Our Maritime Business Magazines

Nor-Shipping has announced that its 2023 show, taking place in Oslo and Lillestrøm, June 6-9, will support two charity partners for the first time ever. Captains Without Borders, which helps disadvantaged marine cadets from diverse backgrounds, will now join campaigning medical charity Mercy Ships in receiving vital financial support and industry promotion throughout Nor-Shipping...

Major Argentinian contractor Merco Vial S.A. has ordered a Damen CSD650. This cutter suction dredger will expand their current fleet shortly. The delivery of the CSD650 includes the supply of a matching booster station, enhancing the flexibility of the set-up immensely. The cutter suction dredger CSD650 is a customised stock vessel, tailored to Merco...

During a festive ceremony at the Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd shipyard in Singapore, the delivery of brand new LNG trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia to Van Oord was celebrated on 13 December. After an intensive construction period, colleagues, partners and suppliers came together to celebrate this memorable moment. The state-of-the-art Vox Apolonia and...

Incat Crowther is proud to announce the handover of a new purpose-built catamaran CTV to Goldsea Marine & Offshore Engineering (Shanghai). The Incat Crowther 32, built by AFAI Southern Shipyard in Guangzhou, represents a step change for the Chinese offshore wind industry, offering enhanced capabilities including a large cargo zone and a maximum speed...

North Star has secured a USD170 million financing package to support the next phase of its ambitious offshore wind growth plan as it looks to broaden its position as the UK’s leading service operations vessel (SOV) operator and seize new opportunities in Europe. The investment includes a USD61 million commitment from the Scottish National Investment...

Windcat is pleased to announce an order for the construction of a series of hydrogen-powered Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs), with Damen Shipyards. The Elevation Series CSOVs have been designed by Damen Shipyards in cooperation with Windcat and CMB.TECH. The result is a revolutionary new design with increased capabilities and flexibility compared to existing...

On 28 November, Arnout Damen of Damen Shipyards, Derrick York of Caterpillar Inc and Kees-Jan Mes of Pon Power signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of a series of dual-fuel methanol / diesel powered tugs. Methanol has been selected as an environmentally friendly alternative to diesel because of its important...

EST-Floattech announces a new major order. The German office is increasingly establishing itself and recently signed a long-term framework contract with Rolls-Royce Power Systems for the ‘Green Orca 1050’ battery module on board of ten newbuild vessels. The first order of the new partnership is about 33 lithium polymer battery modules of the ‘Green...

Nor-Shipping has announced that its prestigious Next Generation Ship Award is now open for entries, with Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO, DNV confirmed as Award President. The initiative, which will celebrate its tenth year at Nor-Shipping 2023, has become an industry fixture, shining the light on a full spectrum of newbuilds, retrofits and...

MB92 La Ciotat, France’s leading superyacht refit shipyard, took part yesterday in the formal inauguration of the new 4,300t shiplift, involving 350 local institutions and many of those who worked on the project. The platform was officially christened by Martine Vassal, President of Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence and included representatives from all participating institutions: La Ciotat...

Last week, Disney announced the acquisition of a partially completed ship that will bring the magic of a Disney Cruise Line vacation to new global destinations. Disney will work with the esteemed Meyer Werft shipbuilding company to complete the cruise ship previously known as the Global Dream in Wismar, Germany. The ship will be...

The French company Marinelec Technologies, designer and manufacturer of alarm and monitoring equipment for ship safety, has fitted the Spacecat 36m. This is the first unit of a new motor yacht catamaran built in China by Silver Yachts. French Tech equipment for a luxury catamaran The Australian shipbuilder Silver Yachts has chosen to fully...

The steel cutting ceremony of Ulstein Verft’s yard number 318 was carried out today, 18 november, at the hull yard Crist. The vessel is the first of two CSOV newbuilds for the Norway-based shipowner Olympic, and both are planned for delivery in 2024. The steel cutting is the first milestone in a shipbuilding project...

During the Maritime Awards Gala in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Mr Kommer Damen was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was handed to him by chairman Bas Ort (NMT) on behalf of the joint Dutch maritime sector. Mr Damen received the award for his achievements, methods and contribution to the Dutch maritime industry....

As a result of the current surge in sustainability developments in the maritime sector, a major shift is taking place in winch technology. After having dominated the playing field for decades, hydraulic winches are losing ground to electric-powered systems.   Dromec, a Dutch company specializing in winch technology, realized the potential of electric-powered winches...

Van Oord and DEME have been awarded a contract from Allseas in support of the Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project, located offshore Northern Australia. The joint venture will be responsible for providing support for the shallow water pipeline installation scope in Northern Territory waters including trenching, pipe pull operations and rock placement works. Van Oord...

Liebherr Transform is the new upgrade, modification and overhaul service that has a tailor-made solution for customer needs. It is available for ship to shore container cranes, rubber tyre gantry cranes, rail mounted gantry cranes, mobile harbour cranes, offshore and ship cranes. The new Liebherr Transform provides tailored solutions that respond to the continuously...

Kongsberg Digital recently signed an agreement on the Vessel Insight infrastructure with Gaslog LNG, a leading global provider of LNG shipping services. This means the entire fleet, counting 35 vessels, will be digitized, resulting in better data collection and utilization for the company. “We are proud and pleased to be a part of and...

This week, SepSys proudly announced that they officialy opened shop in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Their renowned Marine air intake systems are now also available in the USA thanks to their partner Termodinamica USA. About SepSys SepSys is a Dutch company that provides turnkey HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) solutions. The company develops and...

On 10 October, more than 600 invited guests gathered at Limassol Marina, Cyprus, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM). Customers and partners, representatives from business and politics as well as employees, paid tribute to BSM as a first mover in third-party ship management. Fifty years ago, the foundation was laid...

Numarine celebrates its 20th anniversary year with a new model and its first ever with diesel-electric propulsion. The brand enjoys a sizeable slice of the market for high-quality explorers and the new addition to the fleet responds to the needs of its clients. With demand for the 26XP and 32XP high, the new 30XP...

Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce a contract award with Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding (RSB) to supply three shipsets of Kongsberg Hugin AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) systems and related HiPAP positioning and communication systems for three newbuild warships for the Polish Navy. The total contract value is in excess of EUR 10M, with the...

Being able to accurately and quickly identify any component or cable that needs replacing makes a huge difference in how fast capital marine assets can get back to sea. That includes adding markers on the new components to keep on-board safe and efficient. Their predefined inspection templates for identifiable components, and their ability to...

Subsea7 is pleased to announce that their heavy construction/flex-lay vessel Seven Arctic is to be equipped with a new energy-saving system. The new energy-saving and storage system will hybridise the vessel which currently has a total installed power of 27MW and DP3 classification and is suitable for worldwide operations in water depths up to...

On Tuesday 27September, COTECMAR and Damen signed a contract for the co-development of the Contractual Design for the next generation of frigates for the Colombian Navy. The signing ceremony took place on board of the ARC  Almirante Padilla in the Naval Base ARC Bolivar in Cartagena, Colombia. The design for the program Plataforma Estratégica...