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NAV Engineering launches CTV design

UK-based NAV Engineering has unveiled its latest crew transfer vessel (CTV) design, targeting offshore wind projects further from shore. The 35.4m-long HybriNav35 catamaran shares some features with the earlier 26m-long HybriNav 26 version and both…

Qatar Shipyard continues as a world leader in the repair and maintenance of LNG carriers

There are only a handful of ship repairers around the world that have the skills and facilities to successfully undertake the drydocking and repair and maintenance of technically advanced LNG carriers. One of these yards is Qatar Shipyard, based in…

Ship Operation

Deal signed for self-driving ferries in Norway

Norwegian ferry operator, Torghatten, and technology firm, Kongsberg Maritime, have signed a contract to develop self-driving ferries between Trondheim and locations on the Fosen peninsular.

A range of Kongsberg technologies will be installed on the…

17.05.2024

Shipbuilding

Deltamarin and Ecolog unveil new LCO2 design

China Merchants Group subsidiary, Deltamarin, and Dubai-based Ecolog, a supply chain specialist, have launched a liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) tanker design, targeting a new gas trade that is expected to underpin elements of the energy transition.

Wi…

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Inmarsat launches all-in-one comms package

Inmarsat Maritime has unveiled a new multi-dimensional maritime communications setup, NexusWave, that combines the company’s existing technologies and paves the way for the integration of ultra-high capacity high-speed ViaSat-3 Ka-band services when…

20.05.2024

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Editorial of Ship&Offshore 6/2024: Most wanted

The shortage of skilled labour continues to affect many business sectors, but it is particularly dramatic in the maritime industry, specifically at sea. Germany’s Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) recently stated that in the coming years, the…

17.05.2024

Shipbuilding

MoU to advance medium-voltage power systems on ships

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co Ltd (HD KSOE), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HHI), and ABS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assess the technical feasibility of developing medium-voltage direct current (MVDC)…

13.05.2024

Ship Operation

NAPA launches ferry stability system

Helsinki-based NAPA has launched a cloud-based digital tool, NAPA Stability for Ferries, to support safe loading operations and cargo changes aboard ferries on tight schedules and turnround times. The first installations have been confirmed on seven…

Turkish yard STM, Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Tic is in…

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri said on it has bought the underwater…

Ship Repair

DDW-Dubai upgrades its propeller repair facilities

Leading Arabian Gulf ship repair and conversion specialist Drydock World Dubai (DDW-Dubai) has upgraded its propeller repair services. The yard’s in-situ and in-workshop offerings have been expanded with enhanced fabrication, laser pitch checking and…

Unfinished Hornbeck MPSV newbuilding arrives at Florida shipyard for completion

The first of two 6,363dwt unfinished ultra-high-spec offshore multi-purpose support vessels (MPSV), built for Louisiana-based Hornbeck Offshore Services, has arrived at US Gulf shipyard Eastern Group Shipbuilding Group’s Port St. Joe shipyard in…

USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) to undergo USD 87 million yearlong refit at BAE Systems Norfolk Shipyard

US commercial and naval ship repairer BAE Systems Norfolk Shiprepair Yard, located in Virginia, has secured a contract valued in excess of USD 87 million for the year-long drydocking and repair of the US Navy’s Landing Ship Dock (LSD) USS Carter Hall…