Vessels
Grimaldi welcomes final eco-friendly PCTC
Italy’s Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Grande California, the final of seven pure car & truck carriers (PCTCs) ordered from the Chinese Yangfan shipyard in Zhoushan.
Shell sells Cardissa LNG bunker to Pan Ocean
Netherlands-based energy giant Shell has sold Cardissa, its first LNG bunkering vessel (LNGVB), to South Korean shipping company Pan Ocean.
Global Ship Lease adds 12 boxships
London-based containership charter owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has signed a deal to buy twelve secondhand containerships from Borealis Finance LLC.
Surveys underway at Dogger Bank Wind Farm subsea cable locations
The Fugro Synergy survey vessel is currently conducting a geotechnical survey in the Dogger Bank C array area and export cable route, while the vessel Wind of Pride is performing inspection works in the Dogger Bank A array area and the export cable routes for Dogger Bank A & B. According to the late
SCF inks time-charter contracts for two LNG-fueled tankers
Rusia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and LNG supplier Sakhalin Energy have signed long-term time-charter contracts for two existing LNG-fuelled tankers of SCF’s Green Funnel series.
Nova Marine Carriers, Aug. Bolten form bulker joint venture
Swiss ship operator Nova Marine Carriers and Hamburg-based Aug. Bolten, one of the oldest German shipping companies, have decided to join forces to own and manage Handysize drybulk vessels.
Stena Drilling takes stake in digital offshore lifting tech firm
Stena Drilling has made a move to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Intebloc, a specialist digital lifting technology solutions provider.
DEME takes delivery of its first-ever SOV
Cemre Shipyard has delivered Groene Wind, DEME’s first-ever service operations vessel (SOV), to its owner. “DEME’s first dedicated and world’s first SWATH type service operation vessel Groenewind that will serve 3 different windfarm sites is delivered to her client”, the Turkish shipbuilder said via
Transocean delays deliveries for the world’s first 8th gen ultra-deepwater drillships
Transocean has agreed with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Pte, on the delayed delivery of two ultra-deepwater drillships.
Turkey unveils new gas discovery in Black Sea
Turkey’s national oil and gas company TPAO has discovered 135 bcm of natural gas in the North Sakarya field located in the Black Sea.
Pioneering Spirit takes break from pipelaying ahead of first offshore wind job
Allseas’ giant heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has made a short stop in Kristiansand after completing pipelay duties for Energinet. According to Allseas, the construction vessel is now preparing for a busy summer with multiple platform removal and installation jobs lined up, including its first
LNG-powered ferry Aurora Botnia sets off on sea trials
Wasaline’s LNG-powered ferry Aurora Botnia has left shipbuilder Rauma Marine’s shipyard for its sea trials, ahead of delivery expected later this month.
World’s 1st ULCV converted to LNG arrives home
During the weekend, the 15,000 TEU Brussels Express — the first large containership in the world to have been converted to gas propulsion — reached its homeport of Hamburg, German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd said.
New green giant joins Grimaldi
Italy’s Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Eco Catania, the fifth of twelve new hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ships belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class.