South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has received approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for a cargo handling system design for a 6,600 m³ LNG bunkering vessel.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and cruise company Carnival Corporation have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) for the construction of one next-generation cruise ship for Carnival’s UK-based brand Cunard.

Norway-based shipbuilder Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has secured a contract for the design and construction of an expedition cruise vessel for Australia’s cruise operator Coral Expeditions.

Classification organization ABS has given Approval in Principle (AIP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) hull design.

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.