Vessels
Maersk Supply Service gets new CFO
Danish offshore vessel provider Maersk Supply Service has named a new chief financial officer (CFO) of the company with effect from 15 March 2021.
Malaysian contractor expands into liftboat market, eyes offshore wind
Coastal Contracts and its partner JUB Pacific are entering the liftboat business with plans to pursue expansion in the oil and gas as well as venturing into the offshore wind market.
Chantiers De’l Atlantique hands over MSC Virtuosa
French shipbuilder Chantiers De’l Atlantique has delivered MSC Virtuosa, MSC Cruises’ newest Meraviglia-Plus II cruise ship. As a sister ship to MSC Grandiosa, the newbuild features a length of 331 meters, a width of 43 meters and a maximum capacity of 6,300 passengers. The two Meraviglia-Plus units
Japan’s MOL sets up offshore wind division
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that it will restructure the organisation as of 1 April and that it will establish a business division dedicated solely to offshore wind. As part of its restructuring and setting up several new business units and divisions, MOL is establishing the Wind
Höegh LNG picks Höegh Giant FSRU for Jaigarh job
Norwegian floating LNG player Höegh LNG has completed and signed all documentation for its 10-year charter with H-Energy.
Hapag-Lloyd CEO: Charter ship market is basically sold out
The unexpected demand recovery in the container shipping sector driven primarily by the US-based demand surge has seen the charter market depleted of available capacity. Furthermore, the demand upturn has lead to increasing delays and heavy port congestion. impacting schedule reliability. “Labor sho
Stena Line inks 20-year contract in Ventspils
Swedish ferry operator Stena Line and terminal operator Noord Natie Ventspils Terminals (NNVT) have signed a 20-year contract securing the continuous ferry operation from the Freeport of Ventspils in Latvia.
Normand Fortress to support MHI Vestas on Triton Knoll offshore wind farm
Solstad Offshore has signed a contract with MHI Vestas for the charter of its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Fortress. The vessel will support MHI Vestas’ walk-to-work operations at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK as of March. The contract has been signed for a firm period o
Capital Product Partners grows fleet with Panamax trio
Greece-based shipowner Capital Product Partners L.P.(CPLP) has decided to acquire three 5,100 TEU sister container vessels from Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.
Dryad: Eagle Bulk’s Ultramax boarded by pirates
An Ultramax bulker named Rowayton Eagle has been boarded by a group of pirates some 200 nautical miles of the coast of Accra, Ghana, Dryad Global informed. The 2013-built bulker is listed in Eagle Bulk’s fleet. The ship, which had been drifting since January 27th, was boarded on January 30 with the
U-Ming invests in Capesize pair
U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese bulk carrier company, has ordered two 210,000 dwt bulk carriers from China Shipbuilding Trading Co. and Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industries. Under the contract, U-Ming has options to buy two more ships potentially bringing the total value of
BP’s Argos platform floated onto Boskalis vessel for transport
BP’s Argos platform, built for the Mad Dog 2 project in the Gulf of Mexico, has been loaded onto a Boskalis vessel for transport to the U.S.
Niestern Sander hits milestone in Münsterland LNG conversion
The Royal Niestern Sander shipyard has completed the installation of the new aft ship with LNG tank and equipment on the AG Ems’ passenger ferry Münsterland.
Grimaldi welcomes 3rd hybrid RO-RO vessel into the fleet
Eco Livorno, the third of twelve hybrid vessels of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class, has been delivered to the Grimaldi Group by the Chinese Jinling shipyard located in Nanjing. The Eco Livorno, which flies the Italian flag, has a length of 238 meters, a beam of 34 meters, a gross tonn