Vessels
Glencore hires scrubber-fitted bulker from Seanergy
Capesize shipowner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has entered into a time charter agreement with commodity trading and mining company Glencore for an additional Capesize vessel.
China’s Hudong starts building 2nd LNG bunkering vessel
China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has started building the second liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel owned by Japan’s MOL and chartered by Total of France. MOL’s first LNG bunkering ship, the world’s largest such vessel, was delivered on Thursday. Both of the vessels will have a capacity of 1
Seafox tests waters around Gulf Marine Services
Dutch jack-up owner and operator Seafox has placed an unsolicited and non-binding proposal to acquire the Gulf Marine Services PLC (GMS). Seafox made a possible cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of GMS by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seafox, at a value of USD 0.09 per G
Pacific Osprey tests new lifting gear
Load tests of the new crane boom on Pacific Osprey have started, Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) said. The installation of the jack-up’s new crane boom started in the Port of Esbjerg earlier this month. The reeving of the main hook was completed last Friday, and on Saturday, the boom was lowered into the boo
2020 Bulkers delays delivery of two newbuildings
Norwegian shipowner 2020 Bulkers has pushed the delivery dates for the last two of its scrubber-fitted newbuilding bulkers for the first half of June 2020. The two 208,000 dwt Newcastlemaxes are being built at New Times Shipyard in China and form part of a batch of a total of eight units built at th
Jan De Nul and Huisman elevate offshore lifting game
Huisman cranes onboard Jan De Nul’s next-generation installation vessels, Voltaire and Les Alizés, will feature a specially designed type of clamp – the Universal Quick Connector (UQC). For these cranes, which will be the largest in their class, Huisman developed the UQC based on the expertise of Ja
Stena Bulk’s MR tanker wraps up biofuel trial
Stena Bulk’s MR tanker Stena immortal has concluded the biofuel trial launched in March in cooperation with the Dutch biofuel supplier GoodFuels. During the ten-day trial, the bio fuel oil (BFO) was tested in the ship’s tanks, storage and it was burned in the engines. The fuel is the MR1-100 bio-fue
Subsea milestone for Island Offshore vessel
Island Offshore vessel Island Victory is working for Ocean Installer in the Barents Sea installing two subsea frames at the Askeladd field. This is so far the heaviest lift by an Island Offshore vessel, with a load of 175.2 tonnes in the crane hook. “This is a milestone within subsea operations for
Hapag-Lloyd puts ordering of mega boxships on the back burner
German liner giant Hapag-Lloyd is postponing the decision on the ordering of new ultra-large containerships until further notice due to the ongoing market uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The container shipping major revealed its intention to order new ships back in January this year,
KenzFigee to provide pipe handling cranes for two Spliethoff newbuilds
Dutch offshore lifting equipment provider KenzFigee has been awarded a contract by Amsterdam-based shipping company Spliethoff for the delivery of pipe handling gantry cranes for their two newbuild multipurpose DP2 B-type vessels, currently under construction at the Mawei Shipyard in China.
UNCTAD unveils ten-point action plan to save international trade
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has introduced a ten-point action plan to help industries involved in the movement of goods keep free-flowing trade afloat during the COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath.
IMO, WCO, UNECE and ISO partner up to support maritime digitalisation
A new partnership between IMO, WCO, UNECE and ISO has been signed to support the increased maritime digitalisation.
All Nexans Aurora grand blocks in place
All the grand blocks for Nexans’ cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora have been assembled at the CRIST hull yard in Poland. According to Nexans, work tasks such as some steelwork, outfitting and paintwork now need to be carried out before the hull can be towed to Ulstein Verft in Norway for final
Klaveness: Fifth CLEANBU newbuild launched in China
The fifth CLEANBU vessel being built for Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC), part of Norway’s shipping company Torvald Klaveness, has been launched in China.