Vessels
Stena Drilling orders MPD system for another drillship
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has ordered a fourth managed pressure drilling (MPD) system for the Stena Forth drillship.
DSME bags deal for boxship quartet
South Korean shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order for the construction of four containerships. The contract is worth KRW 486.3 billion ($441 million). DSME has set the target for this year of $7.7 billion, Yonhap reports. The order was placed by an un
LNG-powered Containerships Borealis joins CMA CGM
Containerships, an Intra-European carrier and a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, recently took delivery of its fifth new containership powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Containerships Borealis.
Wärtsilä designs multi-purpose SOV for US offshore wind market
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has designed the world’s first US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant hybrid multi-purpose service operation vessel (SOV) to serve the needs of the US offshore wind power market. The 76-metre vessel can accommodate up to 60 crew and wind-farm technicians in 55 single a
SunStone’s next-gen expedition ships wrap up sea trials
Two next-generation Infinity-class vessels being built for SunStone Ships by China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), have succesfully completed sea trials, the Florida-based company said.
CSL, Windsor Salt join forces to build eco-friendly self-unloader
Canadian shipping company Canada Steam Ship Lines (CSL) and compatriot salt manufacturer K+S Windsor Salt Ltd. (Windsor Salt) have entered into a strategic partnership to build a new, eco-friendly self-unloading ship.
Three dead after fire on offshore vessel in India
An offshore supply vessel with a crew of 18 caught fire on Saturday while off Mumbai, India resulting in deaths of three offshore workers.
Kidnapped crew of Mozart boxship freed
Fifteen seafarers of Turkish nationality, who were kidnapped back in January from their containership MV Mozart in the Gulf of Guinea, have been rescued, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed. The containership was boarded on January 23 while underway from Lagos to Cape Town, approximate
Petronas FLNG Dua produces first LNG
Malaysian energy giant Petronas’ second floating (FLNG) facility, PFLNG Dua, produced its first drop of LNG recently.
Seaspan orders 15,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG boxship fleet
Seaspan Corporation, a Hong Kong-based owner and operator of containerships and a subsidiary of Atlas Corp, has ordered ten 15,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
Vard design for French cable ship
Norway-based designer and shipbuilder Vard is helping the French cabling firm Orange Marine expand its fleet of cable ships. This is the second time Orange Marine has opted for Vard, following the cable laying and repair vessel Pierre de Fermat of VARD 9 01 design. The new vessel, announced in Decem
RINA, SDARI to jointly develop methanol/ammonia-fuelled tanker design
Classification society RINA and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a joint development project agreement to develop a ship design capable of being fuelled by either ammonia or methanol.
Castor Maritime enters the tanker market
Cyprus-based bulker owner Castor Maritime Inc. has entered into agreements to purchase two 2005 Korean-built Aframax LR2 tankers from an unaffiliated third-party seller for $27.2 million. Both vessels have attached time charter contracts with an unidentified charterer with an estimated remaining ter
Schottel propulsion for Russia’s nine new cargo ships
Germany’s propulsion system manufacturer Schottel has delivered propulsion units for nine newly built cargo vessels.