Yard Capacity and Newbuilding Delivery Schedules: Assessing the 2025-2028 Horizon
A technical evaluation of shipyard slot utilisation, steel pricing pressures, and historical delivery slippage affecting scheduled fleet additions.
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Explore maritime technology covering ship design, propulsion systems, alternative marine fuels, electrification, digitalisation, automation and emerging technologies reshaping vessel efficiency, safety and operations.
India clears in-principle approval for four strategic shipyard expansions
India advances four regional shipyard projects worth INR20.45bn through in-principle approvals under its national shipbuilding development scheme.
Optimising Maritime Supply Chains Through Advanced Cargo Flow Analysis
Explore how cargo tracking satellite imagery and remote sensing enhance port congestion analytics, stockpile monitoring, and supply chain visibility.
Technical Guide: Commissioning large marine methanol dual-fuel engines
An evergreen technical reference for chief engineers and technical superintendents managing the commissioning of large marine methanol dual-fuel engines.
Nantong Xiangyu Secures Fresh Ultramax Orders from Goldenport
Greek owner Goldenport Shipmanagement has expanded its dry bulk newbuilding programme at Nantong Xiangyu with two additional ultramax hulls.
Subsea7 Secures Brunei Shell Pipeline Replacement Contract Worth Up to $150m
Brunei Shell Petroleum’s pipeline replacement award to Subsea7 highlights continued investment in mature Southeast Asian offshore infrastructure — and what it means for regional marine demand.
Diesel-Electric Propulsion: Where the Efficiency Case Holds
Diesel-electric propulsion is valuable where flexible loading, redundancy and equipment arrangement outweigh conversion losses and additional complexity.
Battery Hybrid Systems on Workboats: What the Specification Must Prove
A useful hybrid specification defines the operational problem, measurable benefit, safety case and degradation limits before selecting battery capacity.
Methanol, Ammonia and LNG: Comparing the New Marine Fuels
LNG, methanol and ammonia each offer very different pathways for shipping decarbonisation, with equally different commercial and operational implications.
How Modern Ship Automation Improves Safety and Efficiency
Automation is increasingly helping ships operate more safely, more efficiently and with better technical decision-making across bridge and engine departments.