New weekly RoRo link between Poland and Sweden
At the end of May, Lakeway Link will launch a new ro-ro service specialising in high and heavy cargo between Poland and Sweden. The...Berlin’s oldest passenger vessel enters a new green era
Torqeedo’s Customized Solutions team have converted the 138-year-old passenger vessel Kaiser Friedrich to electric power, saving over 150 litres of diesel per operating hour. The...Isles of Scilly welcome first cruise call of 2024
The Isles of Scilly welcomed their first cruise call of 2024 this week on 24 April, marking the start of a busy season ahead. Maud,...Stena Line reinforces its Irish Sea management to drive growth in the region
Swedish ferry operator Stena Line has announced strategic changes to its management team aimed at further enhancing its position as a market leader and...Erna Solberg named Havila Pollux in Bergen
On 13 May 2024 the coastal cruise ship Havila Pollux was named at Bryggen in Bergen by godmother Erna Solberg, former Prime Minister of...World’s most environmentally friendly tug fleet delivered to Haisea Marine
With the recent arrival in British Columbia of Haisea Warrior , the full fleet of LNG powered escort tugs and battery electric harbour tugs...Fuels of the future
Damen’s Director Products Workboats Joost Mathôt takes a look at the multiple options fuelling the debate All around the world, new regulations are coming into...WinGD expands with AET’s first ammonia aframax order
Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured another order for its X‑DF‑A ammonia-fuelled engines in what will be the world’s first ammonia dual-fuel Aframax...New tugs Sonalika and Sarovar launched in Kakinada
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), a leading classification society, announced the successful launch of two sister vessels, Sonalika and Sarovar, at the San Marine...Tanker Orders Increase 32% Year-on-Year
Tanker ordering levels have increased during the first few months of 2024. So far this year, 104 Tankers have been added to the global...Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan to retrofit five vessels to methanol propulsion
Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation enter into a partnership agreement to retrofit and convert five 10,100TEU container ships powered by conventional MAN S90 engines to...Damen Financial Services and Siemens Financial Services announce vessel financing
In a landmark partnership, Damen Financial Services (DFS) and Siemens Financial Services (SFS) have joined forces to establish a new facility for vessel financing...Stena Line to increase cargo capacity on Stena Forerunner and Stena Foreteller
On behalf of Stena Line, Stena RoRo has signed a conversion contract with China Merchants Jinling (Weihai) Shipyard for the installation of an additional...Medway Queen Centenary celebrations 2024
The Medway Queen Centenary events kicked off on Sunday 21 April 2024 with a memorial service in Rochester Cathedral, for people with family connections...Wärtsilä secures China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd and seven new container...US Navy lays keel for first Constellation class frigate
The US Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony for the first Constellation-class frigate, USS Constellation (FFG 62) in Wisconsin. Constellation is the first ship of...