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Explora Journeys has signed a letter of intent with Netherlands-based Den Breejen Shipyard for new luxury river cruise ships for the European market. The deal would take MSC Cruises’ luxury brand into river cruising, but the company has not disclosed how many vessels are covered or when operations will start.
PV Shipyard handed over steel structures for the 2GW Nederwiek Beta HVDC project to TenneT and Seatrium on March 14 in Ho Chi Minh City. The scope covered a Loadout Support Frame and Skid Beams weighing about 5,500 tons, with the Skid Beams completed 75 days ahead of schedule and the work recorded 500,000 safe working hours with no lost-time injuries.
Birdon has been selected by Lake Macquarie City Council for a $7.4 million dredge and sand transfer contract in Swansea Channel near Newcastle, NSW. The work will use a 12m Beaver 30 cutter section dredger sourced from Royal IHC in the Netherlands, with testing and commissioning due in early 2026.
Akerboom Yacht Equipment has deployed a wireless remote control system aboard a Feadship, according to MB92. The system gives real-time feedback on equipment status, movement and error messages, and can be customised during commissioning to suit a yacht’s workflows.