Vessels
Silversea’s newest cruise ship aces sea trials
Silversea Cruises’ new ultra-luxury cruise ship Silver Moon successfully carried out its sea trials between 8 and 20 August.
Normand Jarstein to work on first German offshore wind farm
Solstad Offshore is set to deploy accommodation and walk-to-work vessel Normand Jarstein at the Alpha Ventus offshore wind project in Germany. The vessel, mobilized with an Ampelmann E 1000 motion compensated gangway, is ready to operate for Siemens Gamesa and Adwen on what is the first German offsh
Schottel to supply pump jets for additional Mystic Cruises newbuilds
Germany’s propulsion manufacturer Schottel has won a contract to supply pump jets for five additional expedition cruise ships — with option to include a sixth — for Portuguese cruise line Mystic Cruises.
Mapping of zero-emission projects shows strong focus on hydrogen vessels
There are 66 projects zero-emission pilots and demonstration projects underway in shipping, according to the preliminary results of a mapping exercise carried out by the Getting to Zero Coalition. As explained, the mapping seeks to build awareness and understanding of the pilot projects currently un
Manor holds naming ceremony for new wind farm service vessel
Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has held the naming ceremony for its new wind farm service vessel (WFSV) Manor Endurance. The ceremony held on 25 August included the christening and tour of the vessel, as well as the tour of the Manor Marine facilities in Portland. Back in 2018 MRE revealed it will des
GC Rieber delivers Polar King to new owner
GC Rieber Shipping has delivered IMR vessel Polar King to the new owner. The company entered into the sale agreement for the vessel last week. GC Rieber did not reveal the name of the buyer. The Polar King is a multipurpose subsea vessel specially capable of execution operations under severe weather
Keel laid for HST’s new hybrid Chartwell 24 CTV
Diverse Marine has laid the keel for High Speed Transfers’ new hybrid Chartwell 24 crew transfer vessel (CTV) HST Ella. Hull fabrication for HST Ella is currently underway at the Isle of Wight yard in the UK, HST said. In July, HST revealed it had awarded Chartwell Marine with a contract to design a
Containership orderbook drops below 10% threshold for the 1st time in 20 years
The global containership orderbook, seen as a percentage of the world fleet, has dropped to a historic low in July 2020, standing at only 9.4% or 2.21 million TEU, data from Alphaliner shows. This was the first time in more than 20 years, the global newbuilding pipeline fell below the 10% threshold.
Sea Challenger carrying one of last turbine sets to Borssele 1 & 2
Sea Challenger has left the port of Esbjerg with one of the last batches of turbines for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm. DEME’s vessel is working in tandem with its sister vessel Sea Installer on the installation of 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines at the site in the Dutch part of […]
SBM Offshore moves to sell DSCV SBM Installer
Dutch SBM Offshore is preparing to sell the DSCV SBM Installer by acquiring the entire stake in a company holding the vessel, which is jointly owned with Ocean Yield.
World’s largest LNG bunkering ship arrives in Rotterdam
The 18,600-cbm LNG bunkering newbuild Gas Agility has finally arrived offshore Rotterdam as it prepares to start operations. The 135 meters long vessel owned by Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines serves a long-term charter contract with France-based energy giant Total. The vessel arrived during the weekend
Performance Shipping exits containership sector with vessel sale
Greek shipowner Performance Shipping has become a pure play Aframax company as it disposed of the final containership in its fleet.
Final scrubber-fitted VLCC newbuild joins Hunter Tankers’ fleet
Oslo-listed shipowner Hunter Tankers AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hunter Group ASA, has taken delivery of Hunter Frigg, the seventh scrubber-fitted ECO design VLCC newbuilding. The vessel was delivered by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea, and marks the end of the co
MSC Seashore touches water for the 1st time
The Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy has floated out MSC Seashore, MSC Cruises’ longest ship featuring 339 metres. The shipbuilder said that the vessel has now been moved to a wet dock until her delivery in July 2021 to allow for work on her interior. MSC Seashore is the third of a total of