STARLING FLEET and its team led by Alexander Nothegger received an ESG Shipping Award in Athens. Concordia Damen said it designed and built the EPIC Class river cruise vessels, including Century Star, that it described as dual-fuel-ready and certified to Green Award Gold Standard.
San Enrique has bought two cargo platforms to move large blocks, each able to handle structures of up to 260 tonnes and 15 x 7 metres. The yard also has three vessels in for repair, including the 105-metre cable layer BOLD MAVERICK, the 26-metre WHITE STAR and the fishing vessel IGUELDO.
Kishorn Port hosted a visit from the UK government’s DESNZ Ports and Offshore Wind team, along with representatives from the British Ports Association and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The group toured the port site and dry dock and saw phase 1a construction under way.
Skaramangas Shipyards and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a memorandum of cooperation on 2 June during Posidonia 2026. The deal covers joint construction of surface vessels for naval and coastguard use, with an eye on the European market.
Ferus Smit launched Nb. 474, Thun Response, at its Leer yard in Germany on 30 May at 11.00 hrs. The 7,999 dwt Ice Class 1A tanker will go to Erik Thun AB / Thun Tankers of Lidköping, Sweden.
Heavy lift vessel Black Marlin is heading to Hobart to collect Incat Hull 096 before its delivery voyage to South America. The ship will load the 217-metre by 42-metre battery-electric vessel for Buquebus, with the operation due on the River Derwent.
Kishorn Port won the Sustainability in Decommissioning Award at the Decom Mission Dinner and Award Ceremony in Aberdeen on Thursday night. The award cited progress on the regeneration of Kishorn Port yard and dry dock for oil and gas decommissioning work.
Crown Estate Scotland officials visited Kishorn Port earlier this week for the first time, where discussions centred on the Crown Estate’s activities in relation to ports. Kishorn Port also showed them progress on its Dry Dock extension and reclamation area.
Cantiere delle Marche has launched Mon Coeur, a 31-meter steel-hulled RJ102 explorer yacht for its owners. The yacht has a 7.25m beam, 250t full-load displacement, a range of more than 3,500nm at 10 knots and twin Caterpillar C18 Acert IMO TIER III engines rated at 533kW each.
PaxOcean Singapore has signed a Technical Service Agreement with GTT covering membrane tank maintenance and servicing for liquefied natural gas carriers. The accreditation makes PaxOcean Singapore able to work to GTT standards on membrane-type LNGCs, while PaxOcean’s Batam yard already holds GTT accreditation from 2022.
Austal USA has named Gene Miller president, effective immediately, after a three-month search by its board of managers. He had been serving as interim president since February 16, 2026, after Michelle Kruger’s planned retirement. Miller joined Austal USA as chief operating officer in 2024. He previously held senior roles at Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works.
Astander said it has strengthened its international commercial team with support from SODERCAN’s + Talento program. The yard said the scheme funded the hiring of a technical-commercial professional to work on international business development.