Vessels
Watch MV Kaami get dismantled
The video shows a first-of-its kind project between the Aberdeen headquartered metal waste recycling and processing firm John Lawrie Metals and Kishorn Port Limited (KPL), which resulted in the downsizing and recycling of the MV Kaami. The general cargo vessel ran aground in the Minch between Skye a
Siem Barracuda leaves Merkur offshore wind farm
Siem Offshore’s vessel Siem Barracuda has been demobilised from the Merkur offshore wind farm and left the project on 8 July. The Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) has been in service at the German offshore wind farm for almost two years, under a contract with GE Renewable Energy. The equip
Eni hands in decommissioning plan for six North Sea platforms
Italian oil and gas company Eni has submitted its plans for decommissioning of six platforms on the Hewett field to the UK authorities.
Gibdock takes care of Shearwater seismic vessels
Mediterranean shiprepair facility Gibdock has completing an extensive two-vessel drydocking and maintenance project for Shearwater GeoServices. The Gibraltar-based repair and conversion specialist worked on the seismic research vessels Oceanic Sirius, and SW Empress. The project went smoothly despit
TenneT looking for crew transfer vessels
TenneT has launched a tender looking for crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and respective crews for its offshore platforms in the Dutch and German North Sea. The CTVs will be used for transporting industrial personnel and small cargo from nominated harbors to the platforms and vice versa. The tender is d
TEN orders up to three shuttle tankers in South Korea
Greek shipping major TEN has entered into a contract for the construction of up to three Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers on long-term employment with an unnamed European charterer. TEN said that vessels would be built at a yard in South Korea and that the time charter equivalent minimum revenues to be g
GTT bags deal for Chinese LNG tanker trio
The French outfit GTT has secured an order to design and build tanks for a trio of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
Northern Offshore Services boosts fleet with two CTVs
Northern Offshore Services (NOS) has acquired two crew transfer vessels (CTV) from Sure Wind Marine Limited. The CTVs SURE Diamond and SURE Dynamic are being renamed to M/V Master and M/V Mariner and will be part of the M-Class series, which now has four vessels. According to NOS, the vessels will c
Another coronavirus outbreak on board a tanker
Seven crew members have tested positive for Covid-19 on board a tanker that arrived in Algeciras, Spain from Nigeria. Based on the available information, nine crew members took rapid Covid-19 tests which turned out to be positive for seven sailors. The Maltese-flagged Samus Swan oil and chemical tan
Unifeeder opts for Digital Twin
Denmark-based shortsea operator Unifeeder A/S and Dutch firm We4Sea B.V. have signed a cooperation agreement to roll-out the We4Sea Digital Twin based performance monitoring solution across Unifeeder’s fleet. The aim is to reduce the ships’ fuel consumption and emissions.
Maersk sells giant containership for green recycling in Turkey
Maersk, owner and operator of the world’s largest container shipping fleet, has sold a 9, 640 TEU containership Sine Maersk for demolition in Turkey. The 22-year-old containership has a market value of $ 11.69 million, according to the data from VesselsValue. “We hereby confirm that Sine Maersk has
Blade crashes into Apollo’s gangway offshore Belgium
A blade from one of SeaMade’s wind turbines collided with the gangway on DEME Group’s jack-up Apollo, after which the gangway detached from the vessel and fell into the sea. The accident happened on 2 July in the morning and no injuries were reported as there were no employees on the gangway at the
Zvezda starts work on another LNG-powered Aframax
Russian Zvezda shipyard has started building another liquefied natural gas-powered Aframax tanker for compatriot Rosneft. The yard held a keel laying ceremony for the LNG-powered vessel on Monday, according to a statement by Russian state-owned energy company Rosneft. The vessel will be named after
d’Amico Tankers disposes of two of its oldest MR vessels
d’Amico Tankers D.A.C. (Ireland), part of Italian marine transportation company d’Amico International Shipping (DIS), has signed a memorandum of agreement for the sale of the company’s oldest two MR vessels.