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One of Germany’s most successful shipyard groups – P&S Werften – is threatened by cash-flow problems and reportedly needs more than €200 million to carry on, some of it immediately to pay…

Wärtsilä says that it now has its dual-fuel engines in 100 LNG carrier vessels, following delivery of one such ship from a South Korean shipyard. These 100 LNG Carriers represent about 25%…

Ulstein of Norway has signed a contract with GC Rieber Shipping, worth about NOK800 million, for the delivery of an SX121 high capacity subsea construction vessel, scheduled for delivery in the first…

Wilhelmsen Ships Service is launching a new service, which it calls the Active Solutions portal. This is a new electronic service for its marine chemicals customers, replacing paper product data sheets and…

The new flagship for Carnival Cruise Lines, ‘Carnival Breeze’ was delivered at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard this week.

It’s not always the case that getting transport off the roads and onto the sea reduces carbon emissions, says Professor Alf Baird of the Transport Research Institute (TRI), Edinburgh Napier University.

The Havyard Group is doing good business in India – it has just signed a contract for a PSV vessel with Indian shipping company Global Offshore with an option for a further…

Despite its concentration on specialised vessels, German shipbuilding is still in crisis and struggling against widening Asian competition, lack of finance and low newbuilding prices.