Vessels

Occidental delivers world-first carbon-neutral crude shipment
A division of Occidental Petroleum, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), has delivered the world’s first shipment of carbon-neutral oil to India.

LNG-powered HL Green completes first delivery
South Korean steel manufacturer POSCO informed the world’s first LNG-powered bulk carrier HL Green completed its first iron ore delivery.

Ezion to repay bank loans with $13 million from liftboat sale
Ezion Holdings has made plans to sell one of its liftboats for a total of $13 million, which will allow it to repay some of its bank loans.

Siem vessel gets GE Renewable Energy job
Siem Offshore has agreed a six months firm contract with GE Renewable Energy for the vessel Siem Stingray. According to Oslo-listed marine contractor, the vessel will commence its contract in April 2021. Norwegian firm also noted that the contract comes with additional options for extension. “This m

Eidesvik secures vessel work with Aker BP
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has awarded a contract to compatriot shipping company Eidesvik Offshore for one of its platform supply vessels.

Corvus Energy wins battery contract for world’s 1st zero-emission tanker
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has selected Corvus Energy to supply the energy storage system (ESS) for the world’s first zero-emission electric tanker.

Vox Ariane launching ceremony held in Singapore
Keppel Offshore & Marine shipyard in Singapore has successfully launched another newbuild, Van Oord’s brand new trailing suction hopper dredger – the Vox Ariane. The vessel is the first of three new TSHDs and will boost the mid-class section of Van Oord’s fleet of trailing suction hopper dredgers. T

LNG-powered CMA CGM Patagonia hits the water
Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has launched the 15,000 TEU LNG-powered CMA CGM Patagonia, being built for the French container shipping major CMA CGM. The containership is the first of five LNG-powered sister vessels ordered by the c

DOF grabs North Sea contract for PSV
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has been awarded a new contract for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) in the UK sector of the North Sea.

WinGD’s biggest X-DF dual-fuel engine wins Guinness World Records power title
WinGD’s 12X92DF engine has been awarded the Guinness World Records for the most powerful Otto-cycle engine ever built. In tests carried out at engine builder CSSC-MES Diesel Co (CSSC-CMD) and verified by Guinness World Records, for the official record title ‘Most powerful marine internal combustion

CIMC SOE launches Avenir’s 20,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessel
Avenir LNG said its 20,000-cbm LNG supply and bunkering vessel, Avenir Allegiance was launched at the Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard yard in China.

Maersk Essen reaches Lazaro Cardenas anchorage after container spill
The boxship Maersk Essen, which lost about 750 containers in the North Pacific earlier this month, has reached the port of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico.

Despina going greener at IJmuiden Ver
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) and Fugro are taking steps to make seabed research at the IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone more sustainable. According to the parties, Fugro’s research vessel Despina will blend biofuels with existing fuel during the survey work and thus save approximat

Royal IHC tests SCA’s new dredger (VIDEO)
Royal IHC has just released this amazing video of the CSD Mohab Mameesh undergoing her sea trials near the Dutch coast in the North Sea. During the sea trials, multiple installations have successfully been tested. “Now we are going into the final phase of the building process, finalizing the vessel