Vessels
TECO 2030: Onboard CCS is technically and financially viable, study confirms
Onboard carbon capture and storage is technically and financially viable, a feasibility study jointly conducted by Norwegian engineering company TECO 2030 ASA and Austrian-based automotive consulting firm AVL List GmbH has concluded.
Japanese shipping major adds first crew transfer vessel to fleet
Japanese shipping company NYK and Sweden’s Northern Offshore Service AS (N-O-S) have concluded a bareboat charter contract for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) to service offshore wind farms. The CTV, named Energizer, is owned by NYK and will be chartered to N-O-S through a 10-year bareboat charter cont
Noble Corp. shares Transocean’s optimism about market outlook
Just like its rival Transocean, Noble Corp. is optimistic about the outlook with a pipeline of tender opportunities on the horizon.
Foundation installation starts at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua OWF
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) vessel Aegir has started installing jacket foundations at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua offshore wind project site in Taiwan. The vessel is currently installing the jacket for one of the two offshore substations of the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms. Aegi
LNG-fuelled Viking Glory to operate under Finnish flag
Viking Line’s new flagship, Viking Glory, which will enter service in early 2022 on the Turku–Åland–Stockholm route, will fly the Finnish flag, the company said.
Freudenberg: Xalt Energy’s batteries to power 1st all-electric ferry in New Zealand
Battery and energy solutions provider Xalt Energy, part of Germany’s Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, has provided lithium-ion batteries for New Zealand’s first all-electric ferry.
Fednav recycles 43-year old veteran, adds ice-breaking bulker newbuild
Canada’s dry bulk shipping company Fednav has sent the 43-year old MV Arctic for green recycling in Turkey as it welcomes a Polar Class newbuilding in its place. “The MV Arctic made its final voyage in April and is being recycled in Turkey following strict green recycling protocols,” Fednav said. Me
KSOE bags order for LNG carrier
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has received an order for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.
Axess to provide offshore support services to Altera FPSOs
Axess Group, an asset integrity management company, has signed an offshore support services contract with Altera Infrastructure.
Total wraps up France’s 1st ship-to-containership LNG bunkering
French major Total has completed what is called the first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation in France.
Titan LNG lines up new bunkering vessel
Titan LNG, a Dutch independent supplier of LNG as a marine fuel launched a development tender for a new LNG bunkering barge, Titan Krios.
TenneT issues Walk-2-Work vessels call
Transmission system operator TenneT TSO has launched a qualification system for the provision of Walk-2-Work (W2W) vessels in the German or the Dutch North Sea. TenneT’s understanding of a W2W vessel is defined as a vessel with station keeping capabilities and a motion-compensated gangway that enabl
Acta Marine seeks co-owner to back fleet expansion
Acta Marine and shareholder MerweOord are seeking a strategic co-owner to support the further expansion of the company’s offshore wind business. The strategic plan focuses on ordering two more construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) in the short term, as well as service operation vessels and
N-O-S adds four Wilson Offshore’s vessels to its fleet
Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) will take over the management of four Wilson Offshore’s offshore supply vessels (OSVs) designed for accommodation, cargo transfers, walk-to-work (W2W), survey, and ROV operations. Under a cooperation agreement with the ship owner Wilson Offshore, N-O-S will take ov