Silversea Cruises has entrusted Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of a new ultra-luxury cruise ship, due to join the shipowner’s fleet in 2020.

India’s Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has issued an ultimatum to Alang yards that have yet to modernize and improve their facilities under the guidelines laid out in the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) for ship recycling.

Singapore-based dry bulk owner Berge Bulk has taken delivery of the latest in the series of four 262,000 dwt vessels, the Berge Annapurna.

The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the exhaust gas cleaning systems for two new 56,000 dwt Handymax bulk carriers.

US-based Philly Shipyard (PSI) has delivered the third of four product tankers that it is building for American Petroleum Tankers (APT), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan.

Italian shipbuilder and ship designer Fincantieri has informed that it is still in negotiations with the French government on the acquisition of St Nazaire-based STX France.

US-based classification society ABS has classed the Harvest, an articulated tug barge (ATB) purpose-built to transport liquefied anhydrous ammonia, which has been delivered to a subsidiary of Savage Companies by US shipbuilder Vigor.

The first ship featuring International Maritime Organisation’s Tier III EIAPP (Engine International Air Pollution Prevention) certified Wärtsilä diesel engines was launched on July 12.

National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has further expanded its fleet with the addition of a 300,000-dwt very large crude carriers (VLCC) Aslaf.

The US-based cruise company Disney Cruise Line has decided to further expand its fleet as it added a third vessel to its orderbook.