Vessels & Shipyards

Ireland’s leading light in short-sea bulk cargo transportation, Arklow Shipping, has contracted a further series of newbuilds in the Netherlands, writes David Tinsley.

A new era in global shipbuilding is unfolding as forces unite within each of the three main shipbuilding nations, writes David Tinsley.

Custom-designed to bring new scale and efficiency to the arduous work of transporting and installing the heaviest offshore wind turbine foundations, the 51,000dwt Alfa Lift has been floated out of her Chinese…

Dutch shipbuilding has reinforced its leading European position in short-sea vessel design and construction by way of a EUR 21 million (US$25m) contract for two 6,080dwt multi-purpose cargo vessels, writes David Tinsley.

Shell has signed long-term charter agreements for ten newbuild LNG-fuelled very large crude carriers (VLCC). The ten vessels will be built at DSME in South Korea, with the first vessel scheduled to…

A research project aimed at raising the competitiveness of Europe’s small and medium-sized (SME) shipyards has been launched with EU funding, writes David Tinsley.

Germany’s MV Werften (MVW) has completed sea trials on the first of an originally planned trio of unique Polar expedition cruise ships as Covid threatens the future of the shipbuilding group, writes…

Stena Bulk has unveiled its InfinityMAX concept design for a fuel cell hybrid ship with detachable modules that the company says represents a paradigm shift in bulk cargo transportation.

Dutch design and German production are combined in a new project for geared, multi-purpose cargo vessel tonnage, writes David Tinsley.

With builders starved of merchant vessel orders, the industry in the USA is addressing new areas of opportunity while sustaining US Navy programmes, writes David Tinsley.