IMO signs three agreements with Saudi Arabia to reduce ship-based emissions

The partnership will see funding of $509,000 allocated to three environmental initiatives.

Höegh Autoliners enters LoI with CMHI for Aurora class vessels

The first two multi-fuel and ammonia ready vessels will be delivered in the second half of 2024.

MSC Cruises top cruise liner among influencer conversations during Q2 2021, finds GlobalData

MSC Cruises emerged as the top firm among the influencer conversations on Twitter on Cruise Influencer Platform.

Vow secures retrofit contract from Carnival Cruise Line

Through its subsidiary Scanship, Vow has secured a retrofit contract with Carnival Cruise Line to provide its advanced wastewater…

Belgium tanker firm Euronav awards contracts for two VLCC newbuilds

Belgium-based tanker company Euronav has awarded contracts to Hyundai Samho yard in South Korea for the construction of two…

No bids received for development of Portugal port container terminal

The deadline for an international tender for a new container terminal at the Port of Sines in Portugal, named…

Wartsila receives five-year extension for OMA with Golar Management

Wartsila has secured a five-year extension for its optimised maintenance agreement (OMA) with Golar Management Norway.

Tongli Shipping awards bulk carrier contract to Chengxi Shipyard

Tongli Shipping has awarded a newbuilding contract to Chengxi Shipyard for two firm and one optional 82,000 dwt bulk…

Stena Line moves ferry terminal to new Stockholm Norvik Port

Ferry firm Stena Line has moved its Nynäshamn ferry terminal to the newly constructed Stockholm Norvik Port.

Norway’s New Havyard Ship Technology to restructure operations

New Havyard Ship Technology has announced its plan to reorganise its operations into a repair and service yard and…

Austal delivers high-speed catamaran to Trinidad and Tobago’s NIDCO

Austal’s Vietnam unit has delivered APT James, the 94m all-aluminium, high-speed catamaran, to the National Infrastructure Development Company (NIDCO)…

BW Gemini with Wartsila’s LPG Fuel Supply System completes sea trials

BW Gemini, a very large gas carrier (VLGC) owned and operated by BW LPG and featuring Wartsila’s liquefied petroleum…

Damen Shipyards launches third Island Class vessel for BC Ferries

Damen Shipyards Galati has launched the third Island Class, hybrid-electric vessel for BC Ferries.

APSEZ front-runner to develop Sri Lanka’s Colombo port terminal

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), the flagship of India-based Adani Group, is in the lead to develop…

Damen Shipyards secures order to deliver vessels for Aqualiner-Swets

Damen Shipyards has secured a contract from Dutch ferry joint venture Aqualiner-Swets for the delivery of nine passenger vessels.

Seaspan receives delivery of two 12,000 TEU containerships

Atlas Corporation subsidiary Seaspan has received the delivery of two 12,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containerships constructed in 2018.

ABB secures over $300m contract for power and propulsion package

ABB has secured a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering worth over $300m to supply a complete power…

Core Power joins team to develop MSR technology to power ships

Core Power (UK) has joined an international team to develop Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) atomic technology that could provide…

MOL signs charter agreements for three ice-breaking carriers

Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed charter contracts for three ice-breaking liquefied natural gas…

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering wins LNG carrier contract

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has secured a $375m contract to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.

Greece receives nine bids for 67% stake in Igoumenitsa port

Greece has secured non-binding bids for its 67% interest in Igoumenitsa port as part of a strategy to raise…

Windward partners with shipping firms for digital transformation

Windward has partnered with several businesses in the maritime field, including four shipping companies, to drive digital transformation in…

HHH Marine to deploy Innovez’s digital technology for fleet operations

HHH Marine, a supply vessel operator, has signed an agreement to deploy Innovez One’s marineM digital technology and artificial…

Cargill and BAR Technologies to deliver wind propulsion technology

Cargill and BAR Technologies, along with naval architect Deltamarin, have undertaken a strategic project to bring advanced wind propulsion…

