Vessels
Third Island Offshore vessel starts operating for Lundin
Offshore vessel provider Island Offshore now has three hybrid platform supply vessels (PSVs) in service for Lundin Energy in Norway.
AG Ems’ Münsterland arrived for LNG conversion
The ferry Münsterland has arrived at the dock of shipyard Royal Niestern Sander in Delfzijl, Netherlands, for LNG conversion.
GTT scores tank design order for Pan Ocean’s LNG newbuild
French LNG containment specialist GTT has been contracted to design the tanks for Pan Ocean’s LNG newbuild.
Petrojarl Banff FPSO to be recycled at M.A.R.S.
M.A.R.S. Europe has been awarded a contract by Teekay for dismantling and recycling of the Petrojarl Banff FPSO, after 21 years of service in the North Sea.
MSC to cover costs related to Maersk Elba fire
Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has decided to cover the costs associated with the fire on board the containership Maersk Elba so that the vessel operator will not declare General Average.
Avin International orders ammonia-ready suezmax
Greek shipowner Avin International LTD has ordered a Suezmax tanker from the Chinese shipbuilder New Times Shipbuilding Co., and the tanker is set to become the first ammonia-fuel ready vessel in the world. The landmark 274-meter-long vessel is now under construction and the company has options for
Christophe de Margerie completes late eastbound NSR passage
Russia’s largest shipping company, Sovcomflot, informed its Arctic LNG carrier, Christophe de Margerie has completed its eastbound passage of the Northern Sea Route.
Rolls-Royce engines picked for world’s first LNG-hybrid tug
Rolls-Royce has been contracted to supply two mtu 16V 4000 M55RN gas engines for the world’s first LNG-hybrid powered tugboat.
Solstad picks up PSV deal for work in UK North Sea
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has been awarded a term contract for a platform supplier vessel (PSV) with an undisclosed operator.
United Heavy Lift welcomes its 1st F900 Eco-Lifter
Germany’s multipurpose shipping company United Heavy Lift (UHL) has taken delivery of MV UHL Faith, the first in a series of the company’s eight F900 Eco-Lifters.
Oldendorff’s newbuilds fitted with ABB’s Azipod electric propulsion
China’s Chengxi Shipyard has delivered the first of twin self-unloading transshipment newbuilds to German shipowner Oldendorff Carriers. The 21,500-DWT transshipment bulkers have been installed with two 1.9-MW Azipod units, as part of a package of electric, digital and connected solutions from ABB.
Avance Gas orders two more dual-fuel VLGCs at DSME
Norway-based shipping firm Avance Gas Holding has ordered two 91,000 CBM, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large gas carriers (VLGCs) in South Korea.
Phoenician Energy’s aluminum-air batteries win in Yara Marine’s accelerator program
Yara Marine Technologies, a Norway-based provider of exhaust gas cleaning systems, has selected Phoenician Energy’s aluminum-air batteries as the winner of its corporate accelerator program, Yara Marine X. Yara Marine X was launched in September as a startup competition aiming to provide a home for
Seaway Moxie to support O&M ops at Beatrice OWF
Seaway Moxie is set to be deployed on the Beatrice offshore wind farm at the end of January for walk-to-work operations during an operations & maintenance (O&M) campaign at the wind farm, located some 13 kilometres off the coast of Caithness in Scotland. According to the wind farm’s latest Notice to