Vessels
Suez Canal reopens, LNG vessels waiting for normalised operations
After the unblocking of the Suez Canal on Monday, a number of LNG and other vessels are waiting for the canal to become fully operational.
KR awards AIP for Korea’s 1st 8K ammonia bunkering vessel
The Korean Register (KR) has granted approval in principle (AIP) for an 8K ammonia bunkering vessel, the first of its kind in Korea.
MOL, Enviva team up on developing green bulkers
Enviva, a global energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum of understanding agreement to develop and deploy an environmentally friendly bulk carrier. The goal of the agreement is to reduce the greenhouse
Floatel gets Martin Linge extension
Floatel International has been awarded a contract extension for one of its units from Equinor for operations on the Martin Linge field offshore Norway.
PGS secures 3D survey work offshore Egypt
Norwegian seismic player PGS has been awarded a high-fidelity 3D exploration program by a supermajor offshore Egypt.
Update: Ever Given being towed for technical inspection
Grounded container vessel Ever Given has been fully refloated and is being towed to the Great Bitter Lakes region for its technical examination, Boskalis subsidiary SMIT Salvage said in an update. The ship is being moved north through the waterway by a team of tugboats as we speak, data from Marine
Hyundai Heavy setting up hydrogen supply chain by 2030
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group plans to go into all areas of hydrogen value chain, from production to transport, storage and use of hydrogen fuel.
Japan’s ports waive fees for LNG, hydrogen-powered ships
The Tokyo Port is waiving port entry fees for LNG-powered and hydrogen-powered vessels as a way of encouraging greater uptake of these fuels in the maritime sector. The waiver is set to enter into force on April 1 running for the remaining five years, until March 31, 2026. According to the Tokyo met
Jack-ups flock to China as offshore wind construction surges
Jack-up vessels are in high demand in China’s surging offshore wind market and OHT’s fleet of semi-submersible heavy transportation vessels is working on delivering them to this construction hot spot. This includes the transportation of DEME Offshore’s Apollo from Rotterdam and the transportation of
Seacat’s next-gen CTVs to feature Kongsberg propulsion
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract with Seacat Services to provide its steel-series waterjet propulsion systems for the UK company’s new wind farm support vessels. Seacat Services placed the order for two next-generation multi-hull crew transfer vessels (CTVs) with naval architects BAR Techno
Can European fleets be made greener?
Although inland navigation, short sea shipping and river-sea shipping are already CO2-efficient, there is still potential to make the European fleets greener.
Norwegian firms to build zero-emission self-unloading bulker
Norwegian shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has won a contract to develop, build and operate a zero-emission self-unloading bulker, set to be powered by hydrogen and wind. The contract award from cargo owners HeidelbergCement Norway and Felleskjøpet AGRI is being revealed after an intense tender process w
Ever Given refloated after a week of blocking ships in the Suez
The giant containership Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal last week, blocking passage on both sides of the waterway and creating a massive logjam, has finally been refloated. To remind, the 20,000 TEU ship, flying the flag of Panama, has been taken on time-charter by Taiwanese shipping
Samsung Heavy lands $2.5 billion deal for 20 Evergreen boxships
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been selected by Evergreen Marine Corp. to build twenty 15,000 TEU containerships for the Taiwanese shipping major.