Vessels
TotalEnergies books Valaris drillship
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded a one-well contract for a drillship with Total offshore Ivory Coast.
Oldendorff Carriers bolsters fleet with newbuild, second-hand bulker purchases
German dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers has continued with the expansion of its fleet through several deals made with Japanese partners.
Stena Bulk hires two eco MR newbuilds
Tanker shipping company Stena Bulk is taking two brand new eco Medium Range (MR) tankers on long-term time charter from unnamed Japanese partners. The two MR tankers are being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea and are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2022. The 50,000 DWT vesse
Floatel on a roll with another contract win
Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has been awarded another contract, making it the third one in about a week.
Swire Shipping to ink construction deal for sail-assisted cargo vessel shortly
Swire Shipping plans to sign the building contract for the first pilot vessel of the Project Cerulean by the end of June 2021. The project, announced two years ago, aims to develop low-carbon, low-cost sail-assisted inter-island cargo vessels to serve communities in the Pacific that lack cargo handl
NYK welcomes newbuild LNG carrier into the fleet
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) took delivery of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Diamond Gas Crystal, built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI).
Ocean Infinity picks DNV software for its robotic vessels
Ocean Infinity has selected DNV’s ShipManager fleet management software for 17 of its new robotic vessels and additional autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).
Repairs on Johan Castberg FPSO hull to delay completion by a year
Due to challenges faced in constructing the hull and equipment for the Johan Castberg FPSO, the project is now about a year behind schedule.
Algoma orders Seaway-Max bulker in China
Algoma Central Corporation has entered into a contract with Yangzijiang Shipyard in Taicang City, China to build a new Seaway-Max self-unloading vessel for its domestic dry-bulk fleet. According to the Canadian shipping company, the vessel will be the first of the new Equinox 2.0 Class, a design tha
NGO Shipbreaking: Pakistani workers injured while scrapping mercury-laden tanker
Scrapping of the Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) tanker J. NAT in Gadani, Pakistan, has been suspended by local authorities following intoxication and burning of workers, NGO Shipbreaking informed. The tanker hit the shipbreaking shores of Gadani recently, after going several months off the ra
Ulstein design for new Korean seismic research vessel
Ulstein has designed a new seismic research vessel for the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM). The 92-meter long and 21-meter wide vessel will be constructed at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction in South Korea. According to Ulstein, the SX134 design research vessel will
Siem’s JOIDES Resolution getting compressed air system
Siem Offshore has contracted TMC Compressors to supply a new marine compressed air system to be retrofitted onboard research vessel JOIDES Resolution. Under the contract, TMC will supply a complete marine compressed air system that consists of three large screw compressors plus refrigerant air dryer
Wan Hai Lines brings its 13K TEU order tally to nine boxships
Taiwanese container shipping company Wan Hai Lines has placed an order for the construction of four 13,000 TEU containerships at South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries. The four boxships are slated to start delivery in the second quarter of 2023. Samsung confirmed the deal on the stock ex
Nexans takes delivery of CLV Aurora
Nexans has taken delivery of its newbuild DP3 cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora from Ulstein Verft. Nexans Aurora will be named in a ceremony in Ulsteinvik on 8 June, before leaving for its homeport Halden and Nexans’ subsea high voltage cables competence center. The vessel is delivered on tim