Vessels
HST and Boluda to form offshore wind joint venture in France
Boluda France and HST Marine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a joint venture company providing crew transfer services to the offshore wind market in France. The UK-based HST owns and operates seven crew transfer vessels and has so far carried out over 50,000 technician t
Flex LNG brings forward newbuild delivery
Liquefied natural gas shipping company Flex LNG is expanding its fleet of vessels on the water earlier than planned.
Rem Offshore’s PSV hired for wind farm work
Rem Offshore has been awarded a contract by Van Oord for its PSV Rem Trader to be deployed on an offshore wind project in France. The PSV will be working on the Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm throughout 2021 and 2022. “Rem is looking forward to place PSVs in other segments to show the diversity [&h
Maersk establishes a dedicated team to accelerate decarbonization
Danish container shipping and logistics major A. P. Moller Maersk is setting up a dedicated team to accelerate the company’s decarbonization efforts. Morten Bo Christiansen has been appointed head of the decarbonization team of the company. As explained by Christiansen, the team will focus on speedi
Trio teams up on next-gen flow battery tech for zero-emission ships
The partnership targets zero-emission shipping markets with next-generation redox flow batteries.
N-O-S to provide seven CTVs for Ørsted’s UK offshore wind farms
Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) has signed a contract with Ørsted for seven crew transfer vessels (CTVs) which will support offshore wind farm operations from the developer’s UK West Coast Hub. Under the three-year agreement, the CTVs will operate on Walney, Walney Extension, West of Duddon Sands
Pioneering Spirit vessel hired to remove Morecambe platforms
Allseas’ giant heavy lift vessel, the Pioneering Spirit, will remove the DP3 and DP4 platforms from Morecambe Bay off the UK for Spirit Energy.
Havila secures cash and equipment from DeepOcean charter termination
Oslo-listed Havila Shipping and companies in DeepOcean have signed an agreement about full and final settlement between the parties regarding contract termination for the subsea vessel Havila Phoenix. The subsea vessel Havila Phoenix has since 2013 served DeepOcen, under a charterparty with firm per
Icebreaker fitted with hybrid motorized removable bow
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has launched the Calypso, a new icebreaker concept boat equipped with a hybrid motorized removable bow. The icebreaker vessel is currently moored in Mustola harbor in Lappeenranta and has begun operating on Lake Saimaa and the deep waterways of the surroun
EU: New battery project targets greener waterborne transport
Several partners have launched Current Direct, a new research and innovation project that aims to revolutionize the way goods and people are moved by water.
Baleària’s LNG ferry set for sea trials
Spanish ferry operator Baleària said its LNG-fueled fast-ferry Eleanor Roosevelt is set to carry out sea trials over the coming weeks. The company noted that the vessel will be incorporated into its fleet in March this year. Armon shipyard in Gijón has completed the outfitting of the ferry and carri
Hyundai Heavy delivers Aristidis I to Capital Gas
Capital Gas, a ship management service provider, took successful delivery of the newbuilding LNG Carrier Aristidis I.
Bold Tern comes for Moray East wind turbines
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern is en route to Port of Nigg in Scotland to start the wind turbine installation at the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm. Prior to heading to Nigg, Bold Tern completed the mobilisation for the project at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. Bold Tern will tra
Flex LNG takes delivery of its eleventh newbuild
Flex LNG, a pure-play LNG carrier company, has kicked off 2021 with the expansion of its fleet.