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Russia is looking for work force elsewhere, including Bangladesh. Some 100 shipbuilding workers will probably, soon go to Russia, to work at Russian shipyards. Russia is looking for skilled workers, such as scaffolding builders, hull fitters, mechanisms fitters, pipe fitters, ...

The fishing vessel, “Arctic Pearl” has been fitted with technology for a novel way of bottom fishing. With the help of technology designed by Ava Ocean and SINTEF, the ship gently vacuums up marine fauna from the seabed. The ship ...

A new vessel named the “Auto Achieve” has been introduced at Gothenburg by UECC, offering short sea shipping services. The ship was christened on 16th November at the port of Gothenburg. The vessel will call on the port of Gothenburg ...

Stena Oil, Stena Tejnik and OljOla Shipping are collaborating to construct a 2000 dwt chemical tanker in Turkey. It is designed to be one of the first vessels dedicated to methanol bunkering and is targeted to meet demands in the ...

Sunstone ships, a subsidiary of the US-based SunStone Maritime Group took delivery of two "infinity class" expedition cruise vessels in October 2022. The vessels named the Sylvia Earle and the Ocean Odyssey were built and delivered by the Chinese shipbuilder, ...

As the liquidation of Genting Hong Kong continues, the media giant Disney has set its sights on one of Genting's incomplete vessels, the Global Dream. The vessel was being built at the MV Werften shipyard, one of Genting's subsidiaries before ...

Mitsui OSK Line’s (MOL) bulk carrier equipped with a hard-sail-based wind propulsion system entered service on October 7th. After the completion of the vessel, it was named “Shofu Maru'' in a ceremony held at Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The 98,700 ...

Turkey-based RMK Marine has launched the first Ada-class corvette for Ukraine. The vessel, named Hetman Ivan Mezpa was launched at a shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul on 2nd October. This marked a major milestone in Ukrainian defense development in the Black ...

Maritime architecture firm Glosten, working with ABB has designed a hybrid drive, ship assist tug that can run on methanol. The idea behind the design is to provide operators with a tugboat that not only provides a viable path to ...

ASKO Maritime named two fully autonomous electric vessels in a christening ceremony on September 15th. The ceremony was held at the Harbor in Moss, Norway. The vessels are intended to haul groceries for NorgesGruppen, the largest grocery chain in Norway, ...

Finland-based cruise company Viking Line has stated that they have managed to cut CO2 emissions by 30% per nautical mile since 2008. The company ascribes this to relentless innovation and investment in making its operations environment-friendly. The most significant impact, ...

Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), the largest terminal facility in Saudi Arabia, has been selected by the Ministry of Transport, Bangladesh, to operate the new terminal, the Patenga Container Terminal at the Chittagong Port. The port of Chittagong, which was ...

GEORGE III, belonging to the shipping company Pasha Hawaii was welcomed at the port of Long Beach on 17th August as the first LNG-powered container vessel to refuel on the US West Coast. Following the refueling, the ship will begin ...

In a move to secure enough methanol to transition to net zero by 2040, Maersk has entered into yet another methanol partnership, this time with Debo of China. The letter of intent states that Debo would provide 200,000 tonnes of ...

Windcat Workboats, a part of the Compagnie Maritime Belge, has obtained the first permit in the Netherlands to bunker hydrogen. The license has been granted in the port of IJmuiden and the first vessel to be bunkered was one of ...

The cruise vessel, NORWEGIAN PRIMA, was delivered by the Italian Shipyard Fincantieri to the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) at Marghera, Venice. This 143,500 gross-ton cruise ship is the first of the six new ships in NCL’s Prima class delivered through ...

The UK-based maritime technology company; Smart Green Shipping (SGS) has received £5 mn in combined funding from government and private investors. The funding is for the testing of fully automated wing sail technology that can be retrofitted onto vessels for ...

Navios Maritime Partners L.P, a Greece-based owner and operator of dry cargo and tanker vessels, has announced that it will acquire a bulk fleet of 36 ships from its parent company Navios Maritime Holdings, for $835 mn. This acquisition also ...

Thai Ministry of Labor reached an agreement with Korean Shipbuilding Association including Hyundai, to open a window for Thai skilled workers willing to go to Korea. Korean shipbuilding industry is experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, such as welders (some ...

Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has filed a protest over the US Coast Guard's decision to award a $3 billion contract to an Australian shipbuilding company's branch in the US, Austal USA. ESG has cried foul on grounds such as ...