Bernhard Schulte Offshore announces the delivery of its latest Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) from Ulstein Verft in Norway. The newbuilding, which was christened ‘Windea Curie’ on 26 June, is now being deployed for the charterer TenneT, a leading offshore transmission system operator in the European Union, to support its offshore grid connection facilities in the North Sea. “Our… Read More
The Ontario government announced $215 million to boost the province’s shipbuilding and marine industries on June 25, 2025. This includes launching the $15 million Ontario Shipbuilding Grant Program (OSGP) to help provincial shipbuilders meet Canada’s defence needs. Through the OSGP, the province aims to align with Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy while helping Ontario’s manufacturing businesses… Read More
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply the cargo handling and fuel supply systems for four new Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) being built in COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore for their owner group. Wärtsilä Gas Solutions’ position as a leading designer and supplier of such systems was cited as a key factor in the… Read More
Two new ship-to-shore container cranes have arrived at Jaxport’s Blount Island Marine Terminal, expanding the port’s capacity to handle larger vessels as part of a state-backed modernization push. The cranes, built by Germany-based Liebherr, were delivered in multiple large components and are being assembled on-site. Once operational by the end of 2025, the 50-gauge cranes will… Read More
COSCO Shipping has taken delivery of the 16,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) COSCO Shipping Yangpu, the company’s first containership capable of using methanol as fuel. The vessel is the first in a series of methanol dual-fuel containerships built for COSCO Shipping by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Yangzhou. The 366-metre-long ship is equipped with a 11,000 cubic metre (cbm)… Read More
