Vessels & Shipyards

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A joint development project will evaluate wind propulsion for a 50,000 dwt MR tanker, aiming to advance commercially viable tanker design for mainstream shipping.

Importer · 21st July 2026

Wind power meets tanker design

Importer · 21st July 2026

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Lifecycle Agreement with Ireland-based Pardus Energy to support the long-term operation and maintenance of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) TURQUOISE P, helping improve reliability and reduce operational risk at one of Turkey’s key…

Importer · 15th July 2026

Wärtsilä inks FSRU service agreement

Importer · 15th July 2026

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

LH2 Shipping has secured NOK 344.3 million in Enova funding to develop two additional liquid hydrogen-powered bulk carriers for commercial shortsea shipping operations.

30th June 2026

Norway supports hydrogen shipping growth

30th June 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

HD Hyundai has selected Siemens Xcelerator to deliver an integrated digital shipbuilding platform underpinning its Future of Shipyard project through 2030.

17th February 2026

Digital twin technology drives shipyards forward

17th February 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

As the first vessel constructed and engineered in Europe to meet the unique challenges of transporting liquefied CO2, the 150-metre Carbon Destroyer 1 is approaching completion in the north Netherlands.

29th January 2026

CO2 carrier central to North Sea scheme

29th January 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Finland-listed Wärtsilä will supply the engines for a new purpose-built semi-submersible Heavy Transport Vessel (HTV) which is designed to minimise exhaust emissions and maximise fuel efficiency.

22nd January 2026

Wärtsilä wins Allseas contract for HTV engines

22nd January 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Indian shipbuilding’s competitiveness on the global market for smaller but more sophisticated types of cargo vessel is expressed in an emergent flotilla of diesel-electric coasters for Norwegian owners.

22nd January 2026

Nordic Eco Class from ascendant Indian yard

22nd January 2026

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

Last year I wrote piece on the true cost of the Trump trade where I pointed to US maritime policies having an impact on shipping companies across the board.

12th January 2026

Shipowners suffer while OEMs thrive, why?

12th January 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Finnish propulsion system provider Steerprop has secured an additional thruster order from shipbuilder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for Germany’s new research icebreaker Polarstern.

8th January 2026

Steerprop breaks the ice with its TKMS contract

8th January 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Will the next decade be a golden age for American shipyards asks Darren Guillory (pictured), technical solutions specialist, SSI? From the clouded perspective of 2025 it is hard to discern whether plans for…

19th December 2025

Change and opportunity in US shipbuilding’s new era

19th December 2025