Norwegian Fosen Yard and China’s Hantong Shipbuilding agreed on July 7 to form a joint venture (JV) for building roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax), roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) and cruise vessels.

The cruise ship fleet is set to grow by 50 percent in the following ten years as cruise liners are expected to resume their ordering spree especially for the mega cruise ships.

Houston-based classification society ABS granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new MOSS-type LNG tank design concept developed by Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI).

Offshore services company Bourbon has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Automated Ships Ltd to support the building of the Hrönn, the world’s first autonomous, fully-automated prototype vessel for offshore operation.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held the steel cutting ceremony for Carnival Cruise Line’s third Vista-class ship at the shipyard in Marghera.

Finnish ship designer Deltamarin has signed contracts with China-based Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry (XSI) for engineering and construction support services for the Viking Line’s LNG-fueled RoPax newbuilding.

An amended implementation scheme for ships to comply with the D-2 biological standard under the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) was tentatively accepted at the 71st session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 71), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) informed.

Shipbuilding (Holdings) has bagged six effective orders in the second quarter of 2017 totaling in USD 133 million, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Monday.

Keppel Shipyard, Keppel Offshore & Marine’s (Keppel O&M) wholly-owned subsidiary, hosted a naming ceremony on July 2 for the world’s first converted Floating Liquefaction Vessel (FLNGV) owned by Golar Hilli Corporation (Golar), a subsidiary of Golar LNG.

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC), a part of the Dutch Damen Shipyards Group, has finalized the acquisition of the Keppel Verolme shipyard from Keppel Offshore & Marine.