A consortium consisting of ten Japanese shipbuilders, research institutes and academic institutions has unpacked a five-year initiative to ‘boost’ the competitiveness and digital transformation of the maritime industry and support the development of next-generation, high-performance vessels. The pro
German clean power solutions provider eCap Marine has secured two contracts to supply hydrogen-based propulsion systems for zero-emission vessels.
EDGE Navigation and DNV have signed an agreement to jointly develop a classification framework for a 20,000 cbm ocean-going liquid hydrogen (LH2) carrier.
Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), has launched Singapore’s first fully electric tug as the next step in the adoption of electric vessels.
COSCO SHIPPING YANGPU, China’s first domestically build methanol dual-fuel containership, completed its maiden voyage to the Port of Yangpu in Hainan Province on July 2, 2025.
The United States government has unveiled sweeping investment packages as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) aimed at modernizing its shipbuilding industrial base, reducing reliance on foreign-flagged vessels and revitalizing US manufacturing. Among the provisions that President Donald T
The hull of Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway, marking the start of its outfitting and completion phase. Based on an ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at Norway’s Ulstein Verft, is an updated version o
Inland waterway shipping company HGK Shipping has joined forces with the Dutch maritime solar specialist Wattlab for what is claimed to be the world’s first hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel.
South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), an arm of HD Hyundai, has joined forces with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the largest state-owned shipbuilder in India, to set up long-term cooperation in the vessel construction sector. As disclosed, the deal marks a ‘full-scal
In today’s world and maritime industry, port-side residents, port workers, seafarers, passengers, and regulators alike are justified in asking why ships are still billowing black smoke in ports and what the viable solutions are, says Victor Åkerlund, Chief Analytics and Sustainability Officer at Pow
Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Valaris Limited has won a contract extension for one drillship and a new contract for another with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental, in the Gulf of America.
Swedish supplier of roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels and services, Stena RoRo, has completed the reconstruction of Stena Line’s 2002-built vessel to increase its capacity and enhance efficiency for reduced CO2 emissions.
Swedish-Swiss technology company ABB has inked a fifteen-year service agreement with the Florida-headquartered cruise holding company Royal Caribbean Group to improve vessel efficiency and tighten collaboration on maritime decarbonization. As informed, the deal encompasses 33 existing ships. The agr
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has launched the hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel it is building for the Japanese company Toyo Construction at its shipyard in Romania. VARD held the keel laying ceremony in September 2024 for the vessel, while this March the aft part of NB