Cavotec launches next-generation automated vacuum mooring solution

Cavotec, a manufacturer of connection and electrification solutions for the maritime industry, has launched its next-generation automated vacuum mooring…

Rheinmetall Canada to add Sentinel IDS in command and control system

Rheinmetall Canada has included submarine defence technology expert Sonardyne’s Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) in its command and control…

Wartsila secures contract for VLEC from HHI

Wartsila has secured a new contract for very large ethane carriers (VLEC) from the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard…

Damen Shipyards completes rebuild of research vessel OceanXplorer

Damen Shipyards Group has completed the rebuild of research vessel OceanXplorer at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

EPS wins bid to operate VLECs for Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has secured a bid to acquire, build, and operate four 98,000m³ very large ethane carriers…

Stena Line to expand operations across Baltic Sea

Ferry company Stena Line has announced the expansion of its operations across the Baltic Sea region.  

Maritime innovation HySHIP project receives EU grant

HySHIP, a maritime innovation project, has received EU funding of €8m ($9.4m) as the Government of Norway focuses on…

P&O Ferries awards contract to Wartsila to power super ferries

British ferry operator P&O Ferries (P&OF) has awarded a contract to technology group Wartsila to power its new series…

Austal signs agreement to buy BSE Maritime Solutions

Austal has signed an agreement to buy Australia-based BSE Maritime Solutions Group for an enterprise value of A$27.5m ($19.5m).

Høglund Marine acquires two-thirds stake in Vindskip

Høglund Marine Solutions has acquired a two-thirds stake in Vindskip AS, a company engaged in the development of a…

Gulf Stream Marine buys Alabo Street Terminal operations at Port NOLA

Gulf Stream Marine (GSM) has acquired the Alabo Street Terminal operations in the eastern section of the Port of…

Swire Shipping’s upgraded NAX service to run fortnightly

Swire Shipping is offering a fixed-day fortnightly service, connecting North Asia with Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Australia.

Svitzer orders new tug from Med Marine

Turkish shipbuilding company Med Marine has secured an order to deliver a new 23m tug for Svitzer’s German fleet.

Global Ports upgrades handling equipment at two Finnish terminals

Terminal operator services provider Global Ports Investments has upgraded handling equipment at two of its terminals in Finland.

Countries preparing to evacuate citizens from Diamond Princess cruise ship

Countries such as the US, Hong Kong and India are preparing to evacuate their respective nationals from the quarantined…

CCS approves Wartsila’s Exhaust Gas Cleaning system

China Classification Society (CCS) has approved technology firm Wartsila’s Exhaust Gas Cleaning (EGC) system.

ClassNK amends rules and guidance for steel ship construction

Japanese classification society ClassNK has amended its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships.

Signal Maritime partners with Heidmar for joint tanker fleet

Greece-based commercial ship management company Signal Maritime Services has signed an agreement with Heidmar to manage a joint tanker…

Deals this week: Samsung Heavy Industries, Corvus Energy, Ecoslops

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received a KRW419bn ($375m) contract from Celsius Tankers for the construction of two liquefied…

Deals and M&As this week: S2 Global, China Navigation Company

S2 Global has received a contract to provide a complete turnkey screening solution for the Port of Santo Tomas…

Deals and M&As this week: Fincantieri, Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Group

Fincantieri has agreed to collaborate with Cassa depositi e prestiti (CDP) and Snam for developing port facilities in Italy.

EU, China and US need to support counter piracy in Gulf of Guinea

EU, China and the US need to support counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Guinea, says shipowners association BIMCO.

Deals and M&As this week: Kalmar, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH)

Kalmar and International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) have signed an agreement for the support and maintenance of the automated…

Deals this week: Kalmar, Government of South Korea, Optimarin

Kalmar has received a contract from Maher Terminals to supply 26 new straddle carriers.

Cosco Shipping Ports acquires stake in Beibu Gulf Port

Hong Kong-based ports operator Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP) has acquired a 4.34% stake in Beibu Gulf Port for around…

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Deals and M&As this week: Traxens, Shell Oman Marketing Company

Traxens and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company have collaborated for piloting the internet-of-things (IoT) network at the Port of Valencia…

Samskip secures supply chain against Brexit disruption

London-based container transportation company Samskip has revealed that it has secured its supply chain against Brexit disruption through two…

Kongsberg Maritime chooses Leclanche as battery partner

Kongsberg Maritime has chosen storage solution company Leclanche as its battery partner and supplier of customised marine energy storage…

US grants waiver to India over Chabahar Port in Iran

The US has granted an exemption from certain sanctions to India for the development of the Chabahar Port in Iran,…

Saudi firm Bahri plans acquisitions in Asia and the Middle East

Saudi Arabia-based shipping and logistics company Bahri is planning acquisitions in Asia and the Middle East to widen its…

Florida International Terminal opens containerised cargo terminal at Port Everglades

Florida International Terminal (FIT) has opened a 32-acre containerised cargo terminal at Port Everglades in Broward County, Florida, US.

Leica Geosystems boosts efficiency of hydrographic survey systems with upgrades

Hexagon unit Leica Geosystems has boosted the efficiency of hydrographic survey systems with upgrades of Leica Chiroptera 4X and…

Epic Alabama Shipyard acquires BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama

Epic Alabama Shipyard has acquired BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama and all of its associated shipyard facilities in Mobile,…

MSC Cruises signs MOA with Fincantieri for four luxury cruise ships

MSC Cruises has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with shipbuilder Fincantieri for developing four ultra-luxury cruise ships for…

Airbus places firm order with Airseas for SeaWing technology

Airbus has placed a firm order with Airseas for the purchase of SeaWing, which is an automated kite based…

Liberian Registry introduces QR codes to boost e-certificate security

Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) has introduced a QR Code symbol for electronic certificates and streamlining the…

Damen completes maintenance work on Fugro survey vessel

Damen Shiprepair Harlingen (DSHL) has completed maintenance and repair work on Fugro Mercator, a twin-hulled survey vessel.

MAN Energy sets up service centre in China

Germany-based MAN Energy Solutions has opened a shipyard service station on Liuheng Island, Zhoushan, China.

Keppel Shipyard set to deliver FPSO La Noumbi to Perenco on time

Singapore-based Keppel Shipyard, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, is on track for on-time delivery of a floating production…

SLPA, China and India to invest $700m to develop Sri Lankan ports

Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), China and India are investing over $700m for the development of three key ports…

ABP South Wales to invest £4m in Cardiff port

ABP South Wales has plans to invest more than £4m on warehouse improvements and handling equipment at the Port…

SEALNG coalition adds Mitusi, Novatek and Sumitomo as members

Mitsui & Co, Novatek Gas & Power and Sumitomo have become the latest members of SEALNG, a not-for-profit multi-sector…

BW LPG and Global United Shipping to form JV in India

BW LPG and Global United Shipping India have agreed to set up a 50/50 joint venture (JV) in India.

Konecranes secures order for 9 RTGs from Port Houston, Texas, US

Konecranes has secured an order for 9 RTGs from Port Houston, Texas, US, during the second quarter of fiscal…

Survitec completes merger with Wilhelmsen’s marine safety business

Survitec Group, a provider of critical safety and survival technology to the marine and defence markets, has completed its…

Kalmar secures order from Port of Vienna’s WienCont Container Terminal

Kalmar, a part of Cargotec, has secured an order from the Port of Vienna's WienCont Container Terminal for three…

September’s top stories: Wärtsilä Nacos Platinum systems, Blue Water Shipping MCV contract

Wärtsilä has won a deal from Meyer Werft to provide its Nacos Platinum series of navigation, automation and control…

Japanese whale ‘killing’ fleet leaves for Antarctic

Japan's three whaling ships left the port of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Saturday, to join the mother vessel…