French LNG containment specialist GTT has received the tank design order for four new LNG carriers (LNGCs) from Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua.
The construction of Finnlines’ two Superstar ro-pax vessels has hit two major milestones in China, the company revealed. The first vessel, Finnsirius, was launched on 30 August 2022 and the keel laying of the second one, Finncanopus, was celebrated on 1 September 2022. The company ordered the ships
Allseas has been awarded a major decommissioning contract by TAQA UK for the removal and disposal of multiple Northern North Sea facilities.
McDermott International has completed the sail away of a gas processing module for TotalEnergies’ field located in the Danish North Sea.
Israeli container shipping company ZIM has signed a ten-year marine liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement with Shell, valued at more than $1 billion. The LNG is intended for ten LNG-fueled vessels that will be deployed on ZIM’s flagship ZIM Container Service Pacific (ZCP), on the
Transport of highly inflammable lithium-ion batteries, a key component of electric vehicles, which can also be used as backup power for ships, is increasingly impacting shipping safety as demonstrated by a number of fires on vessels such as Ro-Ro car carriers and containerships. Given the many diffi
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has won four new contracts with companies from the offshore wind and oil & gas industries for its subsea construction vessels (CSVs). The contracts have been awarded for Normand Australis, Normand Fortress, Normand Frontier and Normand Navigator. Activities will be carried
Finland-based shipping company Viking Line has decided to install a resistance-reducing solution on its Viking Grace ship in order to improve its energy efficiency. Viking Line has ordered the Elogrid solution from compatriot engineering and consulting company Elomatic for Viking Grace, which is the
Norwegian shipping company Avance Gas has raised long-term financing for the two last remaining liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large gas carriers (VLGCs) newbuildings.
French sailing freight transport company TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT) has contracted compatriot shipyard Piriou for the construction of the second 81-metre sailing cargo ship. TOWT ordered the first wind-powered ship at the same shipyard at the beginning of the year. Its delivery is scheduled
Green Energy Group (SeaBird Exploration) has completed the sale of its seismic research vessel Petrel Explorer. The transaction was completed on 29 August and Green Energy Group has handed over the vessel to the new owner. The sale, to an undisclosed buyer, will see the vessel leave the offshore ind
A Marshall Island-registered LNG carrier Adam LNG was clipped by a bulk carrier OS 35 while the latter was maneuvering to exit the Bay of Gibraltar on Monday, 29 August. Following the collision, the Tuvalu-registered bulk carrier started taking on water amidships and was beached to avoid sinking. Th
On 27 August, the new cruise ship Arvia being built for the British cruise line P&O Cruises left Meyer Werft’s covered building dock in Papenburg, Germany.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Norwegian shipowner Torghatten Nord for two hydrogen-powered vessels operating on Norway’s longest ferry route, Vestfjordstrekninga, connecting Bodø, Røst, Værøy and Moskenes. The two vessels, designed by Norwegian Ship Design, will us
