Burning Car Carrier Abandoned off Alaska

The crew of a ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a fire broke out onboard, its operator Zodiac Maritime said on

KR and Samsung Heavy Industries Join Forces to Develop 174K LNG Carrier

KR (Korean Register) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on June 4 at Nor-Shipping 2025 in Oslo to jointly develop a 174,000 m3 LNG carrier featuring

Fincantieri Cuts First Steel for Oceania Sonata Cruise Ship

Fincantieri has marked the start of construction of the Oceania Sonata, the new luxury cruise ship for Oceania Cruises, a brand of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.The new vessel will be the first

HD HHI Gets Approval for LCO2 Carrier with Three Cargo Holds

Classification society DNV awarded HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) an Approval in Principle (AiP) to for its newly developed 40,000 CBM liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier design featuring three cargo holds.The cargo handling

DNV to Classify COSCO-Built Methanol-Ethanol Ready KNOT Shuttle Tanker

Classification society DNV has signed a new contract with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Zhoushan Shipyard (COSCO) for the classification of a newly contracted methanol-ethanol ready Suezmax DP2 shuttle tanker ordered by Knutsen

Hanwha Ocean Teams Up with KR for New Ammonia-Fueled and LNG Carriers

KR (Korean Register) has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Hanwha Ocean which cover the joint development of a 150K ultra-large ammonia carrier and an LNG carrier featuring a forward deckhouse

Vard Delivers World’s First Vessels with Cyber Notation

Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group and one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has delivered two of the world's first vessels featuring cyber notation.The ships

Survitec Tests New Alcohol-Resistant Fire Fighting Foam

Survitec has successfully completed extensive performance testing of new alcohol-resistant fluorine-free fire fighting foam concentrates.The results validate the compatibility of the new foam concentrates with marine foam mixing systems and…

Hegseth to Rename Tanker That Honors Veteran Diver, Gay Rights Activist

The U.S. Navy will rename an oil tanker that had been named after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, the military's latest move under Defense Secretary