Strategic Marine recently informed that the construction of two 70 -meter LNG-powered aluminium vehicle and passenger catamarans for Rederij Doeksen is progressing on schedule at the group’s yard in Vietnam.
After finalizing a long term charter in the oilfields of Abu Dhabi, Acta Marine’s DMS Globe was contracted to assist a construction project in Qatar. This involved the construction of a private artificial island development. DMS Globe’s effectiveness in shallow water conditions played an important r
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on Thursday said it has classed the LNG-powered ethane carrier, Navigator Aurora, that has recently been delivered to Navigator Gas by Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China.
The report into MAIB’s investigation of the fatal engine room fire on the suction dredger Arco Avon is now published. The accident occurred on 18 August 2015 while Arco Avon was loading a sand cargo approximately 12 miles off Great Yarmouth, UK. The fire claimed the life of the vessel’s third engine
The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is scheduled to receive another cargo of LNG from Qatar next week.
Royal IHC recently held a keel-laying ceremony for Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) new hopper suction dredger “Mahaa Jarraafu”. The keel of the new dredger was laid on 25th August at a special ceremony held at Nantong Rainbow Marine Technology Boat Yard in China. The ceremony was i
The TSHD “JUN YANG 1”, built Royal IHC in 2016 for Guangzhou Dredging Company (GDC), is currently on her maiden voyage from Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, to Guangzhou, China, taking the long way home via Cape Town. The “Jun Yang 1” of 167.5 x 31.0 meters is propelled by two MAN type 9L48/60CR main en
Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) on Tuesday said it has been contracted to supply two 5-cylinder dual-fuel engines for LNG duo currently under construction at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Bureau Veritas said it has classed the 15,000 dwt LNG-powered chemical tanker, Ternsund, built for Terntank Rederi at Avic Dingheng, China.
Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge LNG terminal is scheduled to receive its second liquefied natural gas cargo in September from Qatar.
Peru’s LNG export facility at Pampa Melchorita dispatched a cargo of liquefied natural gas to China last week.
South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal in the United Kingdom is scheduled to receive a cargo from Qatar in the first week of September.
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has just released an interesting video showing capabilities of backhoe dredgers. A backhoe dredger is basically a hydraulic excavator installed on a pontoon. Dredging is executed by the excavator which is mounted on a turntable at the front of the pontoon.
Finnish shipping company Containerships said its four planned short sea LNG-powered vessels have been recommended for European funding. The outcome of the co-funding from the European Union will be confirmed during autumn this year, Containerships said in its second-quarter report issued last week.
