General News

The two ro-pax newbuildings cancelled when Germany’s Volkswerft went bankrupt in 2012 have finally been sold - to the company that first ordered them and at just a fraction of their original…

Spanish shipbuilder Astillero Barreras has begun work on a flotel for Mexican oil company, Pemex, marked by a steel sheet cutting ceremony.

Imtech Marine USA is to refit the bridges of three Holland America Line cruise ships, ‘MS Westerdam’, ‘MS Noordam’ and ‘MS Oosterdam’.

After a two-year period, German insolvency administrator Berthold Brinkmann has announced a deal to sell the JJ Sietas shipyard in Hamburg to Pella of St Petersburg.

Enercon’s novel rotor-driven E-Ship 1 is back in service after being laid up for a year for conversion including the replacement of her seven Mitsubishi Diesel generators, reportedly with Caterpillar units, writes…

Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) successfully launched its new Trillium class bulk carriers at Yangfan Shipyard in Zhoushan, China.

Tianjin Xingang Shipyard in China is to build two Post-Panamax vessels for Wallenius Lines, adding to the previous two vessels contracted in June 2013.

German owners have ordered a new diesel-electric ferry with emissions reduction technology which they say will be almost as environmentally efficient as LNG drive, reports Tom Todd.