Vessels
Meyer Werft: Keel laid for Disney Cruise Line’s new LNG-powered ship
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft hosted a keel laying ceremony for Disney Wish, the first of three new ships ordered by the US-based cruise company Disney Cruise Line that will feature environmentally friendly technologies.
Ireland to get 1.4 GW floating wind farm, green hub
Irish energy company ESB and Equinor will jointly develop a 1.4 GW Moneypoint floating offshore wind farm off the West Coast of Ireland. The Moneypoint wind farm will be developed off the coast of Counties Clare and Kerry in two phases. Once complete, the wind farm will be capable of powering more t
Harvey Gulf adds battery power to platform supplier
U.S. Gulf of Mexico focused offshore support vessel owner Harvey Gulf International Marine has completed the conversion of the Harvey Champion platform supply vessel (PSV) to a dual-fuel vessel.
MHO-CO-led consortium to develop fuel cells, battery technology for ships
Danish shipping company MHO-Co is heading a consortium that will spend €4.5 million during the next three years on developing fuel cells and battery technology for ships. The project is being developed in cooperation with the research engineers from Aalborg University and with grants from the Energy
Update: Eemslift Hendrika taken under tow
A tow line has been attached to the Dutch-flagged cargo ship Eemslift Hendrika, which has been drifting off Norway since Monday. The ship has been secured and is now being towed by two tug boats to harbour in Ålesund, the Norwegian Coastal Administration said in an update. The tow line was set up by
BIMCO: 45 ULCVs ordered in March
A total of 45 ultra large containerships were ordered in March 2021, marking a major turnaround in the container shipping sector, data from BIMCO shows. Adding to this, 27 orders for ‘smaller’ sized ships were placed in the same month, bringing the total order capacity to 866,060 TEU. The ordering s
Solstad Offshore bags platform supplier deal with Shell
Norwegian offshore shipowner Solstad Offshore has been awarded a long-term contract for one of its platform supply vessels (PSV) by oil major Shell.
Approval galore for South Korean wind turbine installation vessel
South Korean ship designer and shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received Approvals in Principle (AiPs) from three classification societies for its wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) design. SHI’s low carbon emission ECO-WTIV (LNG Fuel + SOFC) model named SLW-FUEL CELL received AiP
Stena Bulk maps out decarbonization targets
Tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has revealed a set of five dated decarbonisation targets as part of its comprehensive roadmap for becoming a net-zero business by 2050. The first of these milestones was achieved in 2020, when Stena Bulk began offering customers low-carbon shipping options with up
Carbon Collectors gets green light for its CO2 barge-push tug design
A CO2 transport and storage barge-push tug combination, developed as part of the Carbon Collectors initiative, has won approval in principle from Bureau Veritas. The concept was developed by Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander, the shipping company Royal Wagenborg, and Imodco, part of the SBM Offsh
Petrobras postpones Mero 1 first oil due to FPSO delays
Petrobras has revealed that the first production from its Mero 1, through FPSO Guanabara, has been postponed due to FPSO construction delays.
Babcock tech ordered for Shell-chartered LNG vessels
Babcock’s LGE business, a liquefied gas solutions specialist, has secured five supply contracts for its LNG Boil-Off Gas (BOG) reliquefaction technology.
LNG-ready boxship HMM Nuri starts maiden voyage fully laden
HMM Nuri, the first of eight new 16,000 TEU-class containerships designed as LNG-ready, has been entirely filled with cargoes on its first voyage, South Korean shipping company HMM said.
EMGS starts 2021 with lower vessel activity
Norwegian geophysical services company Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has recorded lower vessel activity in the first quarter of 2021 as opposed to the year before.