Visitors to Amsterdam will now be able to enjoy fine dining on the water free of smoke and noise, as the relaunched floating restaurant Henry Schmitz resumes operations, following an internal overhaul and conversion to electric power. The 16.7m x 3.7m saloon boat, originally built in the early 1900s and now operated by Amsterdam Jewel […]
Fjord Line to convert LNG-powered ships to dual fuel The Norwegian ferry operator Fjord Line has decided to turn two of its vessels back from single fuel LNG to dual fuel as a result of unsustainable cost pressures For many years LNG has been seen has one of the primary answers to the need to […]
Fort Lauderdale-headquartered MSHS (formerly Motor Services Hugo Stamp) has built up an extensive business overhauling marine turbochargers, including leading brands such as KBB, Mitsubishi, Napier and MAN. MSHS have a global outreach carrying out work in many locations worldwide, deploying teams based at workshops in Seattle and New Orleans as well as its primary base […]
May sees maritime charity GBA Ships launch its latest “floating book fair”, Doulos Hope. The vessel was originally built by the now defunct Flender Werft yard in Germany in 1991, and acquired by GBA Ships in May 2022 and refitted to meet the charity’s requirements. Since the launch of its first repurposed vessel, Logos, in […]