A keel-laying ceremony for a Squadron 2020 multi-role corvette at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has marked the beginning of the build process of a series of four Pohjoanmaa-class vessels for the Finnish Navy.

The multi-role 117m-long corvettes…

Oslo-based YSA Design has disclosed details of a sail-powered catamaran cruise ship, codenamed Seabreeze and described as market ready, with four 50m-high foldable sails and a hybrid energy system.

The 104.5m-long cruise ship, with capacity for…

A methanol dual-fuel system, developed by Sasaki Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for a 9,000dwt general cargo ship, has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by Bureau Veritas. The classification society assessed the Sasaki system against its Rule Note, NR…

The first of two construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) for Norway’s Olympic has now been launched at its building yard, Ulstein Verft. The CSOV Olympic Boreas and its sister vessel will be assisting in offshore energy construction projects…

In a major move to significantly improve its shipbuilding and ship repair production capacity, China’s Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) shipyard has started the construction of a new 300,000dwt capacity drydock. The new graving dock will…

UK ship repairer A&P Group is to focus its operations on its Tyneside yard, at Hebburn, and in Falmouth, southwest UK, after taking the decision to close its Teesside yard in Middlesbrough, which it has operated for 20 years. The workforce at this…

Against a backdrop of deepening US-India defence relations, a third Indian shipyard has been approved for the repair and maintenance of US Navy (USN) vessels. On April 6th, state-owned Cochin Shipyard announced that it had signed a Master Shipyard…

US east coast shipbuilder and repairer Newport News Shipbuilding has successfully completed the drydocking portion of the four-year RCOH (Refuelling and Complex Overhaul) of the US Navy’s Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C.…