Siem Offshore has secured a new deal for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels with an undisclosed operator in Australia.
Ireland-based XOCEAN has opened a new technical center that will serve as a hub for the company’s fleet of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). XOCEAN announced on 20 July the opening of the new facility near Carlingford, Co. Louth, as well as the creation of 300 new jobs as part of its strategic growth
The much-anticipated removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying FSO Safer off Yemen’s Red Sea coast started today. The ship-to-ship transfer of oil to the replacement tanker Yemen, formerly known as Nautica, which arrived in Yemen a few days ago, is expected to last 19 days. The
South Korea’s shipping major HMM said that 99% of its owned vessels are well-placed to keep their voyage under the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulation. The outcome resulted from the verification of ‘KR GEARs’, a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Authentic Reporting system launched by the Korean
On 24 July, Freesia Leader, the fifth LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) operated by NYK, arrived at the port of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture for a delivery ceremony.
Chinese shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard has signed a contract with RFOcean, a London-based alternative investment and commercial management firm focusing on the maritime industry, for the construction of four 6,600-ton methanol dual-fuel stainless steel chemical tankers. This series of ships represents an
A new study carried out by Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) on behalf of ABS classification society finds that the adoption of advanced nuclear reactors onboard a 14,000 TEU containership would basically eliminate the need for refueling of the vessel during its entire 25-year lifespan. The study look
Michelin’s Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of the installation of its wing sail on the MN Pélican, a container ship owned by Compagnie Maritime Nantaise – MN. The vessel has returned to sea since June, according to an update from WISAMO. T
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has signed a 10-year sustainability-linked shipping financing agreement with Standard Chartered Bank.
Singapore’s maritime industry is abuzz with anticipation as it prepares to carry out its first methanol bunkering operation this week. The operation will take place between the A.P. Moller – Maersk’s methanol-fuelled container vessel which is on its maiden voyage and Hong Lam Marine Pte Ltd’s Singap
Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030 and its partners have been awarded a €13.5 million Horizon Europe grant to build and demonstrate a passenger ferry powered by TECO 2030 fuel cells. Specifically, the partners’ project has been invited for Horizon Europe grant agreement preparation. The project’s
NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) N.V., a subsidiary of the NYK Group headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, will introduce a wind-assisted ship-propulsion unit on one of its vessels currently under a long-term charter contract with Cargill International S.A., a prominent Swiss-based freight trader. The initiativ
Sri Lanka-based shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard has launched the third hybrid ship in a series of six new eco bulk carriers being built for Norwegian shipowner Misje Rederi AS.
U.S. dredging services provider Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has held the steel-cutting ceremony for the construction of what is said to be the first U.S. offshore wind subsea rock placement vessel. The ceremony marking the start of construction for the Acadia vessel was held on 20 July at
