ABP welcomes first of nine new pilot launches
Earlier this month, Associated British Ports (ABP) received the first of its nine new Orc pilot launch vessels from...
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World’s first hybrid daughter craft for offshore wind to be built in UK
The world’s first hybrid daughter craft vessels designed to support the offshore wind market are to be built in...
Damen to deliver dredger to landlocked Paraguay
The Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C), a civil contractor...
Bangkok expands electric passenger ferry fleet
The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) has officially commissioned twelve new zero-emission, all-electric commuter ferries as part of a citywide...
AEUK awards contract to Diverse Marine
Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) has awarded a contract to Cowes-based shipyard, Diverse Marine, to produce three SEA class Passenger...
IOW ferry cancellations due to covid staff shortages
Passengers are facing disruption due to staff shortages on one of the Isle of Wight ferries. Red Funnel said...
Southampton’s new cruise terminal receives first vessel
The Port of Southampton’s £55m cruise terminal has welcomed its first vessel. Passengers from MSC Cruises’ MSC Virtuosa were...
Italy bans large cruise ships from Venice
Italy’s cabinet has declared Venice a national monument and will stop vessels weighing more than 25,000 tonnes from entering...
ZeroNorth acquires Propulsion Dynamics in next step for shipping optimisation
Maritime technology company ZeroNorth announced yesterday that it has acquired the Copenhagen-based digital vessel performance company Propulsion Dynamics Inc....
Watch: Supply vessel to use Vard Electro’s hybrid battery technology
Atlantic Towing has announced it is integrating Vard Electro’s hybrid battery technology on its platform supply vessel, Atlantic Shrike....
Underwater robot is a game changer for reservoir maintenance
A new underwater robot, trialled by the Canal & River Trust on Carr Mill Reservoir near St Helens, Merseyside,...
