Vessels
N-O-S adds RIX duo to CTV fleet
Crew transfer vessel (CTV) operator Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) has acquired two CTVs from the UK-based Rix Shipping Ltd. The two vessels, RIX Lynx and RIX Leopard, will now join the N-O-S fleet of 39 vessels. The vessels are being renamed to M/V Mover and M/V Maker and will be part of the M-
MAN two-stroke engines to power Finnlines’ RoRo newbuilds
Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply two-stroke engines for Finnlines’ new hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels.
MINSHIP trials biofuel on bulk carrier
Bavarian ship management company MINSHIP and its subsidiary MINMARINE have embarked upon a biofuel trial as part of their efforts to cut the carbon footprint of their fleet. The trial run is being carried out by their managed bulk carrier M/V Trudy which bunkered biofuel at the Port of Rotterdam on
SCHOTTEL propulsion for Les Alizés crane vessel
SCHOTTEL will deliver a full propulsion package for Jan De Nul’s new super-sized offshore installation vessel Les Alizés.
Pacific Osprey picking up new crane boom
Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) has commenced the installation of the new crane boom onboard its jack-up vessel Pacific Osprey. The 422-tonne boom was lifted onto the vessel in the Port of Esbjerg, Denmark, yesterday morning with the help of two shore cranes and locked to the base of the crane, SBO said. Acc
Germany, other EU countries provide COVID-19 liquidity relief to cruise lines
Germany and other European countries would allow cruise lines to pause their repayments of export credit guarantees for one year.
Remontowa Completes Nordic Giant Repairs
Remontowa Shiprepair Yard S.A. has just completed repairs of the backhoe dredger Nordic Giant. According to the company, the scope of works on this Boskalis-owned dredger consisted of hull maintenance, painting and dredger equipment repairs. Worth to mention is that Nordic Giant was built in 1999. T
Klaveness Combination Carriers boosts tanker market coverage amid COVID-19 uncertainties
Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC), part of Norway’s shipping company Torvald Klaveness, has found work for one of its CLEANBU ships.
Lundqvist Rederierna orders LNG-powered Aframax
Finnish shipping company Lundqvist Rederierna has ordered a liquefied natural gas-powered Aframax tanker from Japan’s Sumitomo Heavy Industries. The 112,000-deadweight-tonnage ship is scheduled for delivery by January 2022, according to Lundqvist Rederierna. Lundqvist Rederierna did not reveal the p
Wärtsilä wins deal to install route exchange on 50 tankers
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has won a contract to update ECDIS on board 50 tankers that frequently sail in the Baltic Sea.
Baleària’s earnings rise in 2019
Spanish shipping company Baleària wrapped up 2019 with turnover and EBITDA growth of 19 per cent.
Houlder takes part in marine carbon capture study
Houlder, a London-based design & engineering consultancy for the marine, energy and defence markets, has commenced work in partnership with PMW Technology on a study to evaluate the potential marine applications of carbon capture technology. PMW Technology is among the latest organisations to receiv
UK: One third of cargo removed from grounded Kaami
Around one third of cargo is estimated to have been removed from the grounded Norwegian ship Kaami off the coast of Scotland.
Euronav disposes of Suezmax veteran
Belgian tanker shipping company Euronav has sold the eldest vessel in its fleet, the 2001-built Suezmax Cap Diamant for USD 20.8 million. The tanker owner and operator said that the capital gain on the sale of approximately USD 13 million will be recorded during the current quarter. The vessel has b