Vessels
Eneti orders mega jack-up for 20 MW wind turbines
Eneti Inc., formerly Scorpio Bulkers, has entered into a binding agreement with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for the construction of one wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The contract price is US$ 330 million and the vessel will be delivered in the third qua
Manor Renewable Energy adds new survey vessel to fleet
Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has purchased the Isambard Brunel, a new survey vessel that will join the company’s fleet. The vessel will be renamed Manor Brunel and will undergo engineering works, survey equipment updates and repainting at the Manor Marine site in Portland, Dorset, following the firs
Kongsberg to convert Hurtigruten trio to hybrid op
Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a contract to upgrade three Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express passenger vessels with comprehensive equipment packages for hybrid operation.
BIMCO: Oil product tanker demolition on track to break 11-year record
In the first four months of 2021, the amount of oil product tanker capacity that has been sent for demolition has already reached the total amount of demolished capacity in 2019 and 2020 respectively due to unfavorable freight rates. If that pace continues for the rest of the year, an 11-year record
Enauta keeps Solstad AHTS for Atlanta field support
Brazilian oil company Enauta Energia has chartered an anchor handling tug and supply vessel from Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore.
MSC hires 11 LNG-fueled ULCV newbuilds from Eastern Pacific
Swiss container shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) keeps pursuing its green goals as it inked a deal to charter eleven dual-fuel newbuilds from Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping.
TMS Cardiff Gas takes delivery of Shell-chartered newbuild
Greece-based shipping company TMS Cardiff Gas has taken delivery of its latest newbuild, the LNGShips Manhattan. The vessel departed the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries on May 7 and is currently in the Philippine sea, shipping data provided by VesselsValue shows. The vessel completed
ONE, StormGeo partner up to enhance safety, fuel efficiency of 250-strong fleet
Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) has teamed up with Norwegian weather forecasting provider, StormGeo to boost its fleet safety and efficiency of its 250-vessel fleet.
DEME’s Living Stone bunkered with LNG for the first time
DEME’s dual-fuel cable installation vessel Living Stone completed its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering prior to heading out to sea trials.
World’s largest civilian hospital ship wraps up sea trials
Mercy Ships’ civilian hospital ship, Global Mercy, has completed deep water sea trials and soon will head to Belgium for equipping before it starts its mission in Africa in early 2022.
Keppel snatches contract to build FPSO for world’s largest deepwater oil field
Petrobras has signed a contract with Keppel to build the P-78 FPSO, the seventh unit to be installed in the Búzios field, offshore Brazil.
Fratelli Cosulich orders LNG bunkering vessel in China
Italy’s Fratelli Cosulich Group has made its official entrance into the LNG bunkering market with the order for the construction of an LNG bunkering vessel. The announcement confirms market rumors that have emerged earlier this year hinting the company was diversifying its operations with a foray in
Van Oord orders second autonomous survey vessel
Van Oord has placed an order with Demcon Unmanned Systems for its second autonomous survey vessel. The move comes after Van Oord deployed its first unmanned survey vessel VO:X Metiri last year at projects in the Netherlands. According to the Dutch company, the idea for VO:X Metiri originated in its
Vantage finds more work for its rigs
Vantage Drilling has been awarded several new contracts, which will see its rigs operate in South East Asia, Middle East, and Africa.