
Spain’s GONDAN Shipbuilders has placed an order with Finnish company Steerprop to deliver propulsion for a new hybrid tugboat, the first tug design from naval architect Skipsteknisk, destined for Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi. Steerprop will supply dual-end versions of its SP 50 W D propulsors

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has awarded approval in principle (AIP) certificates for five vessel projects developed by Chinese Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group), spanning LNG and ethane carriers, a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), onboard carbon capture (OCC)-ready design an