Vessels
GC Rieber enters Polar King sale agreement
GC Rieber Shipping has entered into an agreement to sell the construction support vessel (CSV) Polar King. The Polar King is a multipurpose subsea vessel specially capable of execution operations under severe weather conditions with high manoeuvrability and station keeping capabilities. The vessel p
SEA-KIT’s USV completes demo survey operations
SEA-KIT’s 12-metre Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), for which the company recently received an order from Fugro, has completed a 22-day demonstration project, carrying out remote surveys on Europe’s continental margin in the Atlantic. “The project’s overall aim was to demonstrate the capabilities of c
Fuel oil quality survey sheds light on problems faced by owners during transition to LSFO
An industry survey into the transition to using compliant low-sulphur fuel oil since the beginning of 2020 shows that the switch hasn’t been completely pain-free for shipowners as fluctuating fuel oil properties lead to a myriad of issues. The survey focuses on issues such as increased sludge discha
Klaveness reveals two crew were infected with COVID-19
Klaveness Combination Carriers reported that two crew members on board one of its CABU vessels had been infected with COVID-19 virus. The infection cases were confirmed in July, the company revealed in its Q2 earnings report. The confirmed positive persons were signed off and isolated until no longe
Misje orders up to 10 eco bulk carriers in Sri Lanka
Misje Eco Bulk AS, part of Norway’s ship owning group Kåre Misje & Co., has ordered up to ten eco bulk carriers from Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC).
Norden forms tanker management JV with Synergy Marine Group
Danish shipping company Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S has established a joint venture with Singapore-based ship manager Synergy Marine Group.
Marine-i issues EoI call for Celtic Sea floating wind supply chain solutions
Marine-i has invited Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from businesses who want to bring forward new solutions that will support the development of floating wind in the Celtic Sea. The collaborative project, set up to support marine technology businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, is seeking
Seawing kite system approved by ClassNK
Japanese shipping major K Line and Airseas, a spin-off of aerospace company Airbus, have obtained an Approval In Principle (AIP) from classification society ClassNK for the design of the Seawing kite system which converts wind energy into propulsive force with its flying kite. “Obtaining the AIP mar
Flex LNG posts loss due to weak market
Norway-based Flex LNG logged a net loss of $6.7 million in the second quarter as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect the shipping market. The net loss grew when compared to $3.9 million last year but shrank looking at the previous quarter when the firm logged a $14.9 million loss. Vessel opera
Kongsberg Maritime to convert Island Offshore PSV trio to hybrid power
Norwegian offshore shipping company Island Offshore has awarded a contract to Kongsberg Maritime to supply turnkey hybrid battery solutions for three of its platform supply vessels.
Ocean Explorer launched in China
SunStone’s new expedition cruise vessel, the Ocean Explorer, has been launched at the China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI) shipyard, China, on August 12, 2020. The ship is the fourth unit in the INFINITY class of X-BOW expedition ships, all designed by Ulstein. Ocean Explorer’s sister vessels are
GMS Endeavour to support Moray East OTM commissioning
Gulf Marine Services’ jack-up vessel GMS Endeavour is set to be deployed at the Moray East offshore wind farm site to support the commissioning of the project’s offshore transformer platforms. The vessel will arrive at the project site on or around 19 August, from when it will provide accommodation
BIMCO: Scrubber-fitted containerships overtake crude tankers
The share of the containership fleet fitted with scrubbers exceeded that of the crude oil tanker fleet by the start of July 2020, data from BIMCO shows. The world’s largest shipowner association said that containerships with a collective cargo-carrying capacity of 5.3 million TEU are now fitted with
Golar says Croatian FSRU to leave China late September
Croatia’s first FSRU will depart the Hudong-Zhonghua yard in China to its base on the island of Krk in the northern Adriatic Sea late September, according to the vessel owner Golar LNG. Golar, led by Norwegian businessman Tor Olav Troim, won a deal last year to provide its 2005-built 140,205-cbm ves