Vessels
Scorpio Tankers boosts liquidity with four-ship sale and leaseback deal
Tanker owner and operator Scorpio Tankers has decided to sell and lease back three MR product tankers and one LR2 product tanker to China’s AVIC International Leasing.
Wind Osprey ready for Triton Knoll turbines
Cadeler has mobilized and handed over its jack-up vessel Wind Osprey for the installation of turbines at the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK. The jack-up is now in Able Seaton Port where load out operations will take place for the duration of the project. According to Cadeler, the vesse
Bold Tern loads first Moray East turbine hardware
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern is on her way to install the first wind turbines at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The vessel departed Port of Nigg loaded with the first sets of the MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines on Tuesday, 12 January, AIS data shows. In total, Bold
Siemens Gamesa picks main service jack-up vessel
Siemens Gamesa has selected Wind Enterprise, chartered by ZITON, as its main service jack-up vessel for the coming years. Following the tender win, ZITON has lifted the option to buy Wind Enterprise from Vroon, which is expected to be executed soon. The vessel is currently undergoing ten years Class
Brittany Ferries’ 2nd LNG-powered E-Flexer launched in China
French shipping company Brittany Ferries has unveiled the name of its newest LNG-powered E-Flexer ferry.
LD Tide inks new CTV contract for Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Tidal Transit, through a joint venture named LD Tide, have signed a crew transfer vessel (CTV) contract with the developer of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, Eolien Maritime France. The CTV is the third such vessel to be operated by LD Tide on the Saint-Nazaire offs
Final stages of Buchan Alpha decommissioning completed
John Lawrie Decom, a metal recycling specialist, has completed the final stages of the Buchan Alpha decommissioning project in the UK.
Holland Shipyards Group to build 3 more hybrid ferries for SFK
Dutch ship designer and builder Holland Shipyards Group has signed a contract to build three additional hybrid ferries for Germany’s Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK).
BMT gets design contract for Scotland’s new energy-efficient ferry
Scottish government-owned company Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has awarded a contract to design and engineering firm BMT to provide consultancy services for the concept design of a new passenger ferry for the Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan routes.
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding names CMA CGM Rivoli
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Corporation, hosted a naming ceremony for LNG-fuelled 23,000 TEU containership CMA CGM Rivoli on January 8. The ship is the fifth of the nine 23,000 container ships ordered by CMA CGM from China State Shipbuilding Corporation in 2017 a
Corvus energy storage systems for four Harvey Gulf’s Offshore Vessels
Corvus Energy, an energy storage solutions provider for the offshore energy industry, signed a contract with Wärtsilä, a Finnish company of power sources in the marine and energy markets, to deliver four Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for the offshore support vessel fleet operated by USA-based Harvey
Klaveness receives sixth energy-efficient CLEANBU vessel
Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC), part of Norway’s shipping company Torvald Klaveness, has accepted delivery of MV Baiacu, its sixth CLEANBU vessel.
UltraShip to optimize entire fleet with Wärtsilä FOS
Denmark-based UltraShip has opted for Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) by Wärtsilä Voyage for its entire fleet of 18 LPG tanker vessels. The contract was signed in Q4 2020 and the roll-out will take place during the first and second quarter of 2021. As part of the contract, Wärtsilä Voyage w
Floatel lands three new deals, reaches agreement with lenders
Offshore accommodation provider and reached an agreement with its lenders, which will enable it to retain the Floatel Endurance in its fleet.