Business & Finance
Costa Group to Invest USD 54.8 Mn in Ship Rebranding
Costa neoRiviera would be transformed into the new AIDAmira, destined for the German-based AIDA Cruises.
Hydratight MORSEAL Riser Repair for Shell Nelson
Hydratight has installed two MORSEAL enclosure clamps on the outer diameter of a riser connected to the Shell Nelson platform in the Nelson field located 80 kilometers north east of Aberdeen. These are the first MORSEAL installations for Shell in the North Sea. The MORSEAL clamps have been used to s
Cargo Ship Grounds off Sweden, Alcohol Influence Suspected
Swedish Coast Guard suspects the Master was under the influence of alcohol when the unit grounded off Helsingborg.
General Dynamics Intros New Autonomous UUV
General Dynamics Mission Systems has recently released the new Bluefin-12 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle. This new vehicle builds upon the proven Bluefin autonomy and uses shared Bluefin Robotics’ core capabilities, increased mission modularity and embedded intelligence to complete users’ lo
Report: Wintershall Dea mulls withdrawal from Libya
German oil and gas giant Wintershall Dea is reportedly thinking about withdrawing from Libya, where it has been operating since 1958, amid challenging conditions.
Rosneft Starts Low-Sulphur Fuel Bunkering in Russia’s Far East
The sulphur content in RMLS 40 does not exceed 0.5%, fully complying with MARPOL requirements.
Mackley Wins North Portsea Island Contract
Mackley Construction Ltd has been chosen to deliver the next phase of coastal defenses which will protect more than 4000 homes and almost 500 businesses in North Portsea from the risk of coastal flooding. According to the Portsmouth City Council’s latest release, the next set of defenses, the fourth
DeepOcean Delivers Its First Floating Offshore Wind Project
DeepOcean, on behalf of Hengtong Group, has completed export cable installation for the first floating wind farm project in the Atlantic Ocean. This marks DeepOcean’s first project for the floating offshore wind industry. The scope of work included project management, engineering and execution of al
Eni and Mainstream Renewable Power Reveal UK CfD Round 4 Plan
Eni and Mainstream Renewable Power are planning to jointly participate in the UK’s fourth Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round. The news comes as Eni and Mainstream Renewable Power announced they had signed a cooperation agreement for developing large-scale renewable projects, including o
Royal IHC Sells €100 Million Worth of Dredgers
Royal IHC has reached agreements with several key customers in Africa and Asia to supply IHC Beaver cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) and an IHC Easydredge trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with an approximate total value of €100 million. Both vessel types are products within IHC’s highly successf
Equinor Strikes Sino-European Offshore Wind Partnership with CPIH
China Power International Holding (CPIH) and Norway’s Equinor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on offshore wind in China and Europe. The MoU also opens possibilities for potentially expanding the collaboration between the two companies. “China is rapidly increasing its us
Maersk Product Tankers Agrees to Buy Seven AET Ships
Maersk Product Tankers inks formal agreement to buy seven secondhand Handy vessels from AET.
New European Project to Develop Smart Navigation Systems for Ships
A Swedish/Norwegian/German consortium has been given the go-ahead for a project to increase safety and efficiency in shipping.
Liebherr Planetary Gearboxes for CSD Spartacus
In close cooperation with Royal IHC, Liebherr has designed special planetary plug-in gearboxes for rope winches to be installed on the Spartacus – the world’s largest and most powerful cutter suction dredger (CSD). For the Spartacus, Liebherr and IHC developed an anchor winch with two high-torque pl