Vessels

Havila Kystruten welcomes its first hybrid coastal cruise ship
Norwegian shipping company Havila Kystruten has taken delivery of Havila Capella, one of its newbuild hybrid-powered vessels.

Corvus Energy, Sanmar Shipyards team up on zero-emission tugs
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards and Norway’s energy storage company Corvus Energy have signed a cooperation agreement to build hybrid and zero-emissions battery electric tugs marking a step forward towards the creation of an environmentally-friendly towage industry.

Coral-Sul FLNG vessel ready to serve Mozambique
Italian oil and gas company Eni held the naming and sail away ceremony of the Coral-Sul FLNG at Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. With a capacity of 3.4 million tonnes of LNG annually, the FLNG vessel will be located in the Rovuma basin offshore Mozambique. It marks the first

Nexans Aurora starts installing Greek subsea interconnector cable
Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has begun installing the 500 kV HVDC subsea interconnector cable between the island of Crete and mainland Greece.

Van Oord’s new CLV will be able to lay two cables at once
Van Oord’s new cable-laying vessel (CLV), currently under construction in Norway, will be capable of laying two cables at once, the Dutch company revealed.

Mystery buyer takes possession of Solstad vessel
Solstad Rederi, a subsidiary of the offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore, has sold one of its vessels to an undisclosed buyer.

Purus Marine buys two LNG carriers
London-based maritime holding company Purus Marine has acquired two 180,000 cubic metres LNG carriers (LNGCs).

AYRO wins EMFF grant to boost its wingsail tech
French wind propulsion specialist AYRO has received a grant from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for its wingsail project WINNEW.

Wärtsilä secures scrubbers deal with Trasmed GLE S.L.
Spanish company Trasmed GLE, a part of the logistics firm Grimaldi Group, has selected Finland-based Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment to install the open-loop exhaust gas abatement technology on two of its roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries.

Fugro brings its new USV generation to Europe
Fugro has launched its new generation of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) known as Blue Essence in the European market.

Berg teams up with Yaskawa/The Switch for electric propulsion
Berg Propulsion has signed a key supplier and cooperation agreement with Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch to accelerate drive into electric propulsion.

d’Amico continues offloading MR tanker oldies to keep fleet young
d’Amico Tankers, operating subsidiary of Italian marine transportation company d’Amico International Shipping (DIS), has signed a memorandum of agreement for the sale of one of its oldest MR vessels to make place for eco ships in its fleet.

Eidesvik, Aker BP eye ammonia fuel cell tech for OSVs
Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik Offshore ASA has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with compatriot oil company Aker BP and Alma, a venture under establishment by Clara Venture Labs, to explore opportunities for utilising Alma’s proprietary fuel cell technology to accelerate the move to z

LNG bunkering ship Optimus in Estonia’s 1st STS bunkering op
Finnish-Baltic LNG bunkering service provider Elenger Marine has wrapped up the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in Estonia with its newbuild ship Optimus.