Vessels
DeepOcean and Fugro charter Østensjø ships
Norwegian firm Østensjø Rederi has secured new contracts for three offshore construction vessels. Namely, Østensjø Rederi and subsea services player DeepOcean have agreed new contracts for Edda Fauna and Edda Flora. The new contracts will commence in Q1 2021 and will secure firm utiliSation until en
NGO Shipbreaking calls on EU to investigate fatalities at Turkish recycling yards
NGO Shipbreaking Platform is calling on the European Union to investigate incidents that claimed two lives at Turkish ship recycling yards that are included in the EU List of approved ship recycling facilities. According to the NGO, on 3 October 2020, a worker lost his life during the scrapping of
Wärtsilä’s hybrid solution picked for new Ro-Ro ferry
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä’s has been contracted to deliver its advanced hybrid solution for a new Canadian ferry.
Höegh LNG extends Trafigura, Cheniere charter deals
Norwegian floating LNG player Höegh LNG, has secured charter extensions of its current interim LNG carrier deals with Trafigura and Cheniere.
Aker BP hires Møkster platform supplier
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Simon Møkster has been awarded a new vessel contract from compatriot oil company Aker BP for a drilling campaign in Norway.
McDermott’s Amazon gets its J-lay gear
Royal IHC has been modifying McDermott’s pipelay and construction vessel Amazon in the port of Rotterdam for several months. On behalf of Royal IHC, Heerema’s Sleipnir has now successfully installed the J-lay Tower onto McDermott’s vessel. IHC manages the whole modification of this project, from the
Hapag-Lloyd secures green financing for six LNG-powered newbuilds
German liner company Hapag-Lloyd has concluded two green financial deals worth a total of $889 million. The financing will be used for six ultra-large 23,500 TEU container ships, which were ordered in December 2020. The company said that the two deals include debut transactions according to the Gree
TECO 2030, Thecla Bodewes Shipyards team up on hydrogen fuel cells
TECO 2030, an Oslo-based engineering and equipment development company, has partnered up with Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in Holland to develop zero-emission hydrogen-based fuel cell propulsion. The partners are set to focus on all types of river going vessels, such as push tugs, dredgers, passenger an
d’Amico buys leased MR tanker
d’Amico Tankers D.A.C. (Ireland), part of Italian shipping company d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (DIS), has exercised its purchase option on the MT High Priority, a 46,847 dwt MR product tanker.
Windship Technology unveils ‘Tesla of the Seas’ solution, teams up with DNV GL
UK-based Windship Technology has unveiled its zero-emission ship design and announced an investment partnership with DNV GL, one of the world’s leading classification agencies. The vessel design features a patented triple-wing rig as well as a new diesel-electric ship drive system that eliminates CO
Doeksen’s new LNG ferry makes its first passenger trip
Dutch ferry operator Rederij Doeksen officially put its LNG-powered catamaran ferry Willem De Vlamingh into service on the connection between the Dutch islands of Vlieland and Terschelling.
Stena Line to order 1st fossil-free ship by 2025
Swedish ferry company Stena Line plans to start operating two fossil-free battery powered vessels on the route between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn in Denmark no later than 2030.
Ørsted books Wind Innovation SOV for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm
C-bed has signed a contract with Ørsted for the deployment of its Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Wind Innovation on the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The vessel, which has also been hired for Ørsted’s Hornsea One offshore wind farm and is currently in full operation there, will start wor
Fincantieri hosts keel laying for Viking Mars
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has laid the keel for Viking Mars, the eighth ocean cruise ship being built for the shipowner Viking, at its shipyard in Ancona. The unit will be placed in the small cruise ship segment. As its sister ships, she will have a gross tonnage of about 47,800 tons, 465 cabi