Vessels

GasLog’s LNG newbuild starts gas trials
Liquefied natural gas shipper GasLog said its newbuild HN2274 is starting gas trials at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea.

The vision of Marco Hoogendoorn
Holland Shipyards Group: focus on the future Visit the Holland Shipyards Group’s yard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam and you will see employees working on different types of project. Inside a workshop, plates of steel are being cut for the construction of a new hybrid ferry. Outside, multiple vessels are

James Fisher Board trims its salaries
James Fisher and Sons is making business moves to cushion the potential blow of the global pandemic crisis in the near future. The Group has taken steps to reduce costs, optimise cash flow, and to protect liquidity.

BP charters Foinaven FPSO for up to ten years
Teekay, which has recently decided to change its name to Altera Infrastructure, has entered into a new bareboat charter contract with the Foinaven operator, a subsidiary of BP, for the Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO.

Heerema’s Slepnir in record LNG bunkering at Port of Rotterdam
Heerema Marine Contractor’s semi-submersible crane vessel and the world’s first LNG-powered construction vessel, Sleipnir, completed a milestone bunkering at the Port of Rotterdam.

Heerema’s Slepnir in record LNG bunkering at Port of Rotterdam
Heerema Marine Contractor’s semi-submersible crane vessel and the world’s first LNG-powered construction vessel, Sleipnir, completed a milestone bunkering at the Port of Rotterdam.

Gloryholder LGM tech ordered for seven LNG-fueled chemical tankers
Gloryholder LGM has been contracted to supply LNG fuel gas systems for seven dual-fuel chemical tankers ordered by German and Japanese shipowners.

EMGS to keep only skeleton crew after entering into cost-saving mode
Sharp oil price drop and the global coronavirus pandemic have pushed Norwegian seismic survey company EMGS to operate in a low-cost setup to preserve sufficient liquidity.

IHC Delivers Equipment for Van Oord’s New TSHD Vox Ariane
After 1½ years working in close corporation with Van Oord on the product, Royal IHC yesterday delivered the suction pipe with submerged dredge pump for Van Oord’s newest 10,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Ariane. The two onboard dredge pumps and three jet water pumps belonging to the dredg

Offshore worker evacuated from FPSO tests positive for coronavirus
Hurricane Energy has confirmed that a crew member on the Aoka Mizu FPSO at the Lancaster field has been evacuated to the mainland for medical reasons and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.

Cargo ship runs aground off Scottish coast
A Norwegian cargo vessel ran aground off the Isle of Skye, Scotland, on March 23.

“Satisfactory” capacity interest in Greek offshore LNG terminal
Gastrade of Greece, the developer of a planned offshore liquefied natural gas import facility at Alexandroupolis, said Thursday that gas firms have submitted “satisfactory” binding bids to reserve regasification capacity at the facility. Key gas market players in Greece and southeast Europe, as well

COVID-19: Hapag-Lloyd adds 100,000 TEU of capacity to keep goods moving
Hapag-Lloyd has on-hired over 100,000 TEU of additional equipment across the globe to keep the supply chain flowing.

Ammonia as carbon-free fuel: Wärtsilä conducts first combustion trials
Wärtsilä has initiated combustion trials using ammonia to prepare itself for the use of ammonia as a fuel.