While whole 3D-printed boats are not entirely new, the models produced to date – including a 9m ferry unit […]
Damen Naval has handed over the combat support ship (CSS) it is building for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The CSS, to be named Den Helder when commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy, was handed over to the Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) organisation in a ceremony in Den Helder, the home port for the vessel. […]
Uncrewed surface vessel (USV) developer Exail reports that it has sold its first DriX O-16 transoceanic USV to an unspecified commercial customer in the Indo-Pacific region. The sale was agreed shortly after the launch of the monohull unit, which has been designed for the collection of hydrographic, geophysical and environmental data. Fashioned from infusion […]
The IMO Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) gives ship operators wide freedoms on how to reduce their vessel and fleet carbon intensity. However, according to recent analysis carried out by Wärtsilä Marine, 47% of the global merchant fleet will need to upgrade its emissions performance to avoid slipping into the C to E CII bands across […]
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published a new recommendation, Rec. 186, which has been developed to help determine a standardised approach to integrating additive manufacturing (AM), AKA 3D printing, into marine and offshore applications. IACS comments: “AM has emerged as an alternative to traditional manufacturing processes by fusing materials to produce objects […]
EGCS retrofit combines carbon capture technology Value Maritime (VM) has installed its combined exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) and carbon capture unit aboard the 75,000dwt Nexus Victoria, an LR1-type product tanker owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). VM’s 15MW next-generation EGCS Filtree system can filter sulphur and ultra-fine particulate matter, and can capture 10% of […]
Demand for dependable research, survey and intervention vessels is booming, positioning this sector as one of the fastest-growing in the maritime industry. This demand is being driven by numerous factors, including: a surge in offshore wind farm projects, necessitating detailed seabed mapping and environmental impact assessments prior to turbine installations; ongoing exploration needs within the […]
One of the most significant shifts in the maritime sector has been the consideration of nuclear energy as a potential fuel for commercial vessels. In just six to seven years, this idea has transformed from an unlikely prospect to one gaining considerable support in various circles. A fuel energy comparison produced by class society Lloyd’s […]
With more than 1,000 newbuilds and decades of high-speed action under its belt, sports boat brand Performance Marine is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with the launch of the Performance 90X: a design intended to comprise a “perfect fusion of brute force and absolute control”, the company says. Getting to this stage has been […]