Vessels
Havila picks Kongsberg’s engine and thruster package for its hybrid cruise ship
Norwegian cruise company Havila Kystruten has selected its compatriot marine technology firm Kongsberg Maritime (KM) to supply engine and thruster package for newbuild cruise vessel Havila Capella.
Solstad inks contract renewal for North Sea ops
Solstad Offshore has secured a long-term contract for one of its PSVs, which will enable the vessel to support operations in the North Sea.
Airseas: Seawing kite system sets sail with 1st installation on commercial ship
Airseas, a French pioneer in wind propulsion solutions for shipping, has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel, marking an important milestone in the deployment of wind-assisted technologies to curb emissions from shipping.
Avance Polaris VLGC chartered to TotalEnergies
Norway-based LPG shipping firm Avance Gas Holding has entered into a time charter agreement for its first dual fuel VLGC Avance Polaris to French energy major TotalEnergies.
Maersk begins testing waste heat recovery tech
A Maersk containership has been equipped with a heat power system provided by Climeon, a Swedish product company within energy technology.
Biogas produced from cargo ships’ sewage to be used by heavy traffic
Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) is gathering cooperation parties for the new Ship/t Waste Action that produces biogas from sewage discharged by ships at the port.
CMA CGM Kimberley LNG-powered boxship delivered
French shipping major CMA CGM has taken delivery of CMA CGM Kimberley, the second in the series of five 15,000 TEU LNG-powered ships built at the Chinese Jiangnan Shipyard.
DFDS takes delivery of its largest RoPax ferry
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS has taken delivery of its newbuilt passenger vessel Aura Seaways.
Scorpio Tankers, Ocean Yield ink sale & leaseback deal for tanker duo
Monaco-based shipping company Scorpio Tankers has signed a sale and leaseback deal with Norwegian counterpart Ocean Yield for two long-range 2 (LR2) product tankers.
Port Bronka in Russia introduces discount for green vessels
Port Bronka, a deepwater seaport in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, has decided to reward green ships with a special bonus.
United Heavy Lift boosts fleet with new eco ship
Germany’s multipurpose shipping company United Heavy Lift GmbH (UHL) has taken delivery of MV UHL Fighter, the sixteenth unit in a series of seventeen F900 Eco-Lifters newbuilds.
Siemens Gamesa testing Rem newbuild
Rem Offshore’s newbuild Construction Service Vessel (CSV), Rem Energy, has started a charter sea trial for Siemens Gamesa in the German North Sea. The vessel is deployed at the 400 MW Global Tech I wind farm located 140 kilometres from Emden in the German Exclusive Economic Zone. Once the sea trials
Stena Bulk, OGCI: CCS is technically feasible on large tanker
Capture & storage (CCS) technology is technically feasible on a large tanker, tanker shipping company Stena Bulk said, announcing the results of a recent partnership with the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI).
Two crew members missing after cargo ships collide in Baltic Sea
Two cargo vessels collided between the southern Swedish coastal town of Ystad and the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, according to the Swedish Sea Rescue Society.