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At this week’s Gastech exhibition taking place in Milan, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) have received approval in principle (AIP) from ABS for their concept design of a 16,000 teu containership with an electric propulsion system. The AIP represents the culmination of the project’s first …
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https://splash247.com/hd-hyundai-presses-ahead-with-electric-propulsion-boxship-project/Shipbuilding labour unrest has intensified in South Korea with the head of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ union climbing a 40 m crane at the group’s Ulsan yard this morning in protest over stalled wage negotiations. Baek Ho-sun, branch chief of the Metal Workers’ Union at Hyundai Heavy, began his high-altitude protest shortly before 10 am, …
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https://splash247.com/hd-hyundai-union-boss-scales-crane-as-wage-talks-collapse/Maersk has climbed the ranks of the intra-Asia trades to challenge the tradelane’s leader COSCO, according to new data compiled by Alphaliner. The Danish carrier has added an extra 100,000 teu in capacity into the intra-Asia trades over the past 12 months, container shipping’s busiest area, whereby it now stands just a couple of thousand …
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https://splash247.com/maersk-muscles-in-on-coscos-intra-asia-crown/OrbitMI chief executive Ali Riaz is convinced shipping is entering what he calls the “connected maritime era” — a decisive break from fragmented decision-making toward integrated, AI-driven systems that let owners act before market shifts or risks fully materialise. “The next 12 months will mark the shift from fragmented, reactive decision-making to connected platforms,” he …
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https://splash247.com/orbitmi-who-will-be-the-winners-in-the-connected-maritime-era/Kongsberg Maritime has secured contracts with Irving Shipbuilding Inc., to supply twin fixed built propellers for the River Class Destroyers under construction for the Royal Canadian Navy.The contract is part of Canada’s National Shipbuilding…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/kongsberg-maritime-supply-propellers-529812
https://www.marinelink.com/news/kongsberg-maritime-supply-propellers-529812Hong Kong-based Luda Technology Group subsidiary, Luda (Taian) Industrial Company, has signed a series of strategic cooperation agreements with several Chinese shipbuilders, including China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), Haiting (Nantong) Shipbuilding Company…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/chinese-companies-partner-produce-529815
https://www.marinelink.com/news/chinese-companies-partner-produce-529815The Australian Government is investing A$1.7 billion ($1.1 billion) to acquire a new fleet of Australian‑designed and built extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles – known as the Ghost Shark – for the Royal Australian Navy.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/australia-advances-ghost-shark-auv-529816
https://www.marinelink.com/news/australia-advances-ghost-shark-auv-529816The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will host an in-person panel discussion during London International Shipping Week (LISW) 2025, bringing together expert voices from across the maritime industry to explore the next generation of navigation standards.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ukho-host-s-focus-panel-london-529791
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ukho-host-s-focus-panel-london-529791GTT announced that it has received, during the third quarter of 2025, an order from the shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the tank design of a new Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) unit, which will be deployed in the Africa region.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gtt-receives-samsung-heavy-industries-529799
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gtt-receives-samsung-heavy-industries-529799ABS issued approval in principle to HD Hyundai Mipo for its design development of a 30,000 CBM liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrying and bunkering vessel.The design is intended to carry LNG as cargo as well as bunker fuel for a wide variety of receiving vessels.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/abs-verifies-cbm-lng-carrier-bunker-529801
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