Vessels
Carbon Collectors gets green light for its CO2 barge-push tug design
A CO2 transport and storage barge-push tug combination, developed as part of the Carbon Collectors initiative, has won approval in principle from Bureau Veritas. The concept was developed by Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander, the shipping company Royal Wagenborg, and Imodco, part of the SBM Offsh
Babcock tech ordered for Shell-chartered LNG vessels
Babcock’s LGE business, a liquefied gas solutions specialist, has secured five supply contracts for its LNG Boil-Off Gas (BOG) reliquefaction technology.
EMGS starts 2021 with lower vessel activity
Norwegian geophysical services company Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has recorded lower vessel activity in the first quarter of 2021 as opposed to the year before.
Latsco takes delivery of its first LNG tanker
Greek shipowner Latsco has received Hellas Diana from South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), as the first LNG carrier in the fleet.
Norwegians working to salvage troubled Eemslift Hendrika
The Dutch-flagged cargo ship Eemslift Hendrika, which was abandoned yesterday after listing in rough seas, is still in danger of capsizing and poses an environmental hazard, according to the Norwegian Coastal Administration. It remains drifting, around 40-50 nautical miles west of Ålesund. The cargo
Maritec: Over 65% of all ships contain asbestos
Despite the introduction ten years ago of regulations prohibiting the use of asbestos materials onboard ships, a significant number of existing and newbuild vessels continue to operate systems and machinery containing the hazardous substance, according to maritime testing facility Maritec.
Flagships set to debut world’s 1st hydrogen-powered commercial cargo ship
The European innovation project Flagships is preparing to deploy the world’s first commercial cargo transport vessel operating on hydrogen. The ship will be an inland vessel, set to ply the river Seine in Paris, and is scheduled for delivery in September 2021. It will be fitted with by hydrogen powe
Stena Line aims for 30% CO2 emissions reduction by 2030
Swedish ferry company Stena Line is accelerating the transition towards fossil-free shipping and presents its plan to reduce total CO2 emissions by as much as 30% until 2030.
World’s 1st ULCV LNG-conversion completed
The world’s first conversion of a large containership to LNG as fuel has been completed, German liner company Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed to Offshore Energy – Green Marine. The 15,000 TEU vessel Sajir, now renamed Brussels Express, departed the Chinese shipyard Huarun Dadong Dockyard Co. last Saturday
Stolt Tankers trials sustainable biofuel on Atlantic crossing
Tanker operator Stolt Tankers, part of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, is partnering with biofuels provider GoodFuels to trial the use of a marine biofuel produced from sustainable and certified feedstocks.
Two newbuilds, two secondhand ships for Oldendorff Carriers
Germany-based dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers has ordered two 61,300 dwt Ultramax newbuildings and acquired two 93,000 dwt Post-Panamaxes in separate transactions.
Watch: Crew airlifted from troubled cargo vessel off Norway
All 12 crew members of the heavy-lift vessel Eemslift Hendrika were evacuated yesterday by the Norwegian coast guard after their ship started listing west of Ålesund, Norway. The Dutch-flagged ship, built in 2015, is managed by Amasus Support BV. The cargo vessel’s crew sent a distress signal on Mon
Vard to build North Star SOVs for Dogger Bank offshore wind farm
Vard and North Star Renewables have signed contracts for the design and construction of three service operation vessels (SOVs) which will operate on the Dogger Bank Wind Farm offshore the UK. The signing of the contracts follows the recent news on the Aberdeen-based North Star Renewables winning the
Seaspan to buy 8,500 TEU scrubber-fitted boxship pair
Seaspan Corporation, a subsidiary of Atlas Corp., has entered into an agreement to acquire two 8,500 TEU scrubber-fitted containerships.