Vessels
Stena Bulk to start offering low-carbon shipping options
Following up on the successful biofuel trial in April, Stena Bulk is to introduce low-carbon shipping options for its clients.
SSE Renewables looking for offshore survey squad
SSE Renewables has issued a contract notice seeking providers of geotechnical and geophysical services offshore the UK and Ireland. The offshore wind developer intends to sign a number of framework agreements that cover a range of geotechnical and geophysical services. The overall value of the frame
Knutsen’s small-scale LNG carrier gets third tank
South Korea’s shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo is continuing works on Knutsen’s small-scale LNG carrier and it has recently installed the third tank onboard the 30,000-cbm vessel. The newbuild will be one of the world’s first small and medium-scale LNG carriers to feature C-type bi-lobe cargo tanks. Hyundai
Gasum’s Nauticor does first STS LNG bunkering of Iona
Hamburg based LNG supplier Nauticor, a unit of the Nordic energy company Gasum, has conducted the initial ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation for the newbuild cruise ship Iona.
Truly Dutch: TSHD Anchorage delivered to De Hoop Terneuzen
The 3.200m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Anchorage was successfully delivered to the Zealand based company De Hoop Terneuzen earlier this month. The design and construction of the dredger, build number 347, was undertaken by Barkmeijer Shipyards in Stroobos, part of the Thecla Bodewes Ship
Brittany Ferries cancels contract for LNG-powered ferry at FSG
French shipping company Brittany Ferries and compatriot semi-public company Somanor SAS have confirmed the termination of the construction contract for an LNG-powered ferry with Germany’s Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard.
Jill journeys to Thor’s realm
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Jill has left the Port of Esbjerg to begin the preliminary geotechnical investigations for the Thor offshore wind project in the Danish North Sea. In mid-April, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier secured a contract by Denmark’s Geo to supply a vessel for the geotechnica
Good news from Hapag-Lloyd as infected boxship crew recover and test negative for COVID-19
All crew members on board Hapag-Lloyd’s chartered container ship M/V Montpellier have fully recovered and tested negative for the COVID-19 virus, the company said in an update. To remind, the boxship, deployed by Hapag-Lloyd on its Middle East / India Africa Express (MIAX) Service, was ordered to re
Apollo heads to SeaMade with first turbine sets
DEME Offshore’s jack-up Apollo has left the REBO terminal in Oostende loaded with the first set of turbine components to be installed on the 487 MW SeaMade wind farm offshore Belgium. Apollo arrived at the REBO heavy load terminal in the Port of Oostende on 14 June, after undergoing spudcan shoes ex
Crew repatriation: the brighter side of things
The number of seafarers pending their sign-off at sea is increasing by the day as the industry awaits flag and port states to lift Covid-19 related travel restrictions and enable the unsung heroes of the sea to finally go home. The debate is heating up as unions vow to take matters into their own ha
Carbon Trust develops recommended boat landing geometry design
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has developed a new design of recommended boat landing geometry for vessels working in the offshore wind sector. The design, developed with support from Atkins, offers a consistent fender geometry for use on crew transfer vessels (CTVs) across diffe
Wärtsilä contracted for zero-emmissions ferries job
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä’s has been contracted to design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries being built for Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö at Holland Shipyards in the Netherlands.
New Mauritius cargo vessel to feature Wärtsilä propulsion system
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has received a contract to install its fully integrated main propulsion system on a new Mauritius multipurpose cargo vessel.
DEME reinforces its dredging fleet
DEME Group is reinforcing their dredging fleet with the innovative, 8,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Meuse River’. “Building on the success of its sister ship ‘Scheldt River’, which has been a huge hit throughout Europe since its introduction, we are providing our customers with an id