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VIKING's new 15m Munin 1500 reveals a different approach to performance, prioritising flexibility, seakeeping and efficiency over outright speed.
The new ferry design is optimised for more moderate speeds, enabling a significant improvement in fuel efficiency and overall operating economics (image: Foreship).
A new ferry concept, developed by Foreship, tailored specifically to the operational and economic requirements of the Greek domestic ferry market stands out for its focus on efficiency, simplicity and cost control.
Artemis Technologies’ 12m EF-12 Pilot aims to overcome the hydrodynamic challenges limiting battery-electric pilot boats.
HMS Agamemnon sails from Barrow for sea trials (image: Andrew Linnett; UK MOD - Crown copyright 2026).
HMS Agamemnon enters sea trials, marking a key milestone for the Astute programme as construction of the final boat, Achilles, progresses at Barrow.
Leonardo DRS and Doosan Enerbility at the contract signing for the KDDX electric propulsion system (image: Leonardo DRS)
Leonardo DRS secures a propulsion role on South Korea's KDDX programme, the navy's first destroyer class to feature full-electric drive.
HII’s Odyssey autonomy system has completed US Navy evaluation at sea, including a 420nm, 28-hour mission, leading to an order for 10 ROMULUS uncrewed surface vessels.
Experience is crucial to the retrofitting of dual fuel engines, but a vessel’s readiness for that transition can simplify the project substantially. Since 2025 Seaspan and its partners in Everllence and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, have honed their skills.
Meeting early net zero targets can be achieved successfully without breaking the bank. Odfjell shows how it cut the cost of cutting emissions.
Revised guidelines seek to minimise hazards facing crew working in confined spaces (image: Shutterstock).
Safety is critical in shipyards, but repairs still carry an element of risk. Renewed guidelines are there to help mitigate those risks.
Carbon capture and storage is expected to play a major role in the decarbonisation of shipping and other industries. Whether that captured carbon is sent for permanent storage or is purified for further industrial use, specialist vessels will need to be built to ship the gas.
Converting LNG gas tankers to floating LNG storage units is a complex business. It requires merging ship design with LNG industry processing equipment arrangements, with stability and weight key issues.
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