Vessels
Anthony Veder expands fleet
The Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder has continued the expansion of its fleet.
Jas Hennessy & Co chooses Neoline’s sailing cargo ship solution
French spirits company Jas Hennessy & Co. has embarked on a new eco-friendly initiative that will see its products being transported by Neoline’s sailing cargo ships between Montoir de Bretagne, France, and Baltimore, the USA.
Russian pipe-layer stops near Nord Stream 2 pipeline site
A Russian pipe-laying vessel has stopped near the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
BIMCO: Lack of capacity for green recycling of large ships persists
Lack of sufficient recycling capability among shipyards included in the EU list to dismantle large ships remains an issue, according to BIMCO, despite the EU’s efforts to expand the list of approved yards. The EU Ship Recycling Regulation requires all large sea-going vessels sailing under an EU memb
Bureau Veritas awards classification to Faroe Islands research vessel
Certification body Bureau Veritas has awarded classification to the research vessel Jákup Sverri whose primary task will be to survey in and around the Faroe Islands.
DP World and P&O Ferries offer to transport COVID vaccines to UK for free
Pan-European ferry and logistics company P&O Ferries, owned by DP World, has offered to transport COVID-19 vaccines into the UK free of charge. The United Kindom has become the first Western nation to authorize the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner B
Solstad Offshore secures work for Normand Maximus vessel
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has signed a contract for the offshore construction vessel Normand Maximus to support operations for an unnamed client in Latin America.
Boskalis boosts its offshore wind fleet with Boka Tiamat
Boskalis will add a multipurpose DP2 vessel Boka Tiamat to its fleet in January 2021, the company said via social media on 3 December, and will deploy the vessel on offshore wind projects in Taiwan. The offshore construction vessel was built by VARD BRATVAAG and delivered as a new-build in 2019. It
BIMCO: 47% of all dry bulkers delivered in 2020 fitted with scrubbers
Some 47% of all newly built dry bulkers delivered in 2020 are fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, known as scrubbers, data from BIMCO shows. Interest in scrubbers peaked in 2018 and 2019 ahead of the implementation of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap that entered into force in January 2020. Bulk carri
Wärtsilä wins maintenance deal for Lastco’s VLGC duo
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed 5-year Optimised Maintenance Agreements covering the main engines for two very large gas carriers (VLGC) operated by Latsco Marine Management (LMM). The contract, which became effective from September, was signed in August 2020. The two vessels, the Hellas Dy
Methanol Institute calls for the adoption of methanol as Arctic fuel
The Methanol Institute is urging the maritime community to mitigate pollution and emissions risk in Polar regions by adopting methanol as marine fuel, and applying bunkering guidelines developed by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN). The call is being issued on the back of IMO’s meetin
Orange Marine to build new cable ship
Orange Marine said on Wednesday it will build a new cable ship that will be even more efficient and with a reduced environmental footprint. It will be the first cable ship of its generation specially designed for the maintenance of submarine cables, both fiber optic telecommunication cables and inte
FlexFueler 002 delivered to Fluxys and Titan LNG
The service supplier of liquefied natural gas Titan LNG and Fluxys have taken delivery of the second LNG bunkering barge, the FlexFueler 002.
GTT bags tank design order for six ice-class LNG tankers
French LNG containment specialist GTT has been contracted to design tanks for six Arc7 ice-class LNG carriers.