Vessels
Maersk Tankers’ fleet sees 20 pct growth in 2020
Denmark-based tanker owner and operator Maersk Tankers has increased its managed fleet by more than 20% so far this year following the latest deal signed with Xihe Holdings (Xihe), the 60% holding company for Singapore’s tanker ship owner Xihe Group of Companies.
KNUD E. HANSEN introduces new jack-up for 20+ MW offshore wind turbines
KNUD E. HANSEN has presented ATLAS C-Class, a new jack-up platform for the offshore wind sector, with a jacking deadweight of 18,000 tonnes, 6,800 square metres of cargo deck area, which features a 3,000-tonne, 37-metre crane. According to the company, this is currently the only wind turbine install
Norsepower to install 5 tilting rotor sails on a bulker newbuild
Finnish auxiliary wind propulsion systems’ provider Norsepower Oy Ltd. has won its first newbuild order for the installation of a record five tilting Rotor Sails on board a large bulk carrier. The agreement heralds the first installation of Norsepower’s innovative Rotor Sails on a bulk carrier. The
Swedish industry experts developing AI-powered ship operations system to cut emissions
Lean Marine and AI-application developers Molflow have joined forces with the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg to develop an AI-powered, semi-autonomous system for planning and executing sea voyages. The Via Kaizen project is funded by the Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverke
Wärtsilä to upgrade Østensjø Rederi vessel duo with hybrid tech
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to retrofit two offshore construction vessels owned by Norwegian operator Østensjø Rederi with a hybrid upgrade solution.
Kongsberg Maritime chooses Sonihull antifouling systems
Sonihull, the UK-based provider of environmentally friendly anti-fouling systems, has signed an agreement with Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg Maritime to be its sole-supplier of ultrasonic anti-fouling systems.
Solstad secures work for supply vessels in Norway
Norwegian supply vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured contracts for its platform supply vessels (PSVs) offshore Norway.
Study: Too expensive for ships to evade EU carbon market
The risk of shippers evading the EU carbon market is minimal, as it would not be cost-effective, a study by Brussels-based environmental NGO Transport and Environment shows. In 2019, the European Union committed in its European Green Deal to extend the European emissions trading system (ETS) to the
Grimaldi Euromed secures $42.5 million loan to finance Eco Barcelona
Grimaldi Euromed, a subsidiary of the Grimaldi Group specializing in the maritime transport of passengers and RORO cargo, has won a €35 million ($42.5 million) loan facility from CaixaBank S.A. The loan is intended to finance the acquisition of a new Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel Eco Barcelona. Th
Second Russian pipelayer arrives at Nord Stream 2 construction site
A Russian pipe-laying vessel Fortuna has arrived at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea
JIT ship ops save fuel, cut emissions, new trial shows
Another desktop trial in Just-In-Time (JIT) ship operations has yielded positive results, showing that vessel emissions can be cut considerably, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said.
Russia starts creating commercial fleet of autonomous vessels
Russian technology company Kronshtadt Technologies has entered into agreements to equip a series of cargo and passenger ships with autonomous navigation systems.
Russia’s first LNG bunkering vessel gets storage tanks
Russia’s Gazprom Neft said the construction of the country’s first LNG bunkering vessel progressed with the installation of storage tanks and other cryogenic equipment.
Havila Shipping terminates charter with DeepOcean
Norwegian shipowner Havila Shipping has terminated the charter with DeepOcean for Havila Phoenix subsea vessel due to the breach of contractual obligations.