Vessels
ITF: Over 50 Palmali seafarers abandoned at sea
More than 50 seafarers remain trapped aboard vessels owned by a Palmali Group, which were put under the freeze, after its founder, Turkish billionaire Mübariz Mansimov Gurbanoğlu got arrested. The billionaire is accused by Turkish authorities of colluding with the leaders of a failed 2016 coup d’éta
Solomon Islands: Bulker spills 1,000 tonnes of oil into sea
Two years after a catastrophic oil spill in the vicinity of the UNESCO listed World Heritage Site, the Solomon Islands government is dealing with another similar incident.
Safeway gangway to back Van Oord at Taiwanese offshore wind project
Safeway has secured a contract with Van Oord to supply its motion-compensated gangway for subsea construction vessel Topaz Tangaroa during offshore wind work in Taiwan. The Safeway Seagull gangway system will be installed on the vessel in Rotterdam and will be deployed to transfer personnel and carg
WinGD launches four new X72DF engine options
Marine engine developer WinGD updated its best-selling X72DF dual-fuel engine platform with four versions to provide ship design flexibility while reducing installed power and emissions.
Seaspan Ferries to install large-scale energy storage on one of its ferries
Seaspan Ferries Corporation has reached an agreement with Corvus Energy for the delivery of Corvus’ Blue Whale ESS that will be installed onboard one of their cargo ferries. Blue Whale is a large-scale energy storage system (ESS) – a battery system designed for large ships with high zero-emission en
Ørsted looking for CTV ship management services for Danish OWFs
Ørsted has invited tenders for ship management of six of its crew transfer vessels (CTV) servicing three Danish offshore wind farms: Anholt, Horns Rev 2 and Nysted. The company is looking to procure the services from one supplier. Under a five-year contract, starting on 1 October, the tender winner
JAXPORT marks LNG bunkering milestone
JAX LNG and TOTE Services recently completed their first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering of a foreign-flagged vessel at the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT). Crews loaded 1,800 cubic meters (450,000 gallons) of LNG from North America’s first LNG bunker barge, the Clean Jackso
Christophe de Margerie finalising first NSR transit in February
Russian shipowner Sovcomflot’s arctic LNG tanker is transiting the eastern sector of the Northern Sea Route accompanied by an icebreaker on the experimental round trip voyage from Sabetta, Russia to Jiangsu, China.
P&O Cruises’ second LNG liner named Arvia
British cruise line P&O Cruises named its second LNG-powered Excel class ship, Arvia.
Seaway 7 picks Siem Barracuda
Siem Offshore has entered into a contract with Seaway 7 for the subsea offshore construction vessel Siem Barracuda. The renewables business unit of Subsea 7 will utilise the vessel for an offshore wind project in the Far East. The Siem Barracuda is currently mobilising to the area of operation, for
Wallenius Wilhelmsen trials biofuel
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is testing biofuel on one of its vessels as part of its efforts to research the potential of alternative fuels to cut CO2 emissions. The company believes using biofuels could be a good solution to power existing fleets and reduce emissions in the short-term until a net-zero tech
Dismantling of Wakashio’s stern begins
The Hong Bang 6 barge belonging to the Chinese firm Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering, contracted to remove the stern of the ill-fated bulker Wakashio, has arrived at the wreck site. The Japanese Capesize bulker ran aground on a reef off Mauritius on July 25 and the vessel broke apart on Augus
Brunvoll kit for Van Oord’s ‘green’ cable layer
Norway’s Brunvoll has secured a contract to supply a complete propulsion and manoeuvring system for Van Oord’s next generation of cable-laying vessels. In December last year, Van Oord placed an order with Norway-based Vard for a green cable-laying vessel. The vessel should be fully operational in 20
Schottel wins propulsion deal for BC’s electric-ready ferry
German propulsion manufacturer Schottel has won a contract to deliver main propulsion units for a car ferry to Vancouver-based company Western Pacific Maritime Ltd.