Vessels
Germany seizes half a tonne of cocaine on bulker at Port of Hamburg
Customs officers have found around 500 kilograms of cocaine on board a bulker that recently arrived in the Port of Hamburg.
Wind turbine upgrade campaign starts at Borkum Riffgrund 2
The walk-to-work vessel Wind Innovation is currently deployed at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in Germany, where a wind turbine upgrade campaign is underway. During the last week of April, the vessel mobilised for the project at DHSS support base in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, according
Swan Hunter package for Oceanteam cable barge
Swan Hunter has delivered a full project management, design engineering, and mobilisation support package for Oceanteam. This allowed Oceanteam Solutions to execute a cable transpooling job with its cable transportation and handling barge. Swan Hunter designed a fully flexible deck layout allowing c
Wintershall Dea begins Nova subsea campaign
Wintershall Dea has installed two manifolds in the templates on the seabed of its Nova field project located offshore Norway.
Solstad Offshore finds work for six vessels
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has entered into medium-term contracts for six of its vessels with undisclosed clients.
GMS rejects takeover offer from Seafox
Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has turned down a USD 32 million takeover offer from Seafox International saying that the offer ”fundamentally undervalues GMS”. As reported earlier, Seafox submitted an unsolicited and non-binding possible cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued
First Moray East OWF jacket foundations arrive at Port of Nigg
The heavy load carrier OHT Osprey has arrived in the Port of Nigg with the first eight jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind farm. The jackets, manufactured by Lamprell in the United Arab Emirates, are the first of the total of 45 that the company will ship to the UK for the Moray [&he
MAN engines to power next-gen offshore installation vessel
China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) has ordered 6 × MAN 12V32/44CR main engines for Jan De Nul’s 5,000-tonne floating installation crane vessel Les Alizés. Les Alizés will be built at CMHI’s shipyard in Jiangsu province, eastern China, and is scheduled for delivery in 2022. Lex Nijsen, Head of Four
DP Galyna finishes Belgian offshore wind job
Chevalier Floatels’ walk-to-work (W2W) vessel DP Galyna has completed termination and testing at an offshore wind farm in Belgium. According to Chevalier, the charter party for the vessel was signed at the beginning of April and the contract was finished shortly before contract signing. DP Galyna co
d’Amico, Glencore JV offloads MR tanker
d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (DIS) said that its joint venture with Glencore Group has decided to sell a medium range (MR) tanker.
Solstad and Ocean Yield agree another standstill extension for AHTS duo
Shipowning company Ocean Yield and Solstad Offshore have agreed to further extend the standstill period for two anchor handlers.
Orion’s heavy-lift crane collapses – video
A heavy-lift crane installed on the offshore installation vessel Orion has collapsed while undergoing load tests at the Liebherr construction yard in Rostock, Germany. Several persons reportedly suffered minor injuries in the incident, DEME Group said. The Orion is under construction and is owned by
CSD Willem van Rubroeck Arrives in Poland
Jan De Nul Group’s largest cutter suction dredger (CSD) Willem van Rubroeck has successfully arrived at the Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The trip on board of the semi-submersible transport vessel ‘Hua Yang Long’ took 2.5 weeks. The vessel was unloaded offshore and then towed to the shipyard
Ships sound their horns in support of seafarers on Labour Day
Ports around the world are joining today an initiative encouraging ships to sound their horns for 15 seconds at noon as a special tribute to the contributions of seafarers in keeping supply chains robust and maritime trade going amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative, dubbed the Horns of Hope,