Svitzer Brazil takes delivery of the first of six ASD tugs

Brazil’s Estaleiro Rio Maguari (ERM) shipyard has delivered its first ASD (azimuthing stern drive) tug, the Svitzer Arthur. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., it is the first of a series of six

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Havfram Wind’s giant jack-up WTIV will be used for Hornsea 3

Ørsted has selected Havfram Wind, a subsidiary of Oslo-headquartered Havfram, to install turbines at its Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm off the U.K., starting fall 2026. Havfram Wind will be utilizing one

Hull cleaning with hull cleaning robots

Armach Robotics launches new hull cleaning service

Plymouth, Mass., based robotic hull cleaning specialist Armach Robotics Inc.has launched a new biofouling control service. Following a successful period of demonstrating the effectiveness of its hull cleaning robots with commercial shipping

hydrogen fuel cell powered Samskip containership

Samskip orders two hydrogen fuel cell powered containerships

Rotterdam-headquartered Samskip Group has placed an order at India’s Cochin Shipyard (CSL) for two hydrogen fuel cell powered short sea containerships for operation on west European routes. As we reported at the

Wärtsilä 31 diesel engine

Wärtsilä 31 engine gets a power boost

Wärtsilä’s highly efficient Wärtsilä 31 four-stroke diesel engine is being upgraded to deliver a higher power output within the same physical footprint. The upgrade will result in the current output range of

Oldendorff Carriers leaders

Twiss steps down as Oldendorff Carriers CEO

Effective today, Patrick Hutchins has succeeded Peter Twiss as president and CEO of leading dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers. The Lübeck, Germany, headquartered company says that Twiss has decided to step down

Viridis ammonia-fueled bulker

Viridis on track to place orders for first ammonia-fueled bulkers

Ammonia-fueled shipping startup Viridis Bulk Carriers AS — a joint venture between two Norwegian shipowners, Navigare Logistics and Mosvolds Rederi, and zero emission ship project specialists Amon Maritime — is a step

Mackinac Island ferry boat that will go all electric

1962-built Mackinac Island ferry will go electric

A $3.06 million award from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Fuel Transformation Program will support the first-ever conversion of a Mackinac Island passenger ferry to zero-emissions electric

Urban Sprinter double-ended ferry

BV to class double-ended ferry duo

Bureau Veritas is to class two 64.8 meter long, 1,000-passenger capacity, double-ended ferries ordered by Hong Kong’s Sun Ferries. Designed by Netherlands-based CoCo Yachts and built by YaGuang Technology Co. Ltd in

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Maersk Supply Service to get a new parent

In a “keep it in the family” deal, publicly-listed A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement that will see privately-held A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company of the A.P. Moller

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