Vessels
ITF: Enough is enough! Hundreds of seafarers to start leaving ships
Seafarers are going to start enforcing their right to stop working, leave ships and return home with assistance from unions, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its affiliated seafarers’ unions said in the latest update. The decision comes after a one-month deadline to resolve
Nexans Aurora arrives in Norway
Cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway, where outfitting work will be carried out. Nexans Aurora began its trip to Norway from the CRIST shipyard in Poland a few days ago. The hull will now be towed into the dock hall at Ulstein Verft before activities such as
RINA performs world’s 1st statutory and class surveys through live streaming remote technologies
Italian classification society RINA has carried out what it claims to be the world’s first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys with the use of remote technologies on the bulk carrier Cielo di Gaspesie, owned by the d’Amico Group. On completion, the Liberian International Ship & Corpo
Study calls for urgent action on cutting emissions from existing ships
Urgent action is needed to target emissions from the existing ships in order to deliver on what is dictated by the global Paris Agreement, according to a University of Manchester study published today in the new journal BMC Energy. The sector also has to up its game if it is to deliver on the IMO 20
Hybrid propulsion CTVs for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm
Danish company MHO-Co has signed a contract with Afai Southern Shipyard in China for the construction of two crew transfer vessels with hybrid propulsion for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm. The two vessels are scheduled for delivery in the summer of 2021, after which they will start work
Stena Line cleared to close Trelleborg-Sassnitz ferry route
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has reached an agreement with the German Works Council to permanently close the ferry route between Trelleborg and Sassnitz due to the lower freight traffic caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The move will affect 130 German workers.
Air Liquide commissions BOG tech on LNG newbuild
French industrial gases and services specialist, Air Liquide, has commissioned a Turbo-Brayton boil-off gas reliquefaction unit on LNG tanker newbuild.
Irish Continental Group scraps ferry deal with FSG
Dublin-based maritime transportation group Irish Continental Group (ICG) has terminated a contract with German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) for the construction of a new vessel for ICG’s subsidiary Irish Ferries. The termination follows the financially-troubled yard making an
Dutch shipyard picks Ampelmann gangway for new icebreaker
Ampelmann has secured a contract from Royal Niestern Sander for the sale of a winterised A-type motion compensated gangway system.
Damen preps Apollo for SeaMade work
DEME Offshore’s jack-up Apollo has undergone spudcan shoes extension installation at Damen Shiprepair & Conversion’s yard in Dunkerque, France. With the new spudcan extensions, Apollo will be able to get more stability on a wider variety of seabed soils, Damen said. Following her stay at the Dunkerq
Balearia’s ferry bunkers LNG for first time
Spain’s Balearia said it completed the first LNG bunkering operation for its converted ferry Bahama Mama in the Spanish port of Algeciras. The ferry operator carried out the LNG bunkering operation via a truck-to-ship method on June 8. To remind, Gibraltar’s Gibdock started retrofitting the Bahama M
Aker forms joint venture with Ocean Yield for seven tankers
Norwegian industrial investment company Aker Capital AS has entered into an agreement with compatriot shipowner Ocean Yield ASA for co-ownership of oil tankers.
Solstad Offshore secures North Sea work for PSVs
Solstad Offshore has been awarded contracts for two platform supply vessels by an unnamed North Sea operator.
Viking’s newest cruise ship floated out in Italy
Viking Venus, the seventh ocean cruise ship being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the shipowner Viking, was floated out at the shipyard in Ancona on 11 June 2020.