Vessels
Solstad vessel wins five-year job in Australia
Solstad Offshore has been awarded a long-term contract for its platform supply vessel with “a major international company” in Australia.
Heerema going carbon neutral
Dutch contractor Heerema wants to become the first carbon-neutral marine contractor in the offshore industry in line with the national and international emission-reduction targets. The plans are being revealed as the inetrnational maritime community pushes forward to meet the 50% GHG reduction targe
DEME launches its first offshore wind SOV
DEME has launched its first ever Service Operation Vessel (SOV) at the CEMRE shipyard in Yalova, Turkey. The vessel, named Groene Wind, is of the Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) class and will be directly chartered to Siemens Gamesa for maintenance activities at the Rentel and SeaMade offsho
Fincantieri delivers 1st ship in COVID-19 aftermath
Fincantieri hosted a delivery ceremony on Wednesday at Monfalcone shipyard for Enchanted Princess, the 100th cruise ship to be delivered by the Italian shipbuilder in the last 30 years. Princess Cruises, a Carnival brand, welcomed the ship into its fleet in a virtually streamed ceremony. “Enchanted
DOF secures contract extension with Equinor
Norwegian vessel owner DOF has secured a contract extension for one of its vessels with compatriot oil major Equinor.
Meyer Werft: Spirit of Adventure delivered to Saga Cruises
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Spirit of Adventure, a brand new environmentally friendly cruise ship, to British cruise company Saga Cruises.
Seaway 7 converting Seven Phoenix for cable lay ops
Subsea 7’s renewables and heavy lifting business Seaway 7 is strengthening its fleet with a second cable lay vessel. Specifically, Seaway 7 said it will convert the Seven Phoenix to become a dedicated inner-array grid and export cable installation and trenching support vessel. The Seven Phoenix is 1
Scorpio sells non-scrubber-fitted bulker as it pursues offshore wind-focused strategy
Monaco-based ship owner and operator Scorpio Bulkers is selling one of its non-scrubber-fitted bulkers, representing a first step in the company’s recently unveiled strategy focused on the offshore wind sector.
Liebherr starts Orion crane repair project
Liebherr has started preparations for the recovery of its HLC 295000 offshore crane on board the Orion vessel, whose hook broke this May, leaving several people injured and damaging the crane and the vessel’s deck. The repair project, which will be completed in the course of 2021, is starting this m
Sovcomflot hands back Polarcus seismic vessel
Marine seismic player Polarcus has taken delivery of geophysical exploration vessel Ivan Gubkin. Ivan Gubkin (previously Polarcus Amani) has been on charter to Russian shipping company Sovcomflot since 2017. In light of the extension to the Vyacheslav Tikhonov charter, the companies agreed that Sovc
Next Geosolutions adds Pacific Worker
UK-based Next Geosolutions has recently taken delivery of its new multi-purpose subsea vessel in Dover, UK. The Pacific Worker, formerly Seabed Worker, will now become NG Worker and operate under Italian flag. The NG Worker is an 88.8-metre LOA Norwegian-built high specification and SPS-Code certifi
GALLERY: Carnival’s largest ever cruise ship starts sea trials
Carnival Cruise Line’s LNG-powered XL-class newbuild Mardi Gras headed out to sea trials on Monday morning, Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer Turku said. The ship’s operations will be tested at sea for the next 10 days, after which it will return to the shipyard for a little while longer, the shipyard
Eimskip: It was not our decision to send ships to Indian scrapyard
Iceland-based shipping company Eimskip has denied involvement in the sale of its two former containerships to an unapproved scrapyard in India.
UECC’s LNG-powered PCTCs to ship trams to Oslo
European short sea carrier UECC will use its dual-fuel LNG PCTC vessels to deliver new trams for the City of Oslo, Norway. The first tram was loaded on the UECC dual-fuel LNG PCTC Auto Eco in Pasajes, Spain on September 11 of this year, then transshipped onto the conventionally powered M/V Spica Lea