Vessels
Wagenborg puts third walk-to-work vessel into service
Dutch shipowner and operator Wagenborg has put into service its third walk-to-work (W2W) vessel, following a conversion from a platform supply vessel (PSV).
Island Offshore vessel breaks anchor pulling record
Deep-water installation vessel Island Victory owned by offshore vessel provider Island Offshore has set an anchor pulling world record on the Lundin-operated Solveig field in the North Sea.
Sumitomo Heavy bags ClassNK AiP for methanol dual-fueled tanker design
Japanese shipbuilder Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the design of a methanol dual-fueled tanker. The classification society confirmed that the design was in compliance with the IMO’s “Interim Guidelines for the Safety of Shi
Saipem nets new deal with Qatargas worth over $1 billion
Saipem has received from Qatargas a letter of award worth over $1 billion related to the North Field Production Sustainability Pipelines Project.
Høglund to supply automation and gas management systems for Tianjin Southwest Maritime VLECs
Systems integration specialist Høglund has signed two more contracts with Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co Ltd and Babcock LGE to supply integrated automation and control systems (IACS) and gas handling for two Tianjin Southwest Maritime-owned very large ethane carrier (VLEC) newbuilds.
Bureau Veritas classes Ghana’s FRU
Classification society Bureau Veritas has completed the classification of the Torman LNG floating regasification unit (FRU) at Tema port, Ghana in sheltered waters.
GEV wins ABS approval for its C-H2 ship containment system
The American Bureau of Shipping has issued an Approval in Principle to Australian Global Energy Ventures for their C-H2 Ship containment system. The hydrogen containment system, patent-pending, is the most critical component of the company’s C-H2 Ship. It is made up of two large (20 metre diameter)
NYK to transport eco-friendly renewable diesel for Neste
Singapore-based NYK Bulkship (Asia), part of Japanese shipping group NYK, has signed a contract of affreightment (COA) with Neste Shipping Oy, a subsidiary of Finnish Neste Oyj (Neste), for the ocean transportation of renewable diesel.
Wärtsilä tech ordered for six LPG carriers
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply the Cargo Handling and Fuel Supply systems for six new 93,000 cubic meters capacity Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) carrier vessels.
LNG-ready 16,000 TEU HMM Nuri joins HMM’s fleet
South Korea’s shipping company HMM has welcomed into the fleet HMM Nuri, the first of eight 16,000 TEU-class newbuild containerships designed as LNG-ready. Ulsan shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is building the series, scheduled to be delivered from this March throughout the second quarter
Qatar Petroleum issues tender to charter LNG fleet
Qatar Petroleum has issued an invitation to tender to a large group of shipowners as it aims to firm up long-term LNG carrier charters to cover its future production increase.
Centus orders fast crew boat duo from Strategic Marine
Singapore’s shipbuilder Strategic Marine has secured a contract to build two 42-metre fast crew boats (FCB) for Malaysian vessel operator Centus Marine.
CMA CGM cuts its CO2 emissions by 4% in 2020
French container shipping major CMA CGM reduced the overall emissions of its fleet by 4% in 2020 compared to 2019, the company said in its annual report for 2020. Since 2008, the group has reduced its CO2 emissions by 49% (TEU-km), in line with its objective of reaching -50% emissions by 2030. This
MARIC wins AiP from RINA for dual-fuel crude oil tanker
Classification society RINA has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) Certificate to Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) for its 157,000dwt dual fuel crude oil tanker. The vessel features an innovative propulsion system featuring two four-stroke dual-fuel engines and an electric po