The Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline, partners in the development of the proposed Cedar floating LNG export project in Canada, have signed heads of agreement (HoA) with shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and LNG infrastructure solutions company Black & Veatch to secure access to s
The first electric tugs in SAAM Towage’s fleet, built by the Turkish shipyard Sanmar, passed the final sea acceptance trials and bollard pull tests in Istanbul’s Tuzla Bay, Chile-based tug provider said. At full capacity, the new ElectRA 2300SX units, designed by Canada-based Robert Allan Ltd., are
The fully electric harbor tugboat, the HaiSea Wamis, has accomplished its inaugural task, completing its first-ever oil tanker escort using all electric power, and heralding a new era of eco-friendly ship escorts. The HaiSea Wamis, a pioneering vessel in HaiSea Marine’s fleet, played a pivotal role
Harland & Wolff has secured a £61 million contract with Canadian oil and natural gas company Cenovus Energy for the mid-life upgrade of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The SeaRose FPSO vessel is expected to arrive at the Harland & Wolff Belfast Yard in early 2024 and will
The second emissions-free battery electric tug built to serve at LNG Canada’s new export facility in Kitimat has officially arrived in North Vancouver. The HaiSea Wee’git tugboat was built by Sanmar Shipyards in Türkiye and delivered to Canada’s HaiSea Marine, a joint venture majority-owned by the H
Shortly after winning three contracts worth over $260 million, DOF Group secured an extension of what it described is a “large subsea service contract”. DOF reported on 19 September it had signed a letter of intent (LOI) with a “major oil company” for a one-year contract extension in the Atlantic re
Swedish shipping company Furetank and its Canadian counterpart Algoma Central Corporation have expanded their FureBear joint venture, launched a year ago, with the order for two additional Vinga-class vessels. The new order for Vinga series vessels grows the FureBear joint venture to a total of ten
Danish shipping company Norden has inked a deal with Teck Resources Limited, one of Canada’s largest mining companies, to reduce CO² emissions in Teck’s steelmaking coal supply chain. The agreement is expected to reduce annual emissions from Teck shipments handled by Norden by 25%, or up to 6,700 to
Canada’s HaiSea Marine, a joint venture majority-owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC, has welcomed the second emissions-free battery electric tug built by Sanmar Shipyards in Türkiye. The tug named HaiSea Wee’git is joining its sister vessel HaiSea Wamis, which was delivered e
Towage operator Kotug Canada has selected Türkiye’s Sanmar Shipyards to build two RAsalvor 4400-DFM dual fuel methanol escort tugs.
Maritime service provider Kotug Canada has announced that its dual-fuel methanol escort tugs will be used for Trans Mountain’s expanded operations on Canada’s West Coast. Trans Mountain operates Canada’s oil pipeline, servicing the West Coast of Canada, providing tidewater access to foreign markets
Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) revealed that it has teamed up with Canada-based coatings company Graphite Innovation & Technologies (GIT) to implement the latter’s graphene-based, biocide-free propeller coating across its fleet. EPS plans to boost the performa
Canadian shipping company Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) has placed an order for two methanol-ready 37,000 dwt product tankers with Hyundai Mipo Shipyard in South Korea. The investment is worth $127 million CAD ($96 million). The new ships will be entered on long-term time charters to Irving Oi
HaiSea Marine, a joint venture majority-owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC, has taken delivery of the first of three emissions-free battery electric tugs that will operate at LNG Canada’s new export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. The vessel named HaiSea Wamis was buil
