MSC and Fincantieri have signed the final contracts for the construction of four luxury cruise ships.

Damen Shipyards Group and Homeland Integrated Offshore Services (HIOSL) of Nigeria have signed a contract for the delivery of two additional 33-metre patrol vessels in a series.

Spanish shipyard Balenciaga and the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources have signed a contract for the construction and delivery of a new research vessel.

Turkey’s Ares Shipyard has been awarded a tender consisting of 105 high speed control boats in a series for the Turkish Ministry of Interior-Coast Guard.

The Royal Australian Navy is slated to receive a new air transportable submarine rescue service capability under a contract with the Australia office of US-based Phoenix International.

Jianglong Shipbuilding and Zhuhai Huanzhuao Sea Tourism have signed a contract for the construction of a new passenger catamaran.

US-based Lindblad Expeditions has signed an agreement with Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft to build a new vessel that will become the fourth ship in the National Geographic polar fleet.

Finnish towage provider Alfons Håkans has signed a contract for two ice-class 67-tonne bollard pull ASD tugs in a series with Sanmar Shipyards of Turkey.

Danish operator Svitzer has ordered five new ASD tugs from Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar.

Van Oord has placed an order for two water injection dredging vessels from Kooiman Marine Group.