Vessels
Nauti-Craft and OFFCON developing new daughter craft for offshore wind
Nauti-Craft and OFFCON have entered into a development and license agreement to introduce a new range of multi-purpose daughter craft for the offshore wind industry. OFFCON has established a company to build the new range of vessels, called Wallaby Boats GmbH. The German company secured exclusive ri
Innogy sells Seabreeze II, exits offshore service vessel market
Innogy has sold and handed over its offshore installation vessel Seabreeze II and related equipment to SPIC Ronghe International Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. A corresponding agreement between innogy and the Hong Kong-based leasing company had previously been signed in February, the German energy compa
CWind adds four new vessels to its fleet
CWind and Dalby Offshore have signed a long-term agreement, under which CWind will add four new vessels to its fleet with immediate effect. The companies also agreed on an option for two additional vessels later in the year. CWind said it had already chartered some of the new vessels following a qui
Hapag-Lloyd slashes its emissions by 50 percent, schedules boxship LNG conversion for Q4
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has cut its CO2 emissions per TEU kilometre by 50 percent when compared to the reference year of 2008, the company said. The goal was achieved through economies of scale as the company introduced bigger and more efficient ships with improved water resistan
EnBW Baltic 2 service team homeports in Klintholm
The 288 MW EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea will be serviced from the Danish port of Klintholm on the island of Møn from August 2020, EnBW said. Until now, the company’s service team of up to 25 has travelled from Rostock to a hotel vessel close to the wind […]
BMT unveils next gen hull-form for autonomous ops
BMT has released details of its next generation ‘Pentamaran’ platform for autonomous applications. These vessels will be capable of performing commercial and defence missions including ISR, ASW and hydrographic surveying. The Pentamaran design aims to reduce drag as much as possible. BMT said that t
DFDS puts 12 ferries in lay-up due to demand drop
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS has put 12 out of its 50 ferries in layups as a response to a drop in demand prompted by the COVID-19 lockdown measures which have slashed passenger volumes. Since mid-March, DFDS has suspended two passenger routes, Copenhagen-Oslo and Amsterdam-Newcastle, whi
DEME to Begin Poland Dredging Gig
Under a clear blue sky DEME Group cutter suction dredger ‘Amazone’ is setting sail from its homeport in Belgium to Poland to kick-off the dredging works at the Świnoujście – Szczecin fairway. The fairway provides access from the Baltic Sea, starting at the city of Świnoujście up to the Port of Szcze
Osprey orders two new barges
Osprey, a UK heavy transport and offshore energy logistics company, will add two new flat-top barges to its fleet in the first quarter of 2021.
Construction starts on Gothia Tanker Alliance LNG-powered tanker
China’s Avic Dingheng shipyard has started building the seventh liquefied natural gas-powered vessel ordered by Sweden’s Gothia Tanker Alliance. The Chinese yard held a keel ceremony for the dual-fuelled product and chemical tanker on April 18, according to Swedish shipowner Furetank. Furetank is a
Eni extends charter for KNOT Offshore’s shuttle tanker
Italian oil major Eni has extended the charter of KNOT Offshore Partners’ shuttle tanker Torill Knutsen.
TV Dredging to Build New Dredger for Royal Smals
Koninklijke Smals has ordered a fully-electric deep suction dredger at TV Dredging BV. The new vessel, a custom build dredger, will be used for sand extraction. The jointly designed vessel, measuring 22,00m long and 7,51m wide, will have a dredging depth of 27,30m. The totally installed power is 100
World’s two largest pipelay vessels meet in Rotterdam
Two giant pipelay vessels owned by offshore contractor Allseas are now, for the first time ever, both in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
MHI Vestas SOV touches water in Turkey
Cemre Shipyard has launched the first of the three service operation vessels (SOVs) currently under construction for MHI Vestas and Esvagt at its yard in Turkey. The vessels are of the Havyard 831 L SOV design and will service the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, the Triton