Vessel

China

Cadeler Buys Chinese-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Cadeler, a Copenhagen-based leader in offshore wind installation, has acquired a newly built jackup wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) from Shanghai Boqian…

Nuclear Equipment

First RITM-400 Reactor Unit Manufactured for New Generation Icebreaker

The first RITM-400 reactor unit has been completed for the Rossiya, a Project 10510 nuclear-powered icebreaker under construction near Vladivostok, eastern Russ…

China

MAN Energy Solutions Reveals World’s Most Powerful Methanol Engine

MAN Energy Solutions has unveiled the world’s most powerful two-stroke methanol engine, rated at 82,440kW at 80rpm. The engine is being built by CSSC-MES …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

First Steel Cast for Uzbekistan SMR

At the AEM-Spetstal Metallurgical Plant, part of Rosatom’s Mechanical Engineering Division, a 205-tonne ingot of special alloy steel has been cast. This ingot …

China

COSCO Shipping Bulk Orders New Ammonia and Methanol-Ready Ships

COSCO Shipping Bulk, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping, has ordered two 209,800 dwt ammonia and methanol-ready bulk carriers from Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding in Qi…

CCS

‘First European-Built’ Offshore CO2 Carrier Set for Launch

Greensand Future announced that the first European-built offshore CO2 carrier for carbon capture and storage (CCS) will be launched at the Royal Niestern Sander…

Sweden

Sweden Inaugurates Its Second Onshore Power Facility for Cruise Vessels

Ports of Stockholm launched its second onshore power supply (OPS) facility for international cruise ships in Sweden on May 12, 2025. The facility was first used…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

ClassNK Issues Guidelines for Safe Operation of Ammonia-Fueled Vessels

Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued new guidelines to facilitate the safe use and handling of ammonia as a marine fuel. Released recently, these …

China

Jiangsu Ocean Shipping Orders Boxship Quartet

Jiangsu Ocean Shipping (JOSCO), a subsidiary of Jiangsu Port Group, has signed a contract with Jiangsu Soho Chuangke Shipbuilding in Yangzhou to construct four …

Nuclear Equipment

Metal Cutting Begins for Nuclear Icebreaker Stalingrad

Construction has begun on the seventh nuclear-powered icebreaker in Russia’s Project 22220 series, named Stalingrad, with the first metal cut at the Balti…

Spain

Port of Barcelona Taps Powercon for First OPS System for Cruise Vessels

The Port of Barcelona has awarded Danish equipment provider PowerCon a contract worth €12.2 million (approximately $13.8 million) to construct its first on…

China

Southern China Debuts Inaugural Homegrown All-Electric Tug

The Port of Guangzhou in southern China has introduced its first fully electric harbour tugboat, Siugang Diantuo 01, designed by the 605 Institute of China Stat…

Coal Trade

US to Seek UN Sanctions on Ships Taking North Korean Coal to China

On Wednesday, the United States announced plans to propose U.N. sanctions against vessels identified as breaching United Nations resolutions aimed at addressing…

Wind Power Project

Huisman Bags New Sea1 Offshore Contract

Huisman, a Netherlands-based company specializing in heavy lifting equipment, has secured a contract to supply two knuckle boom cranes for Sea1 Offshore’s…

Denmark

Port Esbjerg Expands Its Capacity, Unlocks Opportunities in Energy Sector

Denmark’s Port Esbjerg has completed a major fairway deepening project, enabling access for larger vessels and unlocking new opportunities in energy and logist…