Vessels & Shipyards

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a NOK70m contract with Norwegian shipyard Myklebust Verft to design and equip a new Live Fish Carrier (LFC) for live fish transportation company Sølvtrans.

Putting trade in US imports of fresh fruit and other perishable produce from Latin America on a new economic and environmental footing, Dole Food Company has taken delivery of the first of…

Genting-owned Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) is to close at the end of the year and local German shipbuilding group Rönner is among those interested in buying it, writes Tom Todd.

Signalling yet another stage in the unerring renewal and development of the Grimaldi fleet, the Italian company has ordered six ro-ro multipurpose vessels for the West African trade in South Korea, writes…

France’s leading shipbuilder is preparing the next stage in the technical validation necessary for the commercialisation of its sail-assist technology for large vessels, writes David Tinsley.

Continuous development in offshore tanker technology finds new expression in the latest addition to the Norwegian merchant marine, the 103,500dwt Altera Wave, writes David Tinsley.

European ship operator United European Car Carriers (UECC) has successfully operated a pair of LNG-fuelled short-sea PCTCs since 2016. The company is now building a series of three further vessels that will…

A seminal event in the move towards the use of LNG fuel in the deep-sea bulk trade lanes is signalled by the handover of two Korean-owned and -built vessels, writes David Tinsley.

A unique design of diesel-electric inland tanker has been ordered to sustain a key industrial traffic on the Rhine, writes David Tinsley.